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Summit Financial scores $420M in assets with triple acquisition
NEWS RIAS NOV 25, 2024
Summit Financial scores $420M in assets with triple acquisition

The RIA giant's latest equity partnerships give it new footholds in North Carolina, Wisconsin and the Tri-State area.

By Leo Almazora
Expecting small-cap or energy boom from Trump? Don't be so sure.
NEWS RIAS NOV 22, 2024
Expecting small-cap or energy boom from Trump? Don't be so sure.

Much as observers predicted strong returns for domestic small-cap value and the energy sector ahead of Trump's first term, the same enthusiastic assumptions this time around may be too simplistic, panelists at the Charles Schwab Impact conference said.

By Emile Hallez
Great Wealth Transfer is 'utterly preposterous': Kitces
NEWS RIAS NOV 22, 2024
Great Wealth Transfer is 'utterly preposterous': Kitces

“If your biggest problem is that your patients die on a regular basis, go find more old people who have money, who need a nursing home," Kitces says. "We're not running out of them.”

By Josh Welsh
Cetera welcomes $300M investment advisor rep as five advisors depart
NEWS RIAS NOV 21, 2024
Cetera welcomes $300M investment advisor rep as five advisors depart

The broker-dealer's latest addition, a 24-year veteran based in Missouri, is leveraging the firm's RIA Blueprint platform.

By Leo Almazora
Steward Partners lands $850M team from Ameriprise
NEWS RIAS NOV 21, 2024
Steward Partners lands $850M team from Ameriprise

The top-ranked RIA's latest addition to its Legacy Division extends its New Jersey footprint with a new office in Riverdale.

By Leo Almazora
Schwab's past and future, amid a rare CEO change
NEWS RIAS NOV 20, 2024
Schwab's past and future, amid a rare CEO change

The current and future CEOs, Walt Bettinger and Rick Wurster, offer guidance for independent advisors, with Wurster hinting at more access to crypto and more lending services.

By Emile Hallez
What the Robinhood TradePMR deal means for RIAs
NEWS TECHNOLOGY NOV 20, 2024
What the Robinhood TradePMR deal means for RIAs

While results of the deal won’t be seen for years, RIAs remain optimistic about the opportunities it presents for the space.

By Josh Welsh
Schwab 'evaluating' potential hike in fees advisors pay for client referrals
NEWS RIAS NOV 20, 2024
Schwab 'evaluating' potential hike in fees advisors pay for client referrals

“There’s a substantial demand by advisors to get into that client referral program," one industry executive noted.

By Bruce Kelly
M&A is like dating so ‘be true to yourself’
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 19, 2024
M&A is like dating so ‘be true to yourself’

RIAs discuss how to master M&A to grow the practice at recent RIA Activate California event.

By Josh Welsh
Wealth.com strikes partnership with $11.84B RIA Merit Financial Advisors
NEWS RIAS NOV 19, 2024
Wealth.com strikes partnership with $11.84B RIA Merit Financial Advisors

The alliance will give advisors at the top-ranked independent access to the fintech provider's estate planning capabilities.

By Leo Almazora
Helping advisors "break through the glass ceiling"
NEWS RIAS NOV 19, 2024
Helping advisors "break through the glass ceiling"

"Our differentiation is that the financial advisor is the one who’s special," says Neil Turner, of NewEdge Advisors.

Robinhood ventures into the RIA space with $300M TradePMR deal
NEWS RIAS NOV 19, 2024
Robinhood ventures into the RIA space with $300M TradePMR deal

The transaction, set to complete in the first half of next year, will give the online trading giant access to a platform supporting 350 advisory firms managing more than $40 billion in assets.

By Leo Almazora
The benefits of equity model partnerships for RIAs
NEWS RIAS NOV 18, 2024
The benefits of equity model partnerships for RIAs

"There's no better way than having true financial alignment through equity partnership," one CEO said.

By Josh Welsh
$3.4B RIA growth platform Elevation Point expands leadership
NEWS RIAS NOV 18, 2024
$3.4B RIA growth platform Elevation Point expands leadership

The independent firm launched by ex-Sanctuary CEO Jim Dickson has tapped veterans from Summit Financial and BNY Pershing as it transitions an "oversubscribed pipeline" of advisor teams.

By Leo Almazora
Ex-Osaic CFO Jon Frojen resurfaces at $37B Beacon Pointe
NEWS RIAS NOV 18, 2024
Ex-Osaic CFO Jon Frojen resurfaces at $37B Beacon Pointe

The industry veteran brings nearly 40 years of experience, including more than a decade in the CFO role, as the leading RIA continues to grow and enhance its operations.

By Leo Almazora
A career dedicated to helping others
NEWS RIAS NOV 18, 2024
A career dedicated to helping others

Dr. Carolyn McClanahan, the 2024 InvestmentNews Women to Watch Lifetime Achievement recipient, has forged a stellar reputation educating people at the intersections of health and finance.

By Gregg Greenberg
Fifth Third expands further in North Carolina with $1.8B Truist team
NEWS RIAS NOV 18, 2024
Fifth Third expands further in North Carolina with $1.8B Truist team

The firm's newest advisor additions in the Southeast come with 55 years of collective experience in the industry.

By Leo Almazora
How to prepare for the uncertainty of markets for 2025
NEWS RIAS NOV 15, 2024
How to prepare for the uncertainty of markets for 2025

Chief investment officer discusses the importance of diversification and interest rate volatility ahead of a risky year at RIA Activate California.

By Josh Welsh
Could we be in for a "Trump bump" in RIA M&A?
NEWS RIAS NOV 15, 2024
Could we be in for a "Trump bump" in RIA M&A?

The president-elect's stance on regulation and tax is anticipated to add more fuel to already scorching-hot levels of deal activity.

By Leo Almazora
$28.9B EP Wealth welcomes Sageview alum as COO
NEWS RIAS NOV 15, 2024
$28.9B EP Wealth welcomes Sageview alum as COO

The Torrance, California-based RIA's C-suite hire brings more than 30 years' leadership experience, including at Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, and JPMorgan.

By Leo Almazora