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MAI inks mega-deal with Evoke Advisors to form $60B AUM firm
RIA NEWS AUG 27, 2025
MAI inks mega-deal with Evoke Advisors to form $60B AUM firm

The strategic merger of equals with the $27 billion RIA firm in Los Angeles marks what could be the largest unification of the summer 2025 M&A season.

By Leo Almazora
Employees tapping retirement funds amid financial strain, led by Gen Zs
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 27, 2025
Employees tapping retirement funds amid financial strain, led by Gen Zs

Report highlights lack of options for those faced with emergency expenses.

By Steve Randall
LPL Financial on target to retain 90% of Commonwealth financial advisors, Wolfe Research analyst says
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 27, 2025
LPL Financial on target to retain 90% of Commonwealth financial advisors, Wolfe Research analyst says

However, Raymond James has had success recruiting Commonwealth advisors.

By Bruce Kelly
Culture x capital: A new frontier for RIAs & UHNW clients
OPINION AUG 26, 2025
Culture x capital: A new frontier for RIAs & UHNW clients

In a saturated market of PE secondaries and repackaged alts, cultural assets stand out as an underutilized, experiential, and increasingly monetizable class of wealth.

By Stephen Szypulski
Elon Musk's DOGE compromised critical Social Security data, whistleblower claims
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 26, 2025
Elon Musk's DOGE compromised critical Social Security data, whistleblower claims

A complaint by the Social Security Administration's chief data officer alleges numbers, names, and other sensitive information were handled in a way that creates "enormous vulnerabilities."

By Leo Almazora
Hedge funds win review of SEC's short sale disclosure rule
ALTERNATIVES AUG 26, 2025
Hedge funds win review of SEC's short sale disclosure rule

The New Orleans-based 5th Circuit has sided the industry groups arguing the commission's short-selling rules exceeded its authority.

By Bloomberg
Carlyle to acquire intelliflo from Invesco, spinning off RedBlack for US RIAs
ALTERNATIVES AUG 26, 2025
Carlyle to acquire intelliflo from Invesco, spinning off RedBlack for US RIAs

The deal will see the global alts giant snap up the fintech firm, which has struggled to gain traction among advisors over the years, for up to $200 million.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: LPL scoops up $700M Wedbush team in Texas
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 26, 2025
Advisor moves: LPL scoops up $700M Wedbush team in Texas

Elsewhere, Osaic extended its reach in Knoxville with a former TrustFirst team, while Raymond James scored another win in the war for Commonwealth advisors.

By Leo Almazora
RIA moves: Wealthspire snaps up $380M Marin Financial Advisors
RIA NEWS AUG 26, 2025
RIA moves: Wealthspire snaps up $380M Marin Financial Advisors

Meanwhile, EP Wealth extended its Southwestern presence with a $370 million women-led firm in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

By Leo Almazora
Why Trump's tax megabill brings new wrinkles — and opportunities — for Roth IRA conversions
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 25, 2025
Why Trump's tax megabill brings new wrinkles — and opportunities — for Roth IRA conversions

The recently enacted OBBBA makes lower tax rates "permanent," though other provisions could still make earlier Roth conversions appealing under the right conditions.

By Leo Almazora
Life insurance linked to greater financial confidence: Corebridge
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 25, 2025
Life insurance linked to greater financial confidence: Corebridge

Americans with life insurance coverage are far more likely to feel assured of their loved ones' future, though myths and misconceptions still hold many back from getting coverage.

By Leo Almazora
University endowments under pressure are rethinking investment strategies, Cerulli says
ALTERNATIVES AUG 25, 2025
University endowments under pressure are rethinking investment strategies, Cerulli says

Mounting regulatory pressures and proposed taxes are putting a strain on higher education institutions, forcing renewed focus on liquidity management and the secondary market for private equity.

By Leo Almazora
Nearly half of retirement plan participants would invest in private assets, Schroders finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 25, 2025
Nearly half of retirement plan participants would invest in private assets, Schroders finds

Poll of 1,500 retirement plan investors finds 45% interested in private equity and private debt, with more than three-quarters saying they'd ramp up contributions as a result.

By Leo Almazora
FINRA suspends Centaurus broker who piled clients into REITS, BDCs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2025
FINRA suspends Centaurus broker who piled clients into REITS, BDCs

Most firms place a limit on advisors’ sales of alternative investments to clients in the neighborhood of 10% a customer’s net worth.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor moves: LPL Financial, Osaic, Raymond James all welcome new teams
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 21, 2025
Advisor moves: LPL Financial, Osaic, Raymond James all welcome new teams

Those jumping ship include women advisors and breakaways.

By Steve Randall
Mariner announces an acquisition double, adding $1.7B to its AUA
RIA NEWS AUG 21, 2025
Mariner announces an acquisition double, adding $1.7B to its AUA

Firms in New York and Arizona are the latest additions to the mega-RIA.

By Steve Randall
Michigan insurance agent to stand trial after charges of insurance fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 21, 2025
Michigan insurance agent to stand trial after charges of insurance fraud

The agent, Todd Bernstein, 67, has been charged with four counts of insurance fraud linked to allegedly switching clients from one set of annuities to another.

By Bruce Kelly
NY Appeals court tosses $500M civil fraud penalty against Trump; upholds injunctive relief
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 21, 2025
NY Appeals court tosses $500M civil fraud penalty against Trump; upholds injunctive relief

“While harm certainly occurred, it was not the cataclysmic harm that can justify a nearly half billion-dollar award to the State,” Justice Peter Moulton wrote, while Trump will face limits in his ability to do business in New York.

By Matthew Sellers
Andy Sieg faces internal HR investigation into conduct at Citigroup: Report
WIREHOUSES AUG 21, 2025
Andy Sieg faces internal HR investigation into conduct at Citigroup: Report

Sieg, 58, was head of Merrill Wealth Management, left in 2023 and returned that September to Citigroup, where he worked before being hired by Merrill Lynch in 2009.

By Bruce Kelly
Understanding people is key to how financial advice has to evolve
EXPERT ADVICE AUG 21, 2025
Understanding people is key to how financial advice has to evolve

Technology can do a lot of things, but advisors still have undeniable value

By Todd Bryant, CFP®, AIF®, ChFC®, CLU®