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Another alts fund – an Inland REIT – reports sagging value
ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2025
Another alts fund – an Inland REIT – reports sagging value

“The 2025 tariffs caused difficulties in the market,” said Mark Zalatoris, CEO of the Inland Real Estate Income Trust Inc. “Investors in real estate are looking at uncertainty."

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo reels in nearly $1.5B in new assets with latest advisor additions
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 19, 2025
Wells Fargo reels in nearly $1.5B in new assets with latest advisor additions

The latest advisors jumping to the wirehouse's traditional brokerage and FiNet channels include defectors from Edward Jones, Ameriprise, and UBS.

By Leo Almazora
Finny closes $17M Series A to help RIAs fight organic growth squeeze
FINTECH DEC 19, 2025
Finny closes $17M Series A to help RIAs fight organic growth squeeze

Backed by Venrock and a roster of strategic wealth executives, the AI prospecting startup is doubling down on its efforts to support advisors' data-driven outreach.

By Leo Almazora
Wealth Enhancement expands Midwest reach with AEGIS Financial deal
RIA NEWS DEC 19, 2025
Wealth Enhancement expands Midwest reach with AEGIS Financial deal

Acquisition takes firm’s total client assets above $132 billion following a strong end to the year’s M&A.

By Steve Randall
Quiet consolidation is reshaping the RIA market, says SEI Investment’s Garcia
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 19, 2025
Quiet consolidation is reshaping the RIA market, says SEI Investment’s Garcia

Firm’s head of RIA client strategy talks to InvestmentNews about current trends, 2026 expectations for the industry.

By Steve Randall
Senators rebuke White House's leniency towards GPB’s founder, David Gentile
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 18, 2025
Senators rebuke White House's leniency towards GPB’s founder, David Gentile

President Donald J. Trump last month commuted Gentile’s sentence, leaving many in the financial advice industry in disbelief.

By Bruce Kelly
AI is reshaping advice delivery and firms that hesitate risk falling behind
FINTECH DEC 18, 2025
AI is reshaping advice delivery and firms that hesitate risk falling behind

Seismic’s Kerry Ryan tells InvestmentNews how wealth and asset managers are using AI to personalize advice and redefine the advisor role

By Steve Randall
Despite financial and health pressures, many retirees report purpose and contentment
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 18, 2025
Despite financial and health pressures, many retirees report purpose and contentment

New comprehensive survey data shows retirees balancing joy, well-being and economic concern.

By Steve Randall
What wealth firms should take away from FINRA's new Gen AI focus
FINTECH DEC 17, 2025
What wealth firms should take away from FINRA's new Gen AI focus

New guidance highlights a risk‑based approach, pressing firms to formalize review processes, clarify business‑record obligations, and align AI deployment with fiduciary duties.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor loaded up clients in their 80s with unsuitable GWG bonds, FINRA charges
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 17, 2025
Advisor loaded up clients in their 80s with unsuitable GWG bonds, FINRA charges

In one instance, the advisor recommended an 81-year-old client, with an annual income of less than $50,000 and a net worth of $100,000 buy $96,000 of GWG L bonds.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA moves: Wealth Enhancement snaps up $476M hybrid firm in Utah
RIA NEWS DEC 17, 2025
RIA moves: Wealth Enhancement snaps up $476M hybrid firm in Utah

EP Wealth also expanded in Phoenix with a father-and-son led planning firm, while Integrated Partners extended its reach in Michigan.

By Leo Almazora
Cetera adds $250M Guided Financial Strategies team after long LPL run
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 17, 2025
Cetera adds $250M Guided Financial Strategies team after long LPL run

The Connecticut practice, led by two LPL veterans, arrives as Cetera steps up its charm offensive for advisors seeking new affiliations.

By Leo Almazora
Bluerock real estate fund debuts on NYSE and slides sharply
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 17, 2025
Bluerock real estate fund debuts on NYSE and slides sharply

The Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund ended its first day of trading at $14.70 per share, a 39.7% decline from its value last week.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL’s Marc Cohen: RIA consolidation will accelerate in 2026
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 17, 2025
LPL’s Marc Cohen: RIA consolidation will accelerate in 2026

After a record year for RIA M&A, Cohen says deal activity is poised to speed up as private equity-backed firms hit the exit phase of their investment cycle.

By Andrew Cohen
Osaic hires Shannon Reid, Raymond James veteran, to lead advisor growth and become president
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 17, 2025
Osaic hires Shannon Reid, Raymond James veteran, to lead advisor growth and become president

Meanwhile, Alex David has also left Raymond James to become CEO of Equity Services Inc.

By Bruce Kelly
Turbulent finances clouds Americans’ outlook for 2026, retirement confidence weakens
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2025
Turbulent finances clouds Americans’ outlook for 2026, retirement confidence weakens

What’s driving heightened financial anxiety and how is this affecting long-term goals?

By Steve Randall
AI is the future of financial services, but what happens when it starts acting alone?
FINTECH DEC 17, 2025
AI is the future of financial services, but what happens when it starts acting alone?

Report warns autonomous agentic AI could reshape banking operations, governance, and investor expectations.

By Steve Randall
Coinbase on hook for $618,000 to investor who lost cryptocurrency after cyber-attack
ALTERNATIVES DEC 16, 2025
Coinbase on hook for $618,000 to investor who lost cryptocurrency after cyber-attack

"These crypto platforms are where broker-dealers were in the 1980s in terms of supervision," said a plaintiff's attorney.

By Bruce Kelly
 RIA moves: Wealth Enhancement snaps up West Coast RIA with sister tax shop
RIA NEWS DEC 16, 2025
RIA moves: Wealth Enhancement snaps up West Coast RIA with sister tax shop

Elsewhere, mega-RIA Mercer Advisors expanded in Idaho with a female-led boutique firm, while AssetMark adds another $3 billion in client assets.

By Leo Almazora
5 reasons 2026 will be the year of the woman client
OPINION DEC 16, 2025
5 reasons 2026 will be the year of the woman client

As generations of women come into their own amid the great wealth transfer, advisors who lean on empathy and language for trust-building are poised for a defining opportunity.

By Cary Carbonaro