Should RIA offices be remote or in-person

This is the sixth installment in a Financial Planning series by Chief Correspondent Tobias Salinger on…

Financial advisors express doubts about giant RIA rollups

Competitive threats are lurking beneath the surface of the dominant industry headlines about the massive growth…

Concurrent Launches Minority Stake Division, Invests in Two RIAs

Concurrent Investment Advisors, a hybrid registered investment advisor with a 1099 affiliation model, has launched a…

How should RIA financial advisors pick a fee model

This story is the fifth in a series Financial Planning Chief Correspondent Tobias Salinger is writing…

Edward Jones hits ex-broker with big arb award

In the latest legal action from a firm not content to watch its client information walk…

How switching broker-dealers led to a tech rethink: Show Me Your Stack

Welcome to “Show Me Your Stack,” a series from Financial Planning in which we interview those…

Osaic to buy fee-only RIA CW Advisors

Fresh off consolidating eight previously acquired broker-dealers under its brand, Osaic is embarking on its biggest…

Senior RIAs Must Share Clients to Foster Next Generation

Registered investment advisor president and CEO JC Abusaid told an audience of advisors at this year’s…

Weighing the chances of RIA arbitration reform

Investor advocates are cheering an attempt to place stricter limits on how RIAs can use arbitration…

RIAs Of the Future Will Be Focused on Growing Revenue, Not Just Assets

Registered investment advisors looking to build sustainable, growth-oriented firms need to think outside the usual parameters…

RIAs Must Dedicate Revenue, Time to Bolster Organic Growth

During panels at Wealth Management EDGE, RIA heads and consultants pointed to the importance of deliberate…

Advisor offices in residences doubled in last few years

When COVID-19 changed the world, Zoom spread the familiarity of virtual meetings. Now, the meaning of…

How do new advisory firms register their RIA

This story is the fourth in a series Financial Planning Chief Correspondent Tobias Salinger is writing…

RIAs Focused on ETFs with Specialized Strategies in Q1 2025

RIAs increasingly invested in ETFs focused on specialized strategies and risk management in the first quarter…

Tips for financial advisors to grow their business

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. A good advisor…

FINRA panel fines U.S. Capital Wealth for investment advice

A hybrid wealth management firm acquired by Arax Investment Partners last year owes a client at…

Save Advisors Launches Market-Based Savings Program for RIAs

Save Advisors, a Houston-based subsidiary of markets-based savings startup Save, has introduced an FDIC-backed savings option…

How departing financial advisors can avoid lawsuits

This story is the third in a series Financial Planning Chief Correspondent Tobias Salinger is writing…

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…

Building a multifamily office’s tech: Show Me Your Stack

Welcome to “Show Me Your Stack,” a series from Financial Planning in which we interview those…

What 150 independent advisors wanted from their tech stack

RIA leaders who have done things the same way for their whole careers often don’t want…

SmartAsset: Top 10 cities for retiree income

Retirement income can vary drastically across the United States. In some cities, retirees enjoy an average…