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Mergers and Acquisitions

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Looking out for your Aunt Sally

If you're considering selling, the first question you need to answer is whether you want to join a fully integrated firm with a bold mission or become part of a financial consolidator

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  • July 21, 2020

Resources picks up $2B 401(k) consultant

The deal brings the firm's retirement plan AUM to a reported $50 billion

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The latest in financial adviser fintech – July 2020

We look at the big news, announcements and underlying trends in the world of technology solutions for financial advisers and wealth management!

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  • July 16, 2020

As M&A activity ramps back up, RIAs need to bone up on the details

Independent advisers want to do deals, but many confess they aren't really prepared to do so

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Equity-like financing for RIAs that don’t want to surrender equity

All RIAs are different, which underscores the need for diverse sources of funding for these firms

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  • July 14, 2020

After a choppy start, RIA M&A regains momentum in 2020

More and larger deals suggests the second half could reach record levels

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Empower’s Personal Capital acquisition highlights convergence of wealth and retirement

Retirement plan advisers should heed the implications of the deal

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COVID-19 tamps down pace of RIA consolidation

Deal activity is expected to pick up steam in the second half of the year

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  • June 30, 2020

Creative Planning acquires $530 million RIA

Starfire Investment Advisers is based outside Detroit

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  • June 30, 2020

Mercer acquires $330 million RIA

Founders sell Los Angeles-based Argosy Wealth Management

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  • June 27, 2020

Orion merges with Brinker Capital to form $40 billion TAMP

The deal creates the fourth largest turnkey asset management platform, behind Envestnet, SEI and AssetMark

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  • June 26, 2020

Kansas City, Missouri, firms merge to form $1.7 billion RIA

RubinBrown and Wealth Management Advisors combine

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  • June 23, 2020

Cary Street Partners to acquire $215 million RIA

Waypoint Advisors in Virginia Beach, Va., will join the Richmond-based firm

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  • June 23, 2020

Some new Advisor Group reps staring at reduced pay grid

Any cuts to payout will be offset by tools and technology, according to the broker-dealer

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  • June 23, 2020

Creative Planning notches seventh deal of 2020 with $700 million RIA

The purchase of Sunrise Advisors marks the first local acquisition for the Kansas-based firm

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  • June 18, 2020

Cresset acquires PagnatoKarp to form Top 25 RIA

The two firms have a combined $9.5 billion in assets under management

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Misinformation about private equity ownership distracts advisers at vital time

Here are key questions advisers should ask when assessing a firm owned by private equity

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  • June 11, 2020

Tegra118 acquires retirement planning fintech RetireUp

The technology uses illustrations like charts and graphs to simplify financial concepts for clients

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Morgan Stanley’s Gorman ‘thrilled’ with ETrade purchase

The CEO is particularly pleased with ETrade's technology and brand

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Pru is one contender for MassMutual’s retirement business

There's considerable overlap in the types of defined-contribution plans the two companies serve, particularly in the Taft-Hartley, government and nonprofit areas