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TradePMR, FP Transitions partner on consulting service
NEWS RIAS FEB 21, 2023
TradePMR, FP Transitions partner on consulting service

The service aims to help RIAs and breakaways with organizational structure, compensation and entity design.

With recession looming, advisors prepare for the worst
NEWS RIAS FEB 21, 2023
With recession looming, advisors prepare for the worst

Clients are being advised to build up their cash positions, reduce equity risk and load up on high-quality fixed income.

Are financial advisors recession-proof?
NEWS RIAS FEB 20, 2023
Are financial advisors recession-proof?

What the numbers say about advisory jobs in a potential downturn, according to an InvestmentNews Research analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The ’secret’ of advisor job security
NEWS RIAS FEB 20, 2023
The ’secret’ of advisor job security

As long as wealth management firms can continue to attract and retain knowledgeable and empathetic individuals, financial advisors should always have a job.

Advisors' worst fears coming into 2023 proving groundless, so far
NEWS RIAS FEB 17, 2023
Advisors' worst fears coming into 2023 proving groundless, so far

A relatively smoother ride in the financial markets this year should allow advisors and their clients to breathe a sigh of relief.

NewEdge Advisors rolls out employee affiliation model
NEWS RIAS FEB 17, 2023
NewEdge Advisors rolls out employee affiliation model

South Dakota-based Reinke Gray Wealth Management is the first to join NewEdge using the new model.

Dynasty Financial, in first-ever acquisition, picks up TruClarity's breakaway business
NEWS RIAS FEB 16, 2023
Dynasty Financial, in first-ever acquisition, picks up TruClarity's breakaway business

Dynasty currently has 35 job openings, and CEO Shirl Penney said TruClarity's people, including CEO Pamela Stross, were a big part of its appeal.

Focus Financial Partners keeps mum about potential sale
NEWS RIAS FEB 16, 2023
Focus Financial Partners keeps mum about potential sale

CEO Rudy Adolf said nothing about the potential sale during the firm's quarterly earnings call with investors Thursday morning.

Sequoia Financial acquires Zeke Capital Advisors in $5 billion deal
NEWS RIAS FEB 16, 2023
Sequoia Financial acquires Zeke Capital Advisors in $5 billion deal

The purchase of Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based Zeke will push Sequoia's assets under management to more than $15 billion.

2023 RIA M&A off to sluggish start
NEWS RIAS FEB 15, 2023
2023 RIA M&A off to sluggish start

The second half of January saw RIA mergers and acquisitions slow down sharply from the first half, according to a report from Fidelity.

Waiting too long can make your worst fears a reality
NEWS OPINION FEB 15, 2023
Waiting too long can make your worst fears a reality

The primary reason RIA principals continue to run their own shops, rather than cashing out or offloading day-to-day responsibilities, has to do with fear.

Hightower buys Massachusetts RIA with $625 million in AUM
NEWS RIAS FEB 14, 2023
Hightower buys Massachusetts RIA with $625 million in AUM

Lexington-based Bickling Financial Services, founded in 1984, has three offices across the state.

Alan Moore stepping down as CEO of AdvicePay to become full-time CEO of XY Planning
NEWS RIAS FEB 10, 2023
Alan Moore stepping down as CEO of AdvicePay to become full-time CEO of XY Planning

The 35-year-old co-founder of AdvicePay and XY Planning said he got the AdvicePay board's blessing late last year to make the transition.

Wealth Enhancement Group adds RIA managing $273 million
NEWS RIAS FEB 08, 2023
Wealth Enhancement Group adds RIA managing $273 million

Falls Church, Virginia-based Washington Wealth Advisors is led by Maura Schauss and Todd Youngdahl.

Hightower unit TC Wealth acquires $800 million firm
NEWS RIAS FEB 08, 2023
Hightower unit TC Wealth acquires $800 million firm

Both TC Wealth Partners and the firm it purchased, EFG Advisors, are based in the suburbs of Chicago.

Rising rates, falling revenue will dramatically change RIA M&A activity in 2023
NEWS OPINION FEB 08, 2023
Rising rates, falling revenue will dramatically change RIA M&A activity in 2023

Look for independent broker-dealers flush with interest-rate revenue to emerge as credible threats to the mergers-and-acquisitions status quo.

Joe Duran's Goldman two-step: Exiting as partner, staying to consult
NEWS RIAS FEB 06, 2023
Joe Duran's Goldman two-step: Exiting as partner, staying to consult

As a consultant, Duran will focus on Goldman’s effort to become a leading custodian to RIAs, working with the head of Goldman’s RIA offering, Padi Raphael.

Direct indexing touted as client prospecting tool
NEWS RIAS FEB 06, 2023
Direct indexing touted as client prospecting tool

The product can benefit any investor with a taxable account, not just the wealthiest clients, says a panelist at the ETF Exchange conference.

United Advisor Group debuts as a new RIA aggregator
NEWS RIAS FEB 06, 2023
United Advisor Group debuts as a new RIA aggregator

The independent registered investment advisor has partnered with Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions for its custody services.

Website helps investors cut through regulatory thicket to find advisors
NEWS RIAS FEB 03, 2023
Website helps investors cut through regulatory thicket to find advisors

As it enters its fifth year, Investor.com has been redesigned to make it easier for investors to digest a financial firm's disciplinary history and conflicts.