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RIA moves: Composition Wealth lands $900M Edgewater team through merger
RIA NEWS MAR 24, 2026
RIA moves: Composition Wealth lands $900M Edgewater team through merger

The $10B AUM firm is continuing to build scale across the US.

By Steve Randall
Class action accuses Hercules Capital of hiding software debt risks
RIA NEWS MAR 23, 2026
Class action accuses Hercules Capital of hiding software debt risks

Former staff allege due diligence meant copying Google Ventures' portfolio

By Tez Romero
Class action accuses Hercules Capital of hiding software debt risks
RIA NEWS MAR 23, 2026
Class action accuses Hercules Capital of hiding software debt risks

Former staff allege due diligence meant copying Google Ventures' portfolio

By Tez Romero
Advisor moves: UBS expands advisor ranks in Texas and New Jersey with four senior hires
RIA NEWS MAR 23, 2026
Advisor moves: UBS expands advisor ranks in Texas and New Jersey with four senior hires

Firm adds Morgan Stanley trio in Tyler and longtime JPMorgan advisor in Paramus in latest hiring round.

By Steve Randall
Threadline Wealth RIA launches from Moss Adams breakaway with nearly $6B AUM
RIA NEWS MAR 20, 2026
Threadline Wealth RIA launches from Moss Adams breakaway with nearly $6B AUM

Backed by private equity firm Cynosure Group, Threadline Wealth's client base targets high-net-worth technology executives and their families across Silicon Valley and other West Coast cities.

By Andrew Cohen
Your clients are now worth more than ever! US household net worth hits record level
RIA NEWS MAR 20, 2026
Your clients are now worth more than ever! US household net worth hits record level

Good news for advisors. U.S. household net worth hit a record $184.1 trillion in the fourth quarter, according to Federal Reserve data.

By James Rogers
Advisor moves: Raymond James, Callan and Prosperity make strategic advisor hires to fuel expansion
RIA NEWS MAR 20, 2026
Advisor moves: Raymond James, Callan and Prosperity make strategic advisor hires to fuel expansion

Firms add talent across North Carolina, Michigan, Southern California to deepen family office, wealth reach.

By Steve Randall
RIA moves: Cresset taps Morgan Stanley alum to lead OCIO business
RIA NEWS MAR 19, 2026
RIA moves: Cresset taps Morgan Stanley alum to lead OCIO business

Also, Perigon adds three more advisor partners to its capital stack, and another Edward Jones breakaway launches her own fee-only planning practice.

By Leo Almazora
Summit Financial sees RIA M&A pause amid Iran conflict
RIA NEWS MAR 19, 2026
Summit Financial sees RIA M&A pause amid Iran conflict

Even as Summit Financial takes a minority stake in $1.2 billion Signet, CEO Stan Gregor says market volatility tied to conflict in Iran is delaying other transactions.

By Andrew Cohen
CV Advisors and Dynasty-backed Americana Partners add C-suite talent
RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2026
CV Advisors and Dynasty-backed Americana Partners add C-suite talent

CV Advisors taps a fintech veteran to drive AI strategy as Americana Partners brings in a deal-tested finance chief to guide expansion.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: LPL, Raymond James, FiNet all announce new recruits
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 18, 2026
Advisor moves: LPL, Raymond James, FiNet all announce new recruits

The recruiting race continues unabated as firms add teams and assets across the US.

By Steve Randall
Judge blocks Prime Capital advisors from contacting ex-Edelman clients
COMPLIANCE MAR 17, 2026
Judge blocks Prime Capital advisors from contacting ex-Edelman clients

TRO bars Joan Greenspon and Amanda Salyer from reaching out to hundreds of former Edelman clients representing more than $300 million in assets, who left the mega-RIA following the advisors' departures in February.

By Andrew Cohen
Forget the Independent Advisor Alliance. It’s now Visionary Square
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2026
Forget the Independent Advisor Alliance. It’s now Visionary Square

13 years after it was founded, the hybrid RIA has rebranded with a new name and logo.

By James Rogers
RIA moves: Waverly extends Pacific Northwest push with McBride Financial Advisors
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2026
RIA moves: Waverly extends Pacific Northwest push with McBride Financial Advisors

Meanwhile, Carson added an independent office in New York led by a mother-son duo, and Maridea gets a second location in Phoenix.

By Leo Almazora
SEC proposal on ‘small’ RIAs draws support from planning groups
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 17, 2026
SEC proposal on ‘small’ RIAs draws support from planning groups

Planning organizations including CFP Board and the FPA support updating the SEC’s small-entity yardstick while pressing for an employee-based standard.

By Leo Almazora
Crypto RIA Abra eyes public debut through $750m SPAC merger
RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2026
Crypto RIA Abra eyes public debut through $750m SPAC merger

Digital asset registered investment advisor targets Nasdaq listing to scale wealth platform.

By Steve Randall
Edelman grants equity to over 360 financial planners in ownership program
RIA NEWS MAR 16, 2026
Edelman grants equity to over 360 financial planners in ownership program

The $326 billion mega-RIA is committing $175 million in equity to advisors as firms across the industry increasingly use ownership stakes to recruit and retain talent.

By Andrew Cohen
Women’s wealth is rising. How one firm is reshaping mentorship to keep up
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2026
Women’s wealth is rising. How one firm is reshaping mentorship to keep up

Bernstein Private Wealth is taking an intentional approach to mentorship, sponsorship, and leave policies as women move into control of trillions in assets.

By Leo Almazora
IAA gives support for SEC proposed definition of small advisory firms
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 16, 2026
IAA gives support for SEC proposed definition of small advisory firms

Industry group says $1B AUM line reflects inflation, rising regulation, and evolving advisory business models.

By Steve Randall
Joe Duran's Rise Growth Partners expands to Florida with Cyndeo Wealth deal
RIA NEWS MAR 13, 2026
Joe Duran's Rise Growth Partners expands to Florida with Cyndeo Wealth deal

Rise's fourth non-control minority staking deal puts it alongside Dynasty Financial Partners as a strategic partner in the $3.1-billion RIA's continued growth.

By Leo Almazora