RIA News

Displaying 37294 results
MAI Capital Management extends Florida footprint with $245M AUM Fort Myers firm
RIA NEWS OCT 26, 2025
MAI Capital Management extends Florida footprint with $245M AUM Fort Myers firm

RIA's latest acquisition boosts Southeast expansion and advisor capabilities.

By Steve Randall
Advisor moves: Raymond James loses $1.3B advisor team to Concurrent
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 24, 2025
Advisor moves: Raymond James loses $1.3B advisor team to Concurrent

Osaic also attracted an experienced Fidelity advisor to an OSJ in New York, while Raymond James reeled in breakaways from Wells Fargo, UBS, and Northwestern Mutual.

By Leo Almazora
AWS outage highlights how RIAs can weather cloud failures
FINTECH OCT 24, 2025
AWS outage highlights how RIAs can weather cloud failures

Robinhood, Morningstar, Coinbase, and Chime were among the financial service providers impacted by this week's outage at Amazon Web Services.

By Andrew Cohen
Altruist lays off 50 employees, but CEO says profitability is in sight
RIA NEWS OCT 23, 2025
Altruist lays off 50 employees, but CEO says profitability is in sight

CEO Jason Wenk says Altruist's 15% staff reduction wasn't cost-driven but a strategic move to prioritize resources as the RIA custodian battles giants Schwab and Fidelity for market share.

By Andrew Cohen
Government shutdown has breakaway advisors cooling their heels
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 23, 2025
Government shutdown has breakaway advisors cooling their heels

The longer the Washington shutdown extends, the higher the anxiety rises of financial advisors waiting to go independent.

By Gregg Greenberg
Bluespring Wealth adds three to its leadership ranks to accelerate growth, advisor services
RIA NEWS OCT 22, 2025
Bluespring Wealth adds three to its leadership ranks to accelerate growth, advisor services

The RIA acquirer has also announced strategic hires for its business development team.

By Steve Randall
Prime Capital Financial expands with tax advisory acquisition, broadens integrated RIA platform
RIA NEWS OCT 22, 2025
Prime Capital Financial expands with tax advisory acquisition, broadens integrated RIA platform

The $30 billion Overland Park, Kansas-based RIA brings on a Texas tax advisory firm, further integrating services for clients nationwide.

By Leo Almazora
Rethinking capacity: How financial advisors can scale without burning out
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2025
Rethinking capacity: How financial advisors can scale without burning out

At the Women Advisors Summit in New York City, Stephanie Ackler addressed the tug of war between growth and burnout.

By Andy Burt
Sanctuary's plan to win the talent war
RIA NEWS OCT 22, 2025
Sanctuary's plan to win the talent war

Sanctuary Wealth CEO Adam Malamed explains his strategy to bring over more wirehouse advisors.

By Gregg Greenberg
Rise Growth Partners reveals minority stake in Krilogy, marking third RIA partnership
RIA NEWS OCT 22, 2025
Rise Growth Partners reveals minority stake in Krilogy, marking third RIA partnership

The St. Louis-based RIA joins a select group of firms partnering with Rise as minority staking deals surge across the broader industry.

By Leo Almazora
Sowell taps Rayliant for exclusive partnership, names Jason Hsu as chief investment strategist
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2025
Sowell taps Rayliant for exclusive partnership, names Jason Hsu as chief investment strategist

It deepens the RIAs OCIO capabilities with research-driven approach and global expertise.

By Steve Randall
Dynasty and Diamond Consultants team up to guide top-dollar breakaway advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2025
Dynasty and Diamond Consultants team up to guide top-dollar breakaway advisors

Partnership focuses on billion dollar-plus advisor teams weighing independence, offering tailored investment banking and consulting support for complex transitions.

By Leo Almazora
CEO change at Edelman Financial Engines shows how private equity is reshaping industry
RIA NEWS OCT 21, 2025
CEO change at Edelman Financial Engines shows how private equity is reshaping industry

From on-off sale talk to organic growth rate rumors, what's going on at $308 billion RIA?

By Andrew Cohen
RIA expansion goes global
RIA NEWS OCT 20, 2025
RIA expansion goes global

With an increasingly saturated US market, some mega-RIAs are looking abroad for clients and acquisitions, testing if the independent advice model can thrive internationally.

By Andrew Cohen
My front-row view of wealth management’s reinvention
RIA NEWS OCT 20, 2025
My front-row view of wealth management’s reinvention

Technology may transform the tools, but people will always be the heart of wealth management.

By Andy Burt
Why next-gen advisors can be a make-or-break factor in PE dealmaking
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2025
Why next-gen advisors can be a make-or-break factor in PE dealmaking

Under-equitizing G2 talent could lead to misalignments in PE-backed consolidation, says one M&A expert.

By Leo Almazora
&Partners crosses 100-practice milestone with Mannen Financial Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2025
&Partners crosses 100-practice milestone with Mannen Financial Group

Drawing scores of breakaways with $50 billion in prehire assets, the hybrid RIA co-founded by former Wells Fargo leaders has officially hit the ambitious target set at its inception two years ago.

By Leo Almazora
How advisors can prepare heirs for wealth amid conflicting information sources
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 20, 2025
How advisors can prepare heirs for wealth amid conflicting information sources

AlTi Tiedemann Global's Jill Shipley speaks with InvestmentNews.

By Steve Randall
Is another recession on the horizon?
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2025
Is another recession on the horizon?

RIAs share some of their key indicators after survey reveals 45% of advisors see a moderate to high chance of recession.

By Andrew Cohen
RIA M&A 'on fire' as 2025 dealmaking momentum drives new records: Devoe
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2025
RIA M&A 'on fire' as 2025 dealmaking momentum drives new records: Devoe

With M&A deals poised to exceed 300 this year, sub-acquisitions now account for nearly one-third of all RIA transactions thanks to a "maturing" ecosystem.

By Leo Almazora