Litigation over these agreements often favors the firm, but there are ways for advisers to protect their businesses.
Capping pass-through entity taxes at 15% would help advisers and many of their clients.
Four breakaways in Colorado Springs sign on with HighTower.
TD is dropping its fees, while Fidelity is giving is RIAs fewer options on how to pay for referrals.
KKR, Stone Point investment puts value of RIA roll-up at $2B, but doesn't answer the question of whether an IPO would be successful.
Infusion from Stone Point Capital and KKR values RIA consolidator at $2 billion.
Next Capital Management is led by a Goldman alum.
Some are flexible and will give clients discounts, while others stand firm and will not bend.
Prospects don't always know what it means to be a fiduciary, but they know what they want to hear when asking an adviser if they are one.
The addition of WealthTrust's $6.4 billion in AUM lifts HighTower's total to nearly $46 billion, a nearly four-fold increase from four years ago.
Advisers have to make accommodations, but some believe the changes are worth it to forge deep and long-term relationships with young clients.
Consolidator could add $6.4 billion in assets at a cost of about $70 million.
Popular radio show host changed his referral program due to 'perceived' regulatory risk among advisers.
Regardless of whether the fiduciary rule is ultimately repealed, advisers say it is becoming more popular among consumers.
Robo adviser's president Eli Broverman departs to build new firms
Minneapolis-based RIA manages $515 million in assets.
The commission's March 30 opinion clears the way for Ms. Bennett to move forward with her federal court claims that the agency's in-house forum is unconstitutional.
Regardless of DOL gridlock, RIAs are embracing their fiduciary status and promoting it to prospective clients.
Trio that managed $113 million creates Wallace Hart Capital Management.
Planning, merging and consolidation are the way to grow.
