Michael Kitces and Alan Moore want paying for financial advice to be as easy as Netflix subscription.
Charges participation in securities sales without being registered.
The platform is designed for advisers who want to have a hand in portfolio construction, but are also concentrating on other areas of the financial planning process.
Private equity backing could fuel acquisitions by the large RIA.
RIAs and Brokers must recognize each other's strengths and weaknesses for the sake of clients.
Mercer acquired Tokyo-based hedge fund multimanager BFC Asset Management Co. in a move its global wealth management chief predicts will accelerate the nascent growth of Mercer's delegated investments business in Japan.
Valuations of RIAs will continue to entail more art than science.
While advisers face the difficult task of analyzing the law's impact, they will also have a significant opportunity to prove their value by implementing money-saving strategies for clients as well as their own businesses.
The deal brings together two fund families and financial advisory businesses.
Wirehouses' withdrawal from the broker protocol will only boost advisers' interest in the independent space
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth in Scottsdale, Ariz., will see a near-50% increase in assets under management to $730 million through a partnership with Tucson-based Financial Architects.
Five deals this month already beats last year's quarterly consolidation pace.
Financial advisers who've lost loved ones to drugs are responding as forces of positive change.
Focus Financial partner firm has done seven deals since 2011.
The merger with Simply Money Advisors represents Hanson McClain's first such partnership as part of its goal of entering new areas of the country.
Mark Love and firm to pay $100,000 for failing to disclose fund tie.
Advisers worry that, as the bull market gets long in the tooth, passive funds may falter.
Cerulli says 'concern for fiduciary alignment' will color product selection.
Father-daughter team of John and Deanna DeRosa in Newport Beach join employee channel.
RIA firm based in Evansville, Ind., has 13 employees.
