The current and future CEOs, Walt Bettinger and Rick Wurster, offer guidance for independent advisors, with Wurster hinting at more access to crypto and more lending services.
Industry groups ACLI and NAIFA hail milestone as backing for the model rule spreads to 48 states.
The two firms' updates, launched separately, promise to give advisors added flexibility with new SMA strategies and an advanced UMA framework.
While results of the deal won’t be seen for years, RIAs remain optimistic about the opportunities it presents for the space.
“There’s a substantial demand by advisors to get into that client referral program," one industry executive noted.
Survey finds donors who build philanthropic war chests into their annual budgets have been more generous and more responsive to disaster relief efforts.
The latest team to join the broker-dealer giant's network in the Midwest previously managed $350 million.
In its inaugural Rising Stars report, InvestmentNews recognizes new-generation professionals who've distinguished themselves with passion and a relentless commitment to growth.
The strategic deal forms a new $350 million Carson Wealth location in Minnesota while showcasing its model for advisor growth and succession planning.
Amid a low-tax environment and an incoming presidential administration, retirement planning guru Ed Slott gives advice ahead of 2025.
It's the RIA firm's third acquisition so far in 2024.
The firm has released its annual market outlook for the new year.
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RIAs discuss how to master M&A to grow the practice at recent RIA Activate California event.
Like so many bureaucracies, Finra has a tin ear.
The boomerang team serving high-net-worth clients in Southern California is returning to the broker-dealer giant after more than two decades.
For women financial advisors, professional designations are not just credentials to add after their names, they are vital tools that can accelerate success.
Our Women to Watch provided professional pragmatism ahead of what will likely be a stormy four years.
The alliance will give advisors at the top-ranked independent access to the fintech provider's estate planning capabilities.
Passing down a financial advisory practice to a family member is not always smooth, and requires a lot of hard work upfront.
