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Andy Sieg faces internal HR investigation into conduct at Citigroup: Report
WIREHOUSES AUG 21, 2025
Andy Sieg faces internal HR investigation into conduct at Citigroup: Report

Sieg, 58, was head of Merrill Wealth Management, left in 2023 and returned that September to Citigroup, where he worked before being hired by Merrill Lynch in 2009.

By Bruce Kelly
Understanding people is key to how financial advice has to evolve
EXPERT ADVICE AUG 21, 2025
Understanding people is key to how financial advice has to evolve

Technology can do a lot of things, but advisors still have undeniable value

By Todd Bryant, CFP®, AIF®, ChFC®, CLU®
Ric Edelman, ex-Orion CEO Eric Clarke join board for TaxStatus
FINTECH AUG 21, 2025
Ric Edelman, ex-Orion CEO Eric Clarke join board for TaxStatus

Two longtime RIA industry figures have joined the board of directors at TaxStatus, a fintech company that garners thousands of IRS data points on clients to share with advisors for improved financial planning oversight and time savings.

By Andrew Cohen
'WISH Act' could dramatically improve retirement adequacy for long-term services and supports: Morningstar report
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2025
'WISH Act' could dramatically improve retirement adequacy for long-term services and supports: Morningstar report

Morningstar's analysis found that the WISH Act would have a positive impact on reducing the shortfall of funds retirees will experience, with the largest impact on single men and women.

By Andy Burt
Goldman traders say it’s time to buy the dip in momentum stocks
EQUITIES AUG 21, 2025
Goldman traders say it’s time to buy the dip in momentum stocks

History suggests current conditions present an opportunity for investors.

By Bloomberg
Pension funds missing tech rally turn to completion portfolios
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2025
Pension funds missing tech rally turn to completion portfolios

Investors find they are underexposed to names like Nvidia and Microsoft.

By Bloomberg
Expansion for Sequoia Financial Group, Meridian Wealth Management
RIA NEWS AUG 21, 2025
Expansion for Sequoia Financial Group, Meridian Wealth Management

RIA firms announce deals to expand their growing footprints.

By Steve Randall
Advisor moves: Wells Fargo FiNet, LPL Financial, Raymond James, Janney, Ameriprise
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 20, 2025
Advisor moves: Wells Fargo FiNet, LPL Financial, Raymond James, Janney, Ameriprise

Firms announce new recruits including wirehouse breakaways.

By Steve Randall
Ashton Thomas-linked Amplify debuts QuantumRisk to help RIAs weather market shocks
FINTECH AUG 19, 2025
Ashton Thomas-linked Amplify debuts QuantumRisk to help RIAs weather market shocks

"QuantumRisk, by design, recognizes that these so-called "impossible" events actually happen, and it accounts for them in a way that advisors can see and plan for," Dr. Ron Piccinini told InvestmentNews.

By Andrew Cohen
Turning conversations into clients: Attract prospects and gain new clients with these five strategies
OPINION AUG 19, 2025
Turning conversations into clients: Attract prospects and gain new clients with these five strategies

Advisors who invest time and energy on vital projects for their practice could still be missing growth opportunities – unless they get serious about client-facing activities.

By Kristine McManus
Tax Foundation analysis highlights biggest OBBBA beneficiary states, counties
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 19, 2025
Tax Foundation analysis highlights biggest OBBBA beneficiary states, counties

The policy research institution calculates thousands in tax cuts for Washington, Wyoming, and Massachusetts residents on average, with milder reductions for those dwelling in wealth hotspots.

By Leo Almazora
Meltdown of some Yieldstreet real estate funds raises eyebrows from financial advice industry
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 19, 2025
Meltdown of some Yieldstreet real estate funds raises eyebrows from financial advice industry

Yieldstreet real estate funds turned out to be far riskier than some clients believed them to be, according to CNBC.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA M&A activity hits record pace in H1 2025: Fidelity
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2025
RIA M&A activity hits record pace in H1 2025: Fidelity

The race to 100 transactions ended a month early this year, with April standing out as the most active month on record for RIA dealmaking.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: Cetera swipes $600M advisor from B. Riley
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 19, 2025
Advisor moves: Cetera swipes $600M advisor from B. Riley

Wells Fargo has also added more than $800 million in new AUM with recruitments from UBS, Osaic, and Merrill Lynch.

By Leo Almazora
RIA moves: RWA makes M&A comeback with West Coast acquisition
RIA NEWS AUG 19, 2025
RIA moves: RWA makes M&A comeback with West Coast acquisition

Also, Merit has added an $860 million RIA to bolster its Texas presence while Concurrent's asset management arm partners with a boutique investment shop.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: Sanctuary Wealth gains $1.2B breakaways, Raymond James scores a double
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 19, 2025
Advisor moves: Sanctuary Wealth gains $1.2B breakaways, Raymond James scores a double

Wells Fargo, Commonwealth, UBS are the firms losing advisor teams.

By Steve Randall
JPMorgan must face claims over son’s fleecing of elderly mom
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2025
JPMorgan must face claims over son’s fleecing of elderly mom

Firms are facing increasing scrutiny over whether they can be held responsible for losses by clients whose ability to understand their investments has been compromised.

By Bloomberg
Cresset, Monticello to combine in strategic partnership with almost $200B in assets
RIA NEWS AUG 18, 2025
Cresset, Monticello to combine in strategic partnership with almost $200B in assets

Decision deepens the two firms' decade-long relationship.

By Steve Randall
FINRA investigating B-D arm of Linqto, bankrupt pre-IPO trading platform
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 18, 2025
FINRA investigating B-D arm of Linqto, bankrupt pre-IPO trading platform

Linqto Inc. was one of the first tech platforms to promise access to small investors into the high-risk, high-reward world of private investments.

By Bruce Kelly
Citigroup continues strategic investment banking talent raid on JPMorgan
WIREHOUSES AUG 18, 2025
Citigroup continues strategic investment banking talent raid on JPMorgan

Since Vis Raghavan took over the reins last year, several have jumped ship.

By Steve Randall