Veteran advisor and InvestmentNews award winner Cary Carbonaro speaks out on the rising urgency around women in wealth, how AI has changed financial literacy, and the importance of raising the bar for the wealth industry.
Bob Lavigne’s arrival as CCO formalizes a dual-compliance structure following the launch of Hightower Signature Wealth to consolidate RIAs under a single brand.
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World hires former Osaic exec as new CFO to steer growth; JPMorgan recruits investment strategist from Bloomberg.
Meanwhile, Beacon Pointe and Elevation Point have each announced transactions involving billion-dollar-plus wealth firms with California, Missouri, and Atlanta footprints.
As EP Wealth more than doubles in size, the $40 billion RIA insists on 'not growing into some big corporate machine where either clients or employees become nameless, faceless numbers.'
RIA’s new Angeles Family Office unit pushes deeper into services for generationally wealthy households amid a boom in “family office” branding.
Firms managing more than $540M make the switch from LPL, Commonwealth as 2026 moves gather pace.
Two Midwest transactions underscore momentum in RIA mergers and acquisitions.
Veteran compliance executive joins as firm expands, modernizes regulatory and risk governance platform.
Meanwhile, Wells Fargo snags another rival wirehouse team in Atlanta, while another longtime LPL advisor joins other seceders to Cetera.
The FPA's new content hub and conference series aims to help drive planner's AI excitement into practical tools and implementation for day-to-day work.
Meanwhile, Prospera has added its first team in Vermont, while Concurrent gets bigger in Texas with a $385 double acquisition.
Terri Kallsen takes over as CFP Board chair while educator-turned-planner Dan Galli steps into the top volunteer role at the Financial Planning Association.
Move would sweep many more RIAs and funds into the “small entity” bucket, potentially reshaping how the federal securities regulator designs new rules.
The veteran executive will oversee advisor development and planning infrastructure as the Chicago-based RIA leans harder into tax-driven strategies.
Strong dealmaking landscape in the wealth management space begins 2026 unabated.
The Kansas-based $640 billion firm, which bought United Capital from Goldman Sachs in 2023, now joins Wealth Enhancement and Mercer in building out the new RIA referral program from Goldman.
The veteran executive who helped oversee Cetera’s multicustodial buildout and deal-driven expansion will step aside after a yearlong succession process.
Meanwhile, Integrated Partners deepened its presence further in Connecticut, and Cerity Partners executed a merger of its own in the Lone Star State.
