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Trump SEC pick Atkins gets senate confirmation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 10, 2025
Trump SEC pick Atkins gets senate confirmation

New SEC chairman vows "appropriately tailored" regulatory approach amid agency overhaul and market volatility.

By Leo Almazora
Stifel seals deal for B.Riley advisors, adding $4B in AUM
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 09, 2025
Stifel seals deal for B.Riley advisors, adding $4B in AUM

The broker-dealer giant is folding in dozens of W2 employee advisors as Bryant Riley continues to steer his besieged firm through financial difficulties.

By Leo Almazora
Envestnet unveils portfolio partnerships with BlackRock, State Street
FINTECH APR 09, 2025
Envestnet unveils portfolio partnerships with BlackRock, State Street

The latest platform integrations aim to streamline direct indexing and custom model delivery for the wealth tech giant's RIA users.

By Leo Almazora
Raymond James announces leadership shakeup to boost advisor support
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 09, 2025
Raymond James announces leadership shakeup to boost advisor support

The latest appointments feature a strategic succession in its asset management division and one promotion to a newly created practice management role.

By Leo Almazora
LPL, NorthRock partners announce advisor additions
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 09, 2025
LPL, NorthRock partners announce advisor additions

LPL is expanding its footprint in Idaho as one of its veteran advisor affiliates starts afresh in Illinois.

By Leo Almazora
Encouraging advisor tech adoption: Roll the video
OPINION APR 08, 2025
Encouraging advisor tech adoption: Roll the video

With lower barriers to production and innovative new elements, video could be the catalyst for advisors to press play on their firm's digital strategy.

Retirees are wired to not touch their nest eggs, research suggests
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2025
Retirees are wired to not touch their nest eggs, research suggests

New data show retirees reluctant to draw from savings, opting instead to spend predictable income streams like Social Security and pensions.

By Leo Almazora
LPL taps JPMorgan exec as chief data and AI officer
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 08, 2025
LPL taps JPMorgan exec as chief data and AI officer

Vaughn Harvey brings more than 25 years of experience in enterprise data strategy as LPL doubles down on advisor-facing AI strategy.

By Leo Almazora
NASAA members vote to prohibit misleading use of advisor title
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 07, 2025
NASAA members vote to prohibit misleading use of advisor title

Conduct Rule will now more closely align with SEC's Reg BI

By Steve Randall
Prospera acquires $2B boutique broker-dealer with 35 year history
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 07, 2025
Prospera acquires $2B boutique broker-dealer with 35 year history

Team of 40 advisors, 12 employees will remain with the firm

By Steve Randall
Raymond James welcomes $325M AUM advisor, team from Edward Jones
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 07, 2025
Raymond James welcomes $325M AUM advisor, team from Edward Jones

Broker-dealer has acquired more than $2B AUM in the past week

By Steve Randall
Bessent claims retirees not worried market rout will decimate their savings
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2025
Bessent claims retirees not worried market rout will decimate their savings

But they were worried even before equities dropped sharply

By Steve Randall
Is tech innovation the missing link to financial planning for advisors?
FINTECH APR 04, 2025
Is tech innovation the missing link to financial planning for advisors?

As holistic planning becomes table stakes, research reveals how the rising influence of AI and having a digital orientation can help wealth firms get ahead.

By Leo Almazora
Raymond James reels in $828M team from RBC
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 04, 2025
Raymond James reels in $828M team from RBC

The firm's latest additions, including two brothers, bolster its employee advisor business in Scottsdale, Arizona.

By Leo Almazora
'SAFE' conversations: the key to helping clients overcome market anxiety
OPINION APR 04, 2025
'SAFE' conversations: the key to helping clients overcome market anxiety

With volatility and economic uncertainty swirling, advisors would do well to consider a formal framework for empathetic and steadying discussions.

By Brendan Frazier
As estate planning demand grows, many advisors lack plans themselves
RIA NEWS APR 04, 2025
As estate planning demand grows, many advisors lack plans themselves

Gap in their own financial planning risks harming clients.

By Andrew Cohen
Goldman opens new retail path to private equity with latest fund
ALTERNATIVES APR 04, 2025
Goldman opens new retail path to private equity with latest fund

The Wall Street giant's newest alts offering, launched under a "G-Series" branding, builds on a broader trend of investment firms looking to expand alts access to the masses.

By Leo Almazora
Commonwealth clocks big win in battle with SEC over revenue sharing
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 03, 2025
Commonwealth clocks big win in battle with SEC over revenue sharing

It’s been a tumultuous week for Commonwealth Financial Network, a leading independent broker-dealer.

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo plucks top recruiter from LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 02, 2025
Wells Fargo plucks top recruiter from LPL

Farhad Firoozi is the latest in a long line of senior executives Wells Fargo Advisors has hired from rivals.

By Bruce Kelly
wealth.com, 401GO land key broker-dealer partnerships
FINTECH APR 02, 2025
wealth.com, 401GO land key broker-dealer partnerships

Wealth.com is adding Cetera to its enterprise network as 401GO taps Mesirow to enhance its fiduciary service capabilities.

By Leo Almazora