Chad R. Bester, who managed $300 million at Wells Fargo Advisors in Minneapolis, has joined Mount Yale Capital Group as an equity partner and senior vice president of investments. He also will serve on Mount Yale’s executive leadership team, the firm said in a release.
Bester and his team operate as Bester Wealth Management.
Bester spent almost 19 years at Wells Fargo, joining the firm in 2002.
VanEck is leaning on Allocate's operating platform to bring a private markets offering to financial advisors in weeks, not months.
The Omaha-based RIA's second Hanover office deepens its US expansion as industry dealmaking hits a record clip in 2026.
The two alternative-investment platforms' new financing – coming from Blue Owl, Carlyle, Franklin Templeton and other big-name backers – signals deepening advisor demand for private-market access.
Eighty-five percent of firms now call AI their top compliance concern, up 28 points from 2025, new industry survey shows
RIA consolidation deals expand firms in Alabama, Maryland.
Northern Trust’s Ken Lassner shows advisors how to convert volatility into after-tax portfolio gains
Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income
