Blucora is paying $180 million in stock for 1st Global, with 850 advisers.
Acquisition adds strength in community bank deals.
Watermark in California caters to individuals; Rogers in Virginia focuses on retirement plans.
Evanston Advisors increases firm's market share in Chicago area.
Advisers are also concerned that these programs are serving as distribution outlets for proprietary financial products.
When the need arose, Tobias Financial was able to trigger the plan that it had put in place a few years early.
A second lawsuit has been filed alleging that the largest retirement plan record keeper received undisclosed kickbacks from mutual fund companies.
Some retirees can receive up to six months of back benefits.
RIA sellers want a buyer that has a brand and vision that align with their own, as well as a strategy to integrate and grow the business.
Steinberg Global Asset Management brings Colony's AUM to $7 billion
Acquisition would be in line with trend of record keepers seeking to gain scale to combat fee reduction.
A Kitces blog post implying potential fraud and embezzlement triggers a biting FPA response.
Three-adviser Gardner Wallace Financial Solutions is based in Addison, Texas.
Andrew Graham launches Jackson Square Capital in San Francisco.
Boston-based advisers leave Northwestern Mutual for firm overseen by PAG.
Damage from scandals is forcing bank to develop new ways to motivate staff while spending more on compliance.
The independent broker-dealer had $233.3 million in recruiting loans on its books, a 46% increase over 2017.
Investment Management director Dalia Blass says current rule disconnected from way world works.
From my standpoint, the education such colleges and universities provide is different, not better.
Sales broke a record last year despite rules that observers believed would slow them down.
