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Hightower taps Dispatch to unify client data across Signature Wealth platform
RIA NEWS SEP 01, 2026
Hightower taps Dispatch to unify client data across Signature Wealth platform

Data orchestration firm Dispatch will manage client records across custodians as Hightower Signature Wealth scales past $35 billion in assets under management

By Steve Randall
MAI Capital names Amy Brady managing partner to lead AI and growth push
RIA NEWS SEP 01, 2026
MAI Capital names Amy Brady managing partner to lead AI and growth push

The $80B Cleveland RIA taps the former KeyBank and Bank of America executive to drive firmwide operational strategy and lead its women and wealth initiative.

By Steve Randall
&Partners lands $838 million Bellevue team from Wells Fargo
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 31, 2026
&Partners lands $838 million Bellevue team from Wells Fargo

Crown Legacy Wealth joins the fast-growing hybrid RIA as advisor recruitment intensifies across the wirehouse channel.

By Leo Almazora
RIAs pivot hard into tech ETFs as model portfolios reshape demand
ETFS AUG 31, 2026
RIAs pivot hard into tech ETFs as model portfolios reshape demand

Q2 data shows advisors piling into AI and semiconductor funds, while ISS finds model portfolios now drive over a third of ETF assets.

By Leo Almazora
Sowell Management launches advanced planning unit to serve wealthy clients
RIA NEWS AUG 31, 2026
Sowell Management launches advanced planning unit to serve wealthy clients

The Arkansas-based RIA's new in-house unit targets wealth transfer, business succession and tax strategy for high-net-worth families

By Steve Randall
Ex-Raymond James duo launch Proxima on Concurrent's platform
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 27, 2026
Ex-Raymond James duo launch Proxima on Concurrent's platform

Chris Davitt and Anupam Singh bring institutional recruiting muscle to a firm built for advisors chasing equity and independence.

By Leo Almazora
Acquired RIA assets nearly doubled in 2026, Fidelity finds 
RIA NEWS AUG 26, 2026
Acquired RIA assets nearly doubled in 2026, Fidelity finds 

Deal count fell 9% in the first half of 2026, but RIA M&A sale assets jumped 88% as larger firms draw more buyers.

By Andrew Cohen
Advisor moves: Cresset enters Boca Raton with $4 billion UBS team addition
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 26, 2026
Advisor moves: Cresset enters Boca Raton with $4 billion UBS team addition

Meanwhile, an advisor tuck-in from Edward Jones expands Kestra's Washington, D.C.-area presence, and Janney deepens its Connecticut footprint with an experienced Wells Fargo advisor.

By Leo Almazora
Kovack Financial Network launches private succession platform for advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 26, 2026
Kovack Financial Network launches private succession platform for advisors

KFN Succession Center pairs advisors weighing retirement with buyers, as next-gen affordability keeps eroding industry-wide.

By Leo Almazora
Prosperity names Jeff Lenhart president in latest wealth leadership shake-up
RIA NEWS AUG 26, 2026
Prosperity names Jeff Lenhart president in latest wealth leadership shake-up

The EisnerAmper-affiliated RIA taps a Forvis Mazars veteran to lead its national wealth management platform as firms across the industry refresh their executive ranks.

By Steve Randall
Mercer Advisors acquires women-led Columbus RIA in Ohio Valley push
RIA NEWS AUG 25, 2026
Mercer Advisors acquires women-led Columbus RIA in Ohio Valley push

Mercer's Ohio Valley book has grown 22x since 2019, from $100 million to $2.2 billion, following its latest $220 million addition of NorthAvenue Financial Advocates.

By Andrew Cohen
Vistria takes majority stake in Curi Capital in fresh RIA deal
RIA NEWS AUG 25, 2026
Vistria takes majority stake in Curi Capital in fresh RIA deal

Chicago-based Curi Capital gets new majority owner as $14 billion RIA eyes acquisitions and expanded family office services

By Leo Almazora
Confluence Financial Partners secures minority stake from PE firm
RIA NEWS AUG 25, 2026
Confluence Financial Partners secures minority stake from PE firm

Fast-growing $7.6 billion Pittsburgh-based RIA secures growth capital but retains full management control.

By Steve Randall
Gateway Financial Partners launches coaching program for new advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 25, 2026
Gateway Financial Partners launches coaching program for new advisors

Connecticut based hybrid RIA teams up with veteran coach Joe Lukacs to tackle the industry's next-gen advisor retention crisis

By Steve Randall
Schwab's referral hike has RIAs fighting for fewer leads, recruiter says
RIA NEWS AUG 24, 2026
Schwab's referral hike has RIAs fighting for fewer leads, recruiter says

Windward Recruiting's Chris Bisenius describes the "threat" RIAs face as Schwab prepares to raise its client asset referral minimum again, this time to $5 million.

By Andrew Cohen
Levitt Capital Management opens New York base, eyes growing transatlantic wealth niche
RIA NEWS AUG 24, 2026
Levitt Capital Management opens New York base, eyes growing transatlantic wealth niche

Levitt Capital Management, headquartered in Nice, has opened a Rockefeller Center office to serve the growing population of Americans living in Europe — the latest sign of a transatlantic wealth management land grab.

By James Rogers
RIA dealmaking accelerates as three firms hit AUM milestones
RIA NEWS AUG 21, 2026
RIA dealmaking accelerates as three firms hit AUM milestones

Wealth Consulting Group, Coastline and Maridea report fresh capital, acquisitions and asset growth as advisor M&A keeps climbing.

By Leo Almazora
Ahead of the Women Advisor Summit, Cathy Curtis has a message for women advisors: Start your own RIA
RIA NEWS AUG 20, 2026
Ahead of the Women Advisor Summit, Cathy Curtis has a message for women advisors: Start your own RIA

“It was a dream for me to be a financial advisor,” says Cathy Curtis of Curtis Financial Planning.

By James Rogers
Carson Group adds $405M Northwestern Mutual team in Atlanta
RIA NEWS AUG 20, 2026
Carson Group adds $405M Northwestern Mutual team in Atlanta

Yari Capital's move to Carson continues a run of additions for the $62 billion firm, days after it hired a veteran recruiter from Osaic.

By Leo Almazora
Wealth Enhancement inks 'coming home' deal with Oklahoma RIA
RIA NEWS AUG 20, 2026
Wealth Enhancement inks 'coming home' deal with Oklahoma RIA

Servo Wealth Management's $210 million book brings the Minneapolis consolidator's total client assets further past $160 billion.

By Leo Almazora