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Search underway for 2025’s best financial advisors
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2024
Search underway for 2025’s best financial advisors

InvestmentNews is calling for entries for the second annual Top Advisor showcase.

Advisors optimistic even as election worries, wealth tsunami pose challenges
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2024
Advisors optimistic even as election worries, wealth tsunami pose challenges

Natixis survey unpacks how advisors are using model portfolios, relationship-building, and other strategies to navigate their way to growth.

Why the US lags globally in retirement security
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 16, 2024
Why the US lags globally in retirement security

It's not just about the shift from pensions to 401(k)s, as highly rated countries offer higher contribution limits and more flexibility to workers.

Morgan Stanley latest wirehouse to reel in bundle of fresh client assets
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2024
Morgan Stanley latest wirehouse to reel in bundle of fresh client assets

"It is clear that the industry is benefiting from strong tailwinds," one analyst notes.

Pathstone asserts UHNW dominance in mega-deal for $45B Hall Capital Partners
NEWS RIAS OCT 16, 2024
Pathstone asserts UHNW dominance in mega-deal for $45B Hall Capital Partners

The blockbuster transaction is expected to turn the New Jersey-based advisory giant into a $160B AUA colossus.

AlphaCore strengthens Colorado presence with All Season merger deal
NEWS RIAS OCT 16, 2024
AlphaCore strengthens Colorado presence with All Season merger deal

The PE-backed RIA's newly announced West Coast transaction adds roughly $200M in AUM.

Gold approaches another record as election race, Fed rate cuts come into focus
NEWS ALTERNATIVES OCT 16, 2024
Gold approaches another record as election race, Fed rate cuts come into focus

Near-term policy and economic uncertainty, including new pronouncements from Republican candidate Donald Trump, are pushing the metal toward a new high.

Raymond James extends Nevada presence with $1.1B powerhouse team
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 16, 2024
Raymond James extends Nevada presence with $1.1B powerhouse team

The firm is enhancing its employee advisor channel as a quartet of experienced professionals from RBC join its Las Vegas branch.

Beacon Pointe expands with $1B Landmark acquisition
NEWS RIAS OCT 16, 2024
Beacon Pointe expands with $1B Landmark acquisition

The RIA's fifth deal for 2024 gives it a foothold in Minnesota with a 33-person planning and investment superteam.

Apex inks deal to snap up Fintron
NEWS FINTECH OCT 16, 2024
Apex inks deal to snap up Fintron

The Texas-based wealth tech provider is taking another step towards providing a fully integrated, digital-first investing platform for its clients.

Advisors weigh in on the heavyweight battle between Apple and NVDA
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 16, 2024
Advisors weigh in on the heavyweight battle between Apple and NVDA

Wealth managers watch as Apple and NVDA battle it out for the title of the world's largest company.

Options, margin trading a rising source of income for online brokerages, report suggests
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2024
Options, margin trading a rising source of income for online brokerages, report suggests

As trading fees are all but extinct, online brokerages have been seeing more business among investors who want to trade options or on margin, data reveals.

Cetera adds "rising star" advisor in Arkansas
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 16, 2024
Cetera adds "rising star" advisor in Arkansas

The broker-dealer giant's latest addition in the South is making a move to independence by launching his own firm.

Clarity on roles, C-suite team is "mission critical" to achieve growth
NEWS RIAS OCT 16, 2024
Clarity on roles, C-suite team is "mission critical" to achieve growth

Bullish Shannon Spotswood, CEO of RFG Advisory, wants to "flip tables and bars" and upend industry norms.

Investors' risk tolerance is increasing, but slowly due to concerning factors
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2024
Investors' risk tolerance is increasing, but slowly due to concerning factors

Risk aversity has fallen compared to recent years, new report reveals.

Breakaway RIA grows to more than $1B AUM, buys out investor in under five years
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2024
Breakaway RIA grows to more than $1B AUM, buys out investor in under five years

Firm reunited Stephens Inc. team in independence.

Tech rally stalls as chip stocks lose $420B on poor outlook
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2024
Tech rally stalls as chip stocks lose $420B on poor outlook

Nvidia among stocks in decline having reached record high.

Atlanta Fed's Bostic says US economy will slow but remain robust
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2024
Atlanta Fed's Bostic says US economy will slow but remain robust

Growth, employment still positive says bank president.

Hedge fund ramp up FX bets on Trump speculation
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2024
Hedge fund ramp up FX bets on Trump speculation

Funds will win if greenback rises against tariff-risk peers.

Energy transition will bring down costs, says IEA
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2024
Energy transition will bring down costs, says IEA

Moving away from oil and gas set to benefit consumers.