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RIA moves: Prospera lands $600M Cornerstone team in Rochester
RIA NEWS NOV 05, 2026
RIA moves: Prospera lands $600M Cornerstone team in Rochester

Independent RIA Concurrent adds over $1B across six moves, while OnePoint BFG opens West Palm Beach with a $240M team.

By Leo Almazora
Creative Planning adds $2.2B fee-only RIA Rockbridge in Syracuse
RIA NEWS NOV 05, 2026
Creative Planning adds $2.2B fee-only RIA Rockbridge in Syracuse

The mega-RIA keeps absorbing independent fiduciary firms as Cerulli data shows the fee-only segment losing asset share.

By Leo Almazora
NewEdge Wealth adds former Florida Atlantic Securities CEO to Coral Gables office
RIA NEWS NOV 05, 2026
NewEdge Wealth adds former Florida Atlantic Securities CEO to Coral Gables office

W. Trevor Beaney joins NewEdge's growing South Florida platform, bringing a $1 billion book and two decades of ultra-high-net-worth expertise

By Steve Randall
Nominations now open for 5-Star Financial Planners 2027
RIA NEWS NOV 05, 2026
Nominations now open for 5-Star Financial Planners 2027

The third annual program celebrates US financial planners for their achievements, client impact and professional excellence.

By InvestmentNews
Modera Wealth plants West Coast flag with $750M RS Crum deal
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2026
Modera Wealth plants West Coast flag with $750M RS Crum deal

Fee-only RIA welcomes a 50-year-old Southern California firm as its agentic AI platform, becomes part of the pitch to selling advisors.

By Leo Almazora
Integrated Private Wealth adds four to leadership, advisory bench
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2026
Integrated Private Wealth adds four to leadership, advisory bench

New hires at Integrated Partners’ business-owner unit include an ex-Navy chief of staff and a multi-asset research head to deepen liquidity-event planning.

By Leo Almazora
UBS breakaway Cleros Wealth launches $3.61B RIA with Elevation Point
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2026
UBS breakaway Cleros Wealth launches $3.61B RIA with Elevation Point

The Fort Worth team becomes the latest wirehouse group to go independent with Elevation Point as UBS attrition continues.

By Leo Almazora
Rising Star elevating clients through holistic planning 
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2026
Rising Star elevating clients through holistic planning 

How Wall Street Alliance Group’s Johan Vako pairs comprehensive wealth management with a team-first approach to leadership.

By InvestmentNews
Prop 40 trails, but wealth tax planning questions are here to stay
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 04, 2026
Prop 40 trails, but wealth tax planning questions are here to stay

Carson Wealth’s Debra Taylor says residency records, business valuations and liquidity stress tests belong on advisors’ lists now.

By Leo Almazora
Beacon Pointe buys $637M ACT Wealth in bet on airline pilot clients
RIA NEWS NOV 03, 2026
Beacon Pointe buys $637M ACT Wealth in bet on airline pilot clients

The $71 billion firm’s latest tuck-in lands as middle-market sellers face rising buyer selectivity and steeper equity demands.

By Leo Almazora
Carson Group adds $1.6B Marietta Wealth Management in Atlanta push
RIA NEWS NOV 03, 2026
Carson Group adds $1.6B Marietta Wealth Management in Atlanta push

The four-partner Georgia RIA joins the integrated Carson Wealth channel, deepening the $66 billion mega-RIA's Atlanta M&A footprint.

By Leo Almazora
Mesirow names CIBC Bank USA chief Shawn Beber as its next CEO
RIA NEWS NOV 03, 2026
Mesirow names CIBC Bank USA chief Shawn Beber as its next CEO

The CIBC veteran takes over the $410.3 billion employee-owned firm as it presses ahead with wealth and retirement acquisitions.

By Leo Almazora
Hightower Signature Wealth tops $50B with $9B Altium addition
RIA NEWS NOV 03, 2026
Hightower Signature Wealth tops $50B with $9B Altium addition

The $9 billion practice’s move into Hightower’s W-2 channel continues a string of internal conversions in a record-pace year for RIA M&A.

By Leo Almazora
Plancorp adds Callie Cox to lead investment strategy and market insights
RIA NEWS NOV 03, 2026
Plancorp adds Callie Cox to lead investment strategy and market insights

Former Ritholtz Wealth strategist brings deep market communication skills to one of the fastest-growing fee-only firms in the US.

By Steve Randall
Accelerated Wealth Partners strikes staking deal for $5B Pallas Capital
RIA NEWS NOV 02, 2026
Accelerated Wealth Partners strikes staking deal for $5B Pallas Capital

The J.C. Flowers-backed investor’s latest RIA deal adds five next-gen leaders to the Massachusetts firm’s ownership ranks.

By Leo Almazora
Schwab IMPACT 2026 full conference coverage
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) OCT 30, 2026
Schwab IMPACT 2026 full conference coverage

InvestmentNews traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, to cover Schwab's annual conference. All coverage can be found here.

By James Rogers
Enterprise RIAs need more than scale to compete, Cerulli says
RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2026
Enterprise RIAs need more than scale to compete, Cerulli says

With enterprise RIAs now holding 58% of channel assets, service breadth – not size – will decide who wins

By Leo Almazora
Rising Stars 2026: Turning complexity into confidence
RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2026
Rising Stars 2026: Turning complexity into confidence

The best young advisors aren't simplifying the markets. They're simplifying the conversation

By InvestmentNews
Envestnet eyes RIA benefits of Vestmark deal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) OCT 29, 2026
Envestnet eyes RIA benefits of Vestmark deal

“[Vestmark] bring to us the very scaled sponsor trading,” said Envestnet’s Sue Burton.

By James Rogers
RIA moves: Dynasty, Mercer Advisors, and AlphaCore add to leadership
RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2026
RIA moves: Dynasty, Mercer Advisors, and AlphaCore add to leadership

Dynasty names a new CMO, Mercer taps a wealthtech veteran as data chief, and AlphaCore adds an acquisition-minded CFO from Corient as RIA platforms continue to scale.

By Leo Almazora