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Advice-only planning exposes what's wrong with asset-based fee models
NEWS RIAS SEP 15, 2022
Advice-only planning exposes what's wrong with asset-based fee models

The planning industry won't truly distinguish itself from the old-fashioned brokerage industry until it stops linking fees to investment portfolios.

Duo managing $298 million at Wintrust shift to Baird
NEWS RIAS SEP 14, 2022
Duo managing $298 million at Wintrust shift to Baird

Scott Park and Aimee Morrin join firm’s Oak Brook, Illinois, office.

The decline of internal succession in the age of integrators and aggregators
NEWS OPINION SEP 14, 2022
The decline of internal succession in the age of integrators and aggregators

Remember that almost any carefully developed plan is going to be better for your family, employees and clients than to have no plan in place at all.

Investors see inflation as top concern
NEWS RIAS SEP 13, 2022
Investors see inflation as top concern

Research from State Street Global Advisors exposes a generational divide when it comes to seeking out financial advice.

Scorching hot August for RIA M&A: Fidelity
NEWS RIAS SEP 13, 2022
Scorching hot August for RIA M&A: Fidelity

New opportunistic buyers continue to enter the space, while serial buyers, those aggregators who have long dominated the market, are reportedly becoming more selective.

Single-stock ETFs take the field but many yellow flags are falling
NEWS RIAS SEP 12, 2022
Single-stock ETFs take the field but many yellow flags are falling

Regulators, analysts and financial advisers worry the easy access to enhanced performance will hurt unsophisticated investors.

AmeriFlex RIA acquisition model aims to keep sellers on board
NEWS RIAS SEP 12, 2022
AmeriFlex RIA acquisition model aims to keep sellers on board

The aggressive startup has plans to acquire more than 300 RIAs within three years, and its model even includes an option to reverse the sale of an RIA.

Tax ‘advice’ more important than ever
NEWS RIAS SEP 12, 2022
Tax ‘advice’ more important than ever

Advisers who help business-owner clients steer clear of possible tax traps in coming years will be performing a service unlikely to be forgotten.

As rate hikes slow mortgage refinancing, ETF rides to a 27% gain since January
NEWS RIAS SEP 09, 2022
As rate hikes slow mortgage refinancing, ETF rides to a 27% gain since January

The FolioBeyond Rising Rates ETF, which launched in October, is gaining appeal for advisers as it nears the $100 million mark.

Smaller RIAs weathered the pandemic better than larger firms, DeVoe reports
NEWS RIAS SEP 08, 2022
Smaller RIAs weathered the pandemic better than larger firms, DeVoe reports

The key to success is maintaining employee connections and getting people back to the office.

5 questions advisers should ask to make SEC audits as seamless as possible
NEWS OPINION SEP 01, 2022
5 questions advisers should ask to make SEC audits as seamless as possible

By using a proactive approach, firms not only save time and minimize risk, but they also instill confidence into their team from the top down.

Merit acquires Connecticut firms managing $277 million
NEWS RIAS SEP 01, 2022
Merit acquires Connecticut firms managing $277 million

Ceponis Financial Group and Brook Wealth Management are both based in Fairfield County.

Hightower acquires $1.2 billion RIA in Pacific Northwest
NEWS RIAS SEP 01, 2022
Hightower acquires $1.2 billion RIA in Pacific Northwest

Highland Private Wealth Management in Bellevue, Washington, has 18 employees, including five advisers.

CI Financial shares lose value amid US deal spree 
NEWS RIAS AUG 30, 2022
CI Financial shares lose value amid US deal spree 

CEO’s radical remake was accompanied by the exodus of 13 portfolio managers, traders and analysts to the Bank of Montreal.

Wealthspire funds four scholarships to encourage CFP diversity
NEWS RIAS AUG 30, 2022
Wealthspire funds four scholarships to encourage CFP diversity

The New York-based RIA will provide four awards per year of up to $5,000 per student for individuals pursuing their CFP certification.

Dynasty Financial Partners signals IPO is still the plan
NEWS RIAS AUG 24, 2022
Dynasty Financial Partners signals IPO is still the plan

An updated filing with the SEC appears to squash reports that Dynasty is shelving its plans to go public.

$4 billion team breaks away from Wells Fargo Advisors to form RIA
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2022
$4 billion team breaks away from Wells Fargo Advisors to form RIA

A desire to act in the best interests of the firm's clients leads to launch of Moran Wealth Management in Naples, Florida, with 36 employees.

Top fee-only RIAs in 2022
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2022
Top fee-only RIAs in 2022

As M&A boosts the size of registered investment advisers, here's a list of the biggest fee-only firms, based on the data they report on their form ADV to the SEC.

'Wait, you can do that?' 3 of the biggest eye-openers for breakaways
NEWS OPINION AUG 22, 2022
'Wait, you can do that?' 3 of the biggest eye-openers for breakaways

Here are some of the things about working as an independent adviser that may surprise those who've made the jump from a wirehouse.

Hightower leverages life of obscure artist to deliver message for women
NEWS RIAS AUG 22, 2022
Hightower leverages life of obscure artist to deliver message for women

A client event features the life and art of Suzie Zuzek, the woman who designed the fabrics used in Lilly Pulitzer's clothing line.