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The most valuable professional development opportunities in independent advisory firms are hiding in plain sight
OPINION OCT 20, 2026
The most valuable professional development opportunities in independent advisory firms are hiding in plain sight

From using projects as strategic thinking exercises to real-world challenges as problem-solving exercises, indie firms can make for more powerful talent incubators.

By Kristen Terpstra
Financial services faces highest AI exposure of any sector, BCG finds
TRANSFORMATION OCT 20, 2026
Financial services faces highest AI exposure of any sector, BCG finds

New BCG research names financial services among the world's most AI-exposed industries and the US as a top-tier AI economy.

By Steve Randall
Wealth transfer fails when families skip the hard talks
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 20, 2026
Wealth transfer fails when families skip the hard talks

Rockefeller Capital Management's Mallory Findley on how avoiding conversations risks derailing even the best-laid estate plans.

By Steve Randall
One in three Americans lose track of old retirement savings after job changes
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 20, 2026
One in three Americans lose track of old retirement savings after job changes

New Empower research reveals a "retirement drift" problem that hands financial advisors a direct opening to add client value.

By Steve Randall
Focus adds Nevis as advisor AI tools face potential overlap
TRANSFORMATION OCT 19, 2026
Focus adds Nevis as advisor AI tools face potential overlap

Nevis joins Jump at RIA platform Focus as both vendors’ AI tools aim to handle account opening and notetaking.

By Andrew Cohen
Advisor moves: &Partners lands Oklahoma team, EP Wealth adds in Denver
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 19, 2026
Advisor moves: &Partners lands Oklahoma team, EP Wealth adds in Denver

Ballast Rock Private Wealth has also brough on a veteran advisor focused on multigenerational planning for business owners and families.

By Leo Almazora
Financial caregivers risk own retirement to fund family care
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2026
Financial caregivers risk own retirement to fund family care

Edward Jones study finds caregivers to older adults spend $8,737 a year out of pocket in "generosity paradox" as savings, careers and health absorb the strain.

By Leo Almazora
Raymond James, advisors, fight over Deutsche Bank money concludes
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 19, 2026
Raymond James, advisors, fight over Deutsche Bank money concludes

The dispute apparently dates back to deals done ago during the time two advisors worked at Deutsche Bank Securities, or Alex. Brown.

By Bruce Kelly
Ascensus courts advisors with workplace-to-wealth referral platform
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2026
Ascensus courts advisors with workplace-to-wealth referral platform

The Pennsylvania-based recordkeeper is 'playing Switzerland' as data on 16 million savers will help plan advisors reach 401(k) participants at rollovers and retirement.

By Leo Almazora
Investment banking revenue nears $1.1 trillion as nonbanks surge
WIREHOUSES OCT 19, 2026
Investment banking revenue nears $1.1 trillion as nonbanks surge

A BCG report finds private credit and hedge funds driving CIB growth while AI reshapes bank operating economics through 2030.

By Steve Randall
Janney adds $3.5B Texas team as Rockefeller also targets the Sun Belt
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 19, 2026
Janney adds $3.5B Texas team as Rockefeller also targets the Sun Belt

Janney opens a Houston office with four advisors from Raymond James as Rockefeller deepens its Naples, Florida wealth management footprint.

By Steve Randall
The childless client blind spot that’s leaving serious money on the table
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2026
The childless client blind spot that’s leaving serious money on the table

Bernstein Private Wealth experts says childless adults hold significant wealth yet rarely have a plan.

By Steve Randall
FINRA cuts exam retake waiting periods for aspiring brokers
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 16, 2026
FINRA cuts exam retake waiting periods for aspiring brokers

Shorter waits for failed SIE and Series 7 candidates take effect Jan. 19, speeding the path to registration.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: Ameriprise lands three RBC teams with $1.2B; Wells hails $900M recruiting haul
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 16, 2026
Advisor moves: Ameriprise lands three RBC teams with $1.2B; Wells hails $900M recruiting haul

Raymond James and Cetera also welcomed advisors from UBS and LPL as competition for experienced teams stays fierce.

By Leo Almazora
Atlanta B-D Arkadios Capital pays $500K to settle investor lawsuit involving former broker.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 16, 2026
Atlanta B-D Arkadios Capital pays $500K to settle investor lawsuit involving former broker.

Jim Walesa worked in the securities industry for 39 years before leaving in 2021.

By Bruce Kelly
A tale of two consumers: The growing divide between Wall Street and Main Street
OPINION OCT 16, 2026
A tale of two consumers: The growing divide between Wall Street and Main Street

As the market turned from pricing in cuts to betting on hikes this year, the developing reality of a K-shaped economy has had real implications for households and investors alike.

By Anshul Sharma
Primerica alleges Osaic Wealth raided branch office and poached six advisors
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE OCT 16, 2026
Primerica alleges Osaic Wealth raided branch office and poached six advisors

Alleged cash payments, stolen client data, and a court that jumped the gun

People moves: XYPN president Vince Hockett to retire in 2027
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 16, 2026
People moves: XYPN president Vince Hockett to retire in 2027

Also, SEI names LPL’s Kristie Edling-Day as CIO, TD Bank U.S. taps Hardeep Walia to lead wealth, and BMO adds an Illinois regional president.

By Leo Almazora
Clients with advisors more likely to act on unchecked AI answers
TRANSFORMATION OCT 16, 2026
Clients with advisors more likely to act on unchecked AI answers

Evergreen.ai study shows retirement planning and tax gaps persist, while Security Benefit finds AI now shapes advisor-client meetings.

By Leo Almazora
Family offices poured $68.3B into AI and RIA deals in Q3 2026
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS OCT 16, 2026
Family offices poured $68.3B into AI and RIA deals in Q3 2026

FINTRX data shows 342 company transactions in the quarter, with wealth management consolidation driving nearly one in seven deals.

By Steve Randall