Merger and acquisition experts agree that dealmaking in the registered investment advisor space is booming. Still,…
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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…
PAG Gains RIA Founder Who Managed $4B with Neuberger
Private Advisor Group, a registered investment advisor and office of supervisory jurisdiction affiliated with LPL Financial based in Morristown,…
Anthony Stich Leaves MarketCounsel for $5B RIA Moran Wealth Management
One year after joining MarketCounsel, the business and regulatory compliance consultancy to independent advisors, Anthony Stich has…
How consolidators balance RIA autonomy, platform uniformity
With thousands of independent advisory firms spread across the U.S., the wealth management industry remains highly…
PE Firms 119th Street, Pelican Stake New RIA Maridea Wealth
Maridea Wealth Management, a Brooklyn-based registered investment advisor founded in 2023, has sold a private equity…
Great Hill Makes First Investment in RIA Market
Great Hill Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, has made a minority investment in Mission Wealth,…
Ex-Ameriprise Exec Joins John Thiel’s RIA Indivisible Partners
Sandy Bolton, who stepped down as head of wealth management solutions at Ameriprise about a year…
Savant Adds $1.15B RIA; Mariner Snags $325M Firm
Savant Wealth Expands Into Rhode Island With $1.15B Corrigan Savant Wealth Management, a $29.6 billion registered…
New RIA Launch Highlights the Challenges for Young Advisors
Matt Jaskolka, a financial advisor in Virginia Beach, Va., has left Oppenheimer to start his own…