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RIA moves: Merit lands deal for Second Half in Florida
RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2025
RIA moves: Merit lands deal for Second Half in Florida

Also, Maridea welcomes former founders of Motley Fool Wealth Management, while Lido locks in a strategic investment from private credit firm HPS.

By Leo Almazora
Income Lab, RISR ink additional integration partnerships
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2025
Income Lab, RISR ink additional integration partnerships

Meanwhile, FINNY launches new multi-channel marketing campaign features, while RightCapital introduces a planning capability to help with client prospecting.

By Leo Almazora
Industry groups urge New Jersey to rethink independent contractor rule proposal
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 08, 2025
Industry groups urge New Jersey to rethink independent contractor rule proposal

FSI, IRI, and NAIFA argue the New Jersey Department of Labor's push to modify the ABC test for independent contractors would burden thousands of financial professionals.

By Leo Almazora
Trump greenlights alternative investments in 401(k) accounts – Industry reacts
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2025
Trump greenlights alternative investments in 401(k) accounts – Industry reacts

The president signed an executive order late Thursday which he says will broaden choice.

By Steve Randall
Retail investors split on AI's place in financial advice
FINTECH AUG 07, 2025
Retail investors split on AI's place in financial advice

Survey research reveals just three-tenths trust AI-generated recommendations, bolstering the case for lasting human relationships with advisors.

By Leo Almazora
Advyzon and SS&C roll out wealth tech platform updates for advisors
ALTERNATIVES AUG 07, 2025
Advyzon and SS&C roll out wealth tech platform updates for advisors

Advyzon has launched a new hub for professionally managed model portfolios, while SS&C unveiled a unified suite of wealth solutions under the Black Diamond banner.

By Leo Almazora
Barred investment advisor, former CNBC pundit sentenced to five years for fraud
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 07, 2025
Barred investment advisor, former CNBC pundit sentenced to five years for fraud

Former LA-based advisor James Arthur McDonald Jr. is facing federal prison time for defrauding investors out millions of dollars in a Ponzi-like scheme after a failed anti-America bet.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: $275M family practice leaves LPL for Osaic, LPL attracts Osaic team in Mississippi
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 07, 2025
Advisor moves: $275M family practice leaves LPL for Osaic, LPL attracts Osaic team in Mississippi

Meanwhile, Ameriprise has lured a 28-year veteran advisor away from Merrill in Pennsylvania, and taken over a bank-based investment program from Osaic in Michigan.

By Leo Almazora
Trump to sign order opening 401(k)s to private equity
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2025
Trump to sign order opening 401(k)s to private equity

The executive order directed at the Department of Labor and the Securities and Exchange Commission also gives an opening to cryptocurrencies and other alternative investments.

By Leo Almazora
Estate planning services poised to capitalize on $90 trillion wealth transfer
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2025
Estate planning services poised to capitalize on $90 trillion wealth transfer

New report reveals 95% of affluent investors need to create or update estate plans.

By Steve Randall
Broadridge makes strategic move into AI-driven wealth lending
FINTECH AUG 07, 2025
Broadridge makes strategic move into AI-driven wealth lending

Partnership aims to boost advisor efficiency across its Wealth Lending Network.

By Steve Randall
UBS bets on next-gen talent amid continued advisor exodus
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2025
UBS bets on next-gen talent amid continued advisor exodus

The bank's new training initiative aims to add hundreds of advisors as it expands its mass-affluent advice unit, according to Barron's.

By Leo Almazora
PIABA slams SIFMA proposal for FINRA arbitration reform
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 06, 2025
PIABA slams SIFMA proposal for FINRA arbitration reform

The lawyers' group warns that adjudicating certain claims externally and limiting punitive damages, among other suggestions, could hurt investors.

By Leo Almazora
Savant Wealth targets Silicon Valley with Parkworth acquisition
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS AUG 06, 2025
Savant Wealth targets Silicon Valley with Parkworth acquisition

With Parkworth Wealth Management and its Silicon Valley tech industry client base now onboard, Savant accelerates its vision of housing 10 to 12 specialty practices under its national RIA.

By Andrew Cohen
InvestCloud rolls out new-generation AI solutions with Zocks, smartKYC
FINTECH AUG 06, 2025
InvestCloud rolls out new-generation AI solutions with Zocks, smartKYC

The wealth tech giant is unveiling its new offerings, designed for advisor productivity and client engagement, as investors and experts continue to grapple with the implications of AI.

By Leo Almazora
RIA moves: Aspen Standard adds $1.1B Boston RIA, Ashton Thomas enters Hawaii market
RIA NEWS AUG 06, 2025
RIA moves: Aspen Standard adds $1.1B Boston RIA, Ashton Thomas enters Hawaii market

Meanwhile, Merchant is continuing to expand its support for RIAs by partnering with a South Dakota-chartered trust company.

By Leo Almazora
Younger Americans want advisors who know AI – but still want the human touch
FINTECH AUG 06, 2025
Younger Americans want advisors who know AI – but still want the human touch

Human guidance still wins over AI alone according to new report.

By Steve Randall
How firms can support advisors during difficult market times
OPINION AUG 05, 2025
How firms can support advisors during difficult market times

For service-focused financial advisors who might take their well-being for granted, regular check-ins and active listening from the top can provide a powerful recharge.

By Heather Robertson Fortner
RIA moves: PE-backed Arax strengthens Midwestern presence with Summit Wealth Strategies
RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2025
RIA moves: PE-backed Arax strengthens Midwestern presence with Summit Wealth Strategies

Meanwhile, $34 billion independent First Manhattan welcomed New Jersey-based Roanoke Asset Management, an RIA firm with more than 40 years of history.

By Leo Almazora
Osaic sees more staff cuts
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
Osaic sees more staff cuts

Most notably, two chief compliance officers have also recently left the firm.

By Bruce Kelly