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Wealth Enhancement and Farther make milestone acquisitions
RIAS JAN 16, 2025
Wealth Enhancement and Farther make milestone acquisitions

$103 billion Wealth Enhancement debuts in Maine while fast-growing RIA Farther welcomes its biggest partner yet.

By Leo Almazora
Better-off Americans cut back on spending which could foretell bad news
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 16, 2025
Better-off Americans cut back on spending which could foretell bad news

Report reveals sharp drop in spending intentions among upper-income earners.

By Steve Randall
US military veterans are in better financial shape than the rest of us
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 16, 2025
US military veterans are in better financial shape than the rest of us

Report finds higher levels of financial wellbeing, but there are still stressors.

By Steve Randall
Focus resumes intra-network consolidation with SCS mergers
RIAS JAN 15, 2025
Focus resumes intra-network consolidation with SCS mergers

One of the RIA giant's wealth hubs is boosting its ultra-high-net-worth presence, with two partner firms adding more than $10 billion in assets.

By Leo Almazora
IRS, Treasury propose guidance for auto enrollment, catch-up contributions
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2025
IRS, Treasury propose guidance for auto enrollment, catch-up contributions

Provisions of the Secure 2.0 Act took effect Jan. 1, but regulators only last week proposed rules to govern new automatic enrollment requirements for 401(k)s and other plans, as well as new quirks for catch-up contributions.

By Emile Hallez
Baird expands in Massachusetts with new location in Danvers
ADVISOR MOVES JAN 15, 2025
Baird expands in Massachusetts with new location in Danvers

The broker-dealer giant announced its first wealth office in the state as it welcomed two advisor teams from Janney and Wells Fargo.

By Leo Almazora
Wells Fargo keeping focus on independent advisors in 2025
RIAS JAN 15, 2025
Wells Fargo keeping focus on independent advisors in 2025

Is the bank's next step building out its RIA custody business, one industry observer asks.

By Bruce Kelly
Retiring wealth managers keeping M&A market hot, study shows
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 15, 2025
Retiring wealth managers keeping M&A market hot, study shows

A massive retirement wave is hitting the financial advisor industry and that's causing RIA valuations, and anxiety, to rise.

By Gregg Greenberg
Ex-Raymond James, Merrill advisors depart for LPL
BROKER DEALERS JAN 15, 2025
Ex-Raymond James, Merrill advisors depart for LPL

The broker-dealer giant is bolstering its ranks in New Jersey and California with latest advisor additions.

By Leo Almazora
Corient snaps up $10.4B multi-family office in NYC
RIAS JAN 15, 2025
Corient snaps up $10.4B multi-family office in NYC

The historically acquisitive RIA deepens its New York presence further ahead of its Canadian parent's planned buyout by a Middle Eastern entity.

By Leo Almazora
Integrated Partners adds $1B AUM firm on West Coast in 'significant expansion'
RIAS JAN 15, 2025
Integrated Partners adds $1B AUM firm on West Coast in 'significant expansion'

Expanding network says it's bolstering capabilities to serve clients nationwide.

By Steve Randall
How can advisors engage the next generation about wealth management?
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 15, 2025
How can advisors engage the next generation about wealth management?

Edward Jones advisor David Tam on how to manage some often tricky topics.

By Steve Randall
Advisors eyeing bigger private-market allocations, says Blackstone
ALTERNATIVES JAN 14, 2025
Advisors eyeing bigger private-market allocations, says Blackstone

Survey of advisors reveals four-fifths planning to double down on the alternative asset class, with one in two seeing an AI-powered opportunity in infrastructure.

By Leo Almazora
New Prudential, Dimensional Funds partnership brings retirement income to managed accounts
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2025
New Prudential, Dimensional Funds partnership brings retirement income to managed accounts

The extended collaboration, which includes insurtech provider Fiduciary Exchange, will give new annuity options for RIAs to address investors' evolving needs in retirement.

By Leo Almazora
John Hancock goes for startup 401(k)s in deal with Vestwell
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2025
John Hancock goes for startup 401(k)s in deal with Vestwell

With small 401(k)s launching at a fast rate across the country, the company sees a lot of business potential, particularly through financial advisors.

By Emile Hallez
How Elevation Point is building growth momentum in 2025
RIAS JAN 14, 2025
How Elevation Point is building growth momentum in 2025

Founding partner and CEO Jim Dickson unpacks the firm's first six months, how it's approaching $5 billion in assets, and the "organic growth" challenge he sees for many advisory businesses.

By Leo Almazora
Clients’ GWG bond claims may be small but pack a wallop
OPINION JAN 14, 2025
Clients’ GWG bond claims may be small but pack a wallop

It's been an awful road for investors in GWG bonds.

By Bruce Kelly
Wealth Enhancement Group plants third stake in Oregon
RIAS JAN 14, 2025
Wealth Enhancement Group plants third stake in Oregon

The serial acquirer's latest RIA partnership adds more than $673 million in client assets while strengthening its presence in the Pacific Northwest.

By Leo Almazora
Mariner adds another $1B in deal trifecta
RIAS JAN 14, 2025
Mariner adds another $1B in deal trifecta

The PE-backed RIA giant is broadening its national footprint with new partnerships in Ohio, Colorado, and Massachusetts.

By Leo Almazora
Waverly, Carson announce latest acquisitions
RIAS JAN 14, 2025
Waverly, Carson announce latest acquisitions

RIA aggregator Waverly is making its debut in Iowa just as Carson Wealth unveils a new tax-focused strategic partnership in New Jersey.

By Leo Almazora