Dominic Tropiano made 52 trades in two customers' accounts without their knowledge.
Schwab study finds ETF investors view vehicle as way to manage volatility.
Almost 9 in 10 said they never even considered it.
SB Wealth of San Clemente will use firm's broker-dealer and RIA.
Fort Worth-based Karsten Advisors has offices in Texas and Colorado.
Acquisition brings two-year-old Cresset's AUM to $4.5 billion.
Lori Siegel and Robert Russo form Centrix Wealth Partners in Houston.
Anselmo Contreras Jr. said to have borrowed $30,000 from clients.
They want more bang for big tech bucks, poll of advisers by Pershing finds.
David Zoll and Sarah Pifer join New York firm, which is a unit of HighTower.
