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Private Market Asset Managers See RIA Channel As ‘Fastest Growing Pool’
Registered investment advisors are going to see continued attention from private market asset managers and providers…
Future Advisors Are Seeking Robust RIA Internship Programs, Mentors
Registered investment advisors should offer robust internship programs and emphasize cultures of service to attract young…
How do new advisory firms register their RIA
This story is the fourth in a series Financial Planning Chief Correspondent Tobias Salinger is writing…
Cetera Launches New RIA and Branches Channel, Appoints Jen Hanau as Lead
Cetera is launching a new channel to help manage its independent and employee-based RIA operations for…
Bluespring Merges Two Texas-Based Firms to Create $1.4B RIA
Bluespring Wealth Partners, the registered investment advisor acquisition arm of Kestra Holdings, has acquired a former…
SEC Committee Recommends Reforms for RIA Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
An SEC committee is recommending that the regulator “harmonize” its rules regarding mandatory arbitration clauses between…
Diversify Adds $450M RIA to Affiliate Model; Merit Acquires First Utah RIA
$450M RIA Addition Pushes Diversify Over $10B in Assets Diversify Advisor Network, a Sandy, Utah-based registered…
RIA Sellers Could Face as Much as 30% Variance on Offers
Merger and acquisition experts agree that dealmaking in the registered investment advisor space is booming. Still,…
What you can learn from my RIA merger, part 2
Two and a half years ago I merged my RIA — the one I built from…
RIA Industry Hits Record Number of Firms, Client AUM
The registered investment advisor industry hit several record highs in 2024, including for the number of…
Ex-Rochdale Investment CEO Launches RIA Sandro Wealth
The former CEO of a $30 billion investment management firm, along with several members of his…
When should a financial advisor launch an RIA?
This story is the first in a series Financial Planning Chief Correspondent Tobias Salinger is writing…
Summit Financial Acquires Stakes in Two RIA Firms
Summit Financial, a Parsippany, N.J.-based registered investment advisor backed by Merchant Investment Management, has taken minority…
Hightower Acquires in $2B Airline-Focused RIA
Hightower, the $168 billion registered investment advisor, has acquired Smith Anglin, a Dallas-based wealth manager specializing…
Exploring Dynasty Financial Partners’ Model Select for RIA Portfolio Management
In November, Dynasty Financial Partners, the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based support platform for registered investment advisors, rolled out…
Advisor Trio Departs Procyon to Launch Own RIA
Three Westport, Conn.-based financial advisors are leaving Procyon Partners, the Dynasty- and Constellation Wealth Capital-backed registered…
The Financial Advisor’s Guide to RIA Independence
For many advisory teams, staying inside a wirehouse or broker/dealer feels restrictive. They want more control…
RIA Edge Podcast: TFO’s Chris Erblich
How can a firm truly put families first in wealth management? Join host David Armstrong as…
How one RIA found its succession plan
Financial advisors face twin business challenges that are difficult to accomplish at the same time: succession…
$1.6B Houston RIA Adds 8 Partners in Succession Move
Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors, a Houston-based registered investment advisor with $1.6 billion in client assets, has…