Tim Devlin and Michael Jeremiah are joining the firm in Spokane, Washington.
Not all of our old clients came with us. But the overwhelming majority came and — because of their enthusiasm for our move — some asked us to oversee even more of their assets, while others pointed brand-new business our way.
In an investor alert, the agencies point out four tactics that fraudsters use to trick investors, such as spoofed websites and fake profiles on social media platforms.
As a result of increased digital business development, 68% of all advisers met or exceeded their client growth goals.
The bill, drafted by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is aimed at reforming the unemployment compensation system, and could restrict use of the independent contractor classification. However, the proposed legislation lacks bipartisan support.
'As we went through the quarter, we didn’t expect it to slow down as much,' CEO James Cracchiolo said in an earnings call. The company reported 10,047 financial advisers across its platform at the end of June, compared to 9,894 a year earlier.
With the acquisition of Farr Miller & Washington, Hightower will install founder Michael Farr as its new chief market strategist.
Houston-based Asset Management Advisors manages $484 million, pushing Cresset's AUM to more than $14.5 billion.
Variable annuity sales jump 55% to $32.8 billion in Q2, marking the highest quarterly sales in that category in nearly six years, according to the Secure Retirement Institute.
Preliminary research results indicate there's a strong correlation between genuine leaders and authentic fiduciaries.
Almost half believe that fund management costs are included in fee they pay their adviser, according to a State Street survey.
The agency charged 21 investment advisers and six brokerages with missing delivery or posting deadlines. The customer relationship summary outlines fees, services and potential conflicts of interest and is supposed to help clients understand business practices.
The legislation, written by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., would require family offices with more than $750 million in AUM to register with SEC.
Legg Mason vet Joe Sullivan is bullish on the future of Allspring Global Investments. The $604 billion asset management arm of Wells Fargo & Co. is being acquired for $2.1 billion by GTCR and Reverence Capital Partners.
The insurance brokerage, which couldn't convince the U.S. that the combination wouldn't restrain competition, will pay a $1 billion termination fee to Willis Towers.
Sales of such alternative investments are so strong, they have already surpassed last year's total of close to $27 billion, and are tracking to nearly double that amount by year end.
Twenty percent of high-net-worth clients say they're likely to switch their primary financial adviser this year, according to a Northwestern Mutual survey.
Members of the partnership, which is affiliated with Raymond James, will be able to tap capital from Merchant Investment Management.
The existing nonrefundable saver's credit would become a $1,000-a-year matching contribution from the government.
Should something that happened when applicants were teenagers still be held against them?
