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Schwab hails successful quarter as trading activity and client assets hit new highs
RIA NEWS JUL 18, 2025
Schwab hails successful quarter as trading activity and client assets hit new highs

The RIA custody giant logged a 23% yearly increase in trading revenue, totaling nearly $1 billion for the quarter, as the April selloff and subsequent rebound saw an investing frenzy.

By Leo Almazora
Brooklyn-based Maridea snaps up former LPL affiliate to expand in the Midwest
RIA NEWS JUL 17, 2025
Brooklyn-based Maridea snaps up former LPL affiliate to expand in the Midwest

Maridea Wealth Management's deal in Chicago, Illinois is its first after securing a strategic investment in April.

By Leo Almazora
RIAs nail client retention, but Schwab warns of 70,000 talent shortage
RIA NEWS JUL 17, 2025
RIAs nail client retention, but Schwab warns of 70,000 talent shortage

Charles Schwab’s 2025 RIA Benchmarking Study shows 97% client retention over a decade, but the industry may face a talent bottleneck with 70,000 new hires needed in five years to match growth.

By Andrew Cohen
Advisors bullish on Nvidia in wake of AI chipmakers' return to China
EQUITIES JUL 17, 2025
Advisors bullish on Nvidia in wake of AI chipmakers' return to China

Nvidia saw restrictions on its China business lifted this week and that is lifting the spirits of wealth managers bullish on the tech giant's future.

By Gregg Greenberg
Advisor moves: NewEdge Wealth, Whittier Trust welcome seasoned senior advisors
RIA NEWS JUL 17, 2025
Advisor moves: NewEdge Wealth, Whittier Trust welcome seasoned senior advisors

Patrick McGlothin steps in as managing director at NewEdge from Morgan Stanley, while Kiley Barnhorst MacDonald brings 30 years' experience to her new role at Whittier Trust.

By Leo Almazora
Vestmark, BlackRock, iCapital, and Dynasty forge four-way private market partnership
ALTERNATIVES JUL 17, 2025
Vestmark, BlackRock, iCapital, and Dynasty forge four-way private market partnership

The collaboration will give RIAs yet another access point into the alternatives space through a new unified managed account capability.

By Leo Almazora
DeVoe: Record-breaking RIA M&A run led by private equity's consolidator comeback
RIA NEWS JUL 17, 2025
DeVoe: Record-breaking RIA M&A run led by private equity's consolidator comeback

A drop in interest rates and easier access to capital has reignited appetite among private equity-backed consolidators, who accounted for 53% of RIA deals so far this year- their highest share since 2021 according to DeVoe & Company.

By Andrew Cohen
Merchant names Candice Carlton managing director to drive network growth
RIA NEWS JUL 16, 2025
Merchant names Candice Carlton managing director to drive network growth

Carlton will use her experience from Ficomm, United Capital, and Mercer Advisors to foster collaboration and innovation among Merchant's partner firms.

By Leo Almazora
Great Wealth Transfer: Why advisors better get ready for more women with money
RIA NEWS JUL 16, 2025
Great Wealth Transfer: Why advisors better get ready for more women with money

Women will be among the big winners in the Great Wealth Transfer and financial advisors. Here's what advisors need to do to prepare.

By Gregg Greenberg
Will AI dash new grads' hopes for wealth management careers?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2025
Will AI dash new grads' hopes for wealth management careers?

Hannah Moore, founder of Amplified Planning, stresses the importance of critical thinking, why AI is no substitute for human connection, and why behavioral competencies should be trained "from day one."

By Leo Almazora
RIA moves: SEIA, Dynamic tap Fidelity, Schwab alum for key director roles
RIA NEWS JUL 16, 2025
RIA moves: SEIA, Dynamic tap Fidelity, Schwab alum for key director roles

Meanwhile, AlphaCore Wealth Advisory welcomes Blackstone and JPMorgan veteran as its new chief investment strategist.

By Leo Almazora
Wealth Consulting Group taps veterans from Envestnet, Emigrant Partners for new advisory board
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2025
Wealth Consulting Group taps veterans from Envestnet, Emigrant Partners for new advisory board

Three industry leaders will join the hybrid RIA's president and LPL alum, Andy Kalbaugh, to help guide its organic and merger-based growth strategy.

By Leo Almazora
AI, branding, and social media emerge as key factors in attracting next-gen advisors, J.D. Power finds
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2025
AI, branding, and social media emerge as key factors in attracting next-gen advisors, J.D. Power finds

Latest survey shows digital tactics and empowerment top of mind for early-career advisors to be satisfied with their firms.

By Leo Almazora
M&A roundup: Creative Planning, Bluespring, Atlas announce activity this week
RIA NEWS JUL 15, 2025
M&A roundup: Creative Planning, Bluespring, Atlas announce activity this week

Latest mergers and acquisitions reflect continued rise of industry dealmaking.

By Steve Randall
From BlackRock to sovereign wealth, the next big wave of RIA investors has arrived
RIA NEWS JUL 15, 2025
From BlackRock to sovereign wealth, the next big wave of RIA investors has arrived

The private equity era in RIA M&A isn't over but now faces entry from sovereign wealth funds and BlackRock-owned private credit firms. "They play a little bit different role than the traditional private equity investment," Mercer's CEO Dave Welling told InvestmentNews in reference to long-term capital from Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC.

By Andrew Cohen
Elevation Point stakes Raymond James breakaways' new $1B RIA
RIA NEWS JUL 15, 2025
Elevation Point stakes Raymond James breakaways' new $1B RIA

The seven-person team based in Michigan, which includes two father-son advisor duos, continues Elevation Point's strategy of supporting growth-focused independence.

By Leo Almazora
RIA moves: NorthRock adds $800M Parkside Advisors, NFP acquires Levine Group in Tennessee
RIA NEWS JUL 15, 2025
RIA moves: NorthRock adds $800M Parkside Advisors, NFP acquires Levine Group in Tennessee

NorthRock Partners' second deal of 2025 expands its Bay Area presence with a planning practice for tech professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners.

By Leo Almazora
Wealth managers wondering how long copper spike will last
EQUITIES JUL 15, 2025
Wealth managers wondering how long copper spike will last

Financial advisors weigh in on the surge in copper prices in the wake of President Trump's tariff announcement.

By Gregg Greenberg
Hightower taps Osaic alum Scott Hadley as first chief advisory officer, expands C-suite
RIA NEWS JUL 15, 2025
Hightower taps Osaic alum Scott Hadley as first chief advisory officer, expands C-suite

Hadley, whose time at Goldman included working with newly appointed CEO Larry Restieri, will lead the firm's efforts at advisor engagement, growth initiatives, and practice management support.

By Leo Almazora
Ex-CBIZ CIO Anna Rathbun bets on alts in solo RIA launch with music twist
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 15, 2025
Ex-CBIZ CIO Anna Rathbun bets on alts in solo RIA launch with music twist

Former CBIZ chief investment officer Anna Rathbun wants her new Cleveland-based Grenadilla Advisory to treat clients with the same "compassion and connectivity" she shares with audience members as a singer of classical music.

By Andrew Cohen