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Mercer Advisors names principal to lead M&A integration
NEWS RIAS MAY 16, 2024
Mercer Advisors names principal to lead M&A integration

The RIA giant is redoubling its inorganic growth focus as it elevates Martine Lellis to a newly created leadership role.

By Leo Almazora
Avantax snaps up $400M Pennsylvania team
NEWS RIAS MAY 16, 2024
Avantax snaps up $400M Pennsylvania team

Previously with Stratos Wealth Advisors, the new hires in the Northeast include three veterans with over 80 years of combined industry experience.

By Leo Almazora
Summit strengthens Southwest presence with $370M UBS team
NEWS RIAS MAY 15, 2024
Summit strengthens Southwest presence with $370M UBS team

The RIA is bolstering its partnership model as it helps the breakaway team, led by a 25-year veteran, launch their own high-net-worth firm.

By Leo Almazora
What will the end of noncompete agreements mean for advisors?
NEWS RIAS MAY 14, 2024
What will the end of noncompete agreements mean for advisors?

A bill in New York City, in addition to the new FTC rule, could be good news for restless advisors.

By Emile Hallez
Freestone signs industry veteran in war for RIA talent
NEWS RIAS MAY 13, 2024
Freestone signs industry veteran in war for RIA talent

The Seattle-based wealth firm’s latest hire comes with a professional history at big names like Goldman Sachs, UBS, and Wells Fargo.

By Leo Almazora
Edelman snaps up $453M investment advisory firm
NEWS RIAS MAY 13, 2024
Edelman snaps up $453M investment advisory firm

The Washington-based firm catering to medical and technology professionals gives the RIA giant an additional foothold in the Pacific Northwest.

By Leo Almazora
Integrated Partners names Andree Mohr president
NEWS RIAS MAY 10, 2024
Integrated Partners names Andree Mohr president

Mohr will focus on enhancing advisor support, training, and technology at the Boston, Massachusetts-based national planning firm and RIA.

By Leo Almazora
The future is true independence
NEWS OPINION MAY 10, 2024
The future is true independence

Five questions advisors should consider before making the break for independence.

By Gino Derango
SEC slaps ex-advisor with subpoena - again - over alleged cherry picking
NEWS RIAS MAY 09, 2024
SEC slaps ex-advisor with subpoena - again - over alleged cherry picking

'An advisor can only blow off the SEC for so long,' said one industry executive.

By Bruce Kelly
Wealthspire to snap up all-women practice in Ohio
NEWS RIAS MAY 08, 2024
Wealthspire to snap up all-women practice in Ohio

The New York-based RIA is extending its Midwestern presence with plans to acquire the $420M independent serving multigenerational clients.

By Leo Almazora
LPL completes deal for Crown Capital’s $5B wealth business
NEWS RIAS MAY 08, 2024
LPL completes deal for Crown Capital’s $5B wealth business

The deal for the Orange County, California-based firm’s wealth business is set to add around 125 advisors to LPL.

By Leo Almazora
$585M Wells Fargo team hops to Ohio-based RIA
NEWS RIAS MAY 07, 2024
$585M Wells Fargo team hops to Ohio-based RIA

Advising high-net-worth families and individuals, the two veterans are breaking away from the wirehouse giant to join the $2.5B independent.

By Leo Almazora
Want your firm to thrive? Focus on growth and relationship strategies
NEWS RIAS MAY 07, 2024
Want your firm to thrive? Focus on growth and relationship strategies

President of Crestwood Advisors says how a company thinks about growth is key to achieving it over the long term.

By Josh Welsh
Osaic seals deal for Lincoln’s wealth advisor business
NEWS RIAS MAY 06, 2024
Osaic seals deal for Lincoln’s wealth advisor business

The wealth management giant has gotten even more colossal as it welcomes $115 billion in assets and some 1,400 advisors.

By Leo Almazora
Goldman bolsters alts commitment with new lending solution
NEWS RIAS MAY 06, 2024
Goldman bolsters alts commitment with new lending solution

Extended to eligible RIA clients, the new offering takes the staid practice of securities lending to the alternative investment space.

By Leo Almazora
MAI extends acquisition streak with Harbor Wealth deal
NEWS RIAS MAY 06, 2024
MAI extends acquisition streak with Harbor Wealth deal

The high-net-worth RIA has added $321M to its network with the addition of a women-owned and operated practice in Colorado.

By Leo Almazora
Change continues at Focus with Colony-Buckingham merger plan
NEWS RIAS MAY 06, 2024
Change continues at Focus with Colony-Buckingham merger plan

“Transformational” combination will see Adam Birenbaum lead a wealth giant with nearly 1,200 employees across more than 90 locations.

By Leo Almazora
Snowden Lane’s CEO is out to win the war for wirehouse talent
NEWS RIAS MAY 06, 2024
Snowden Lane’s CEO is out to win the war for wirehouse talent

The former Merrill executive has an insider’s view of what advisors want – and don’t want.

By Gregg Greenberg
Valuations for B-Ds and RIAs soar. Can it last?
NEWS RIAS MAY 06, 2024
Valuations for B-Ds and RIAs soar. Can it last?

Deals by LPL underscore surge in price propelled by the ongoing movement to fee-based revenue from one-time commission charges.

By Bruce Kelly
Millennials want advice now but industry 'unprepared'
NEWS RIAS MAY 06, 2024
Millennials want advice now but industry 'unprepared'

Firms must have a clear idea of how to attract and retain G2 advisors as record CFP exam numbers offer good news for the future.

By Josh Welsh