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Osaic nabs two advisor teams from LPL in North Carolina
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2025
Osaic nabs two advisor teams from LPL in North Carolina

The giant hybrid RIA's latest East Coast move adds $175 million in recruited assets as it looks to offset broader advisor attrition.

By Leo Almazora
Asset managers sharpen institutional focus with strategic hires
RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2025
Asset managers sharpen institutional focus with strategic hires

Appointments highlight growing importance of consultant and allocator relationships.

By Steve Randall
Breakaway advisor praises smooth, 'no BS' exit from Commonwealth
RIA NEWS AUG 04, 2025
Breakaway advisor praises smooth, 'no BS' exit from Commonwealth

From data access to email server operations, Adam Spiegelman says Commonwealth Financial Network supported a seamless transition as he left the firm to launch his own RIA.

By Andrew Cohen
The 2025 InvestmentNews Women to Watch Excellence Awardees revealed
RIA NEWS AUG 04, 2025
The 2025 InvestmentNews Women to Watch Excellence Awardees revealed

Find out who made the final shortlist for top honors at this year's awards, honoring the women and firms blazing new trails in wealth management.

By Andy Burt
Is 'Green Acres' the place to be for RIAs seeking to expand?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) AUG 04, 2025
Is 'Green Acres' the place to be for RIAs seeking to expand?

More financial advisors are seeking to expand outside America's financial hubs as technology improves and populations shift.

By Gregg Greenberg
Carson Group acquires 30th wholly-owned office Carson Wealth in Doylestown, PA
RIA NEWS AUG 04, 2025
Carson Group acquires 30th wholly-owned office Carson Wealth in Doylestown, PA

"Becoming a wholly owned Carson Wealth office was a clear and strategic decision for us," managing partner Mick Edwards said.

By Andy Burt
Asset-based fees remain dominant, fixed and hourly models gaining ground among RIAs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 01, 2025
Asset-based fees remain dominant, fixed and hourly models gaining ground among RIAs

Data from the Investment Adviser Association's 2025 industry snapshot show more than nine-tenths of firms charging fees based on assets, though just 17% use that compensation scheme alone.

By Leo Almazora
Mega-RIA Mariner and two other firms settle no-poach lawsuit for $25 million
RIA NEWS AUG 01, 2025
Mega-RIA Mariner and two other firms settle no-poach lawsuit for $25 million

About 5,000 former employees will be eligible to receive money from the settlement, which stems from class action allegations that Kansas City-area firms Mariner, Tortoise, and American Century colluded to suppress wages and not hire each other's advisors.

By Andrew Cohen
Advisor moves: RIA Farther hails Q2 recruiting record, Raymond James nabs $300M team from Wells Fargo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 01, 2025
Advisor moves: RIA Farther hails Q2 recruiting record, Raymond James nabs $300M team from Wells Fargo

With its asset pipeline bursting past $13 billion, Farther is looking to build more momentum with three new managing directors.

By Leo Almazora
Mercer Advisors expands in Florida with $1.2B AUM next-gen team
RIA NEWS AUG 01, 2025
Mercer Advisors expands in Florida with $1.2B AUM next-gen team

It's the mega-RIA firm's third $1B+ acquisition in just three months.

By Steve Randall
The "certain uncertainty" of retirement income challenges clients and professionals alike
RIA NEWS AUG 01, 2025
The "certain uncertainty" of retirement income challenges clients and professionals alike

Are guarantees with growth part of the answer?

By Andrew Farrell, MSJ, SVP Retirement Sales, Distribution and Marketing at Symetra Life Insurance Comp
Savvy Advisors adds $270 million Perspective 6 team with medical technology niche
RIA NEWS JUL 31, 2025
Savvy Advisors adds $270 million Perspective 6 team with medical technology niche

"We've actually found that the best advisory teams and solo advisors have figured out a niche that they work well with," Savvy Wealth CEO Ritik Malhotra tells InvestmentNews, as his firm's $2 billion RIA affiliate grows to 68 advisors.

By Andrew Cohen
Lido hires digital marketing head from Cerity for C-level role
RIA NEWS JUL 31, 2025
Lido hires digital marketing head from Cerity for C-level role

Justin Barish brings his expertise in digital strategy and communications to help accelerate the LA-based RIA's growth.

By Leo Almazora
Choreo taps another ex-Edelman leader to C-suite
RIA NEWS JUL 31, 2025
Choreo taps another ex-Edelman leader to C-suite

Chief growth officer Keith Kotfica brings 30 years of industry experience as he spearheads the $27.2 billion RIA's affiliated referral program

By Leo Almazora
Trump unleashes flurry of trade surprises on eve of deadline
RIA NEWS JUL 31, 2025
Trump unleashes flurry of trade surprises on eve of deadline

South Korea, India among the countries in the president’s firing line.

By Bloomberg
Could 401(k) plan participants gain from guided personalization?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2025
Could 401(k) plan participants gain from guided personalization?

Morningstar research data show improved retirement trajectories for self-directors and allocators placed in managed accounts.

By Leo Almazora
Will solar stocks shine in the wake of Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act?
EQUITIES JUL 30, 2025
Will solar stocks shine in the wake of Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act?

Wealth managers shed some light on the future of solar stocks now that the OBBBA has been enacted.

By Gregg Greenberg
Divided Fed maintains interest rate hold for July as criticisms build
EQUITIES JUL 30, 2025
Divided Fed maintains interest rate hold for July as criticisms build

President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and two Federal Reserve governors have all raised concerns questioning the central bank's leadership.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: NY-based Coastline wealth adds three teams with over $430M in assets
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 30, 2025
Advisor moves: NY-based Coastline wealth adds three teams with over $430M in assets

Raymond James also lured another ex-Edward Jones advisor in South Carolina, while LPL welcomed a mother-and-son team from Edward Jones and Thrivent.

By Leo Almazora
Advisors object to canceled Schwab letter targeting high-net-worth RIA clients
RIA NEWS JUL 29, 2025
Advisors object to canceled Schwab letter targeting high-net-worth RIA clients

Schwab canceled a planned campaign promoting in-house services to investors with $1 million or more in Schwab retail accounts, following advisor concerns about overstepping into RIA relationships. The clients Schwab aimed to target also have assets in Schwab's RIA custody channel.

By Andrew Cohen