Los Angeles-area hybrid managing $500 million switches to LPL from Kestra

Los Angeles-area hybrid managing $500 million switches to LPL from Kestra
Charton Financial Group affiliates with LPL B-D, will use corporate RIA.
JUL 22, 2019
Charton Financial Group, a new Encino, Calif.-based hybrid, has affiliated with LPL Financial's broker-dealer and will use its corporate registered investment adviser. Edward Charton, principal of the firm, had been affiliated with FMS Financial Partners, an affiliate of Kestra Financial Partners, where he managed $500 million in assets. (More: See more adviser moves in InvestmentNews' Advisers on the Move database.) Mr. Charton began his securities career in 1984 at Robert Lau and Co., and joined a predecessor of Kestra later that year.

Latest News

Americans back sharing AI wealth as debate over industry’s economic benefits grows
Americans back sharing AI wealth as debate over industry’s economic benefits grows

Public support grows for policies that spread AI’s financial gains beyond tech companies.

JPMorgan's record Q2 profit rides trading and dealmaking surge
JPMorgan's record Q2 profit rides trading and dealmaking surge

Investment banking fees rose 30% on a wave of IPOs and megadeals, led by the largest public listing on record.

Feathery raises $30 million to power AI-driven RIA operations
Feathery raises $30 million to power AI-driven RIA operations

Series A funding from Portage, Bain Capital, and other investors will fuel data tools designed to speed advisor transitions and cut onboarding delays across wealth firms.

Wealth Enhancement deepens East Coast presence with Wealthshield deal
Wealth Enhancement deepens East Coast presence with Wealthshield deal

The Minneapolis-based RIA aggregator is adding two North Carolina practices managing nearly $1 billion, pushing its total client assets past $158.2 billion.

The real reason I expanded my RIA to Hong Kong (it wasn't for the AUM)
The real reason I expanded my RIA to Hong Kong (it wasn't for the AUM)

As markets disintegrate, the value of on-the-ground, first-hand research through "intimate knowledge acquisition" is skyrocketing.

SPONSORED Direct indexing webinar targets tax-loss harvesting amid market swings

Northern Trust’s Ken Lassner shows advisors how to convert volatility into after-tax portfolio gains

SPONSORED Who builds the income when the pension disappears?

Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income