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Ellevest exits robo-advice business, transfers assets to Betterment
NEWS RIAS FEB 26, 2025
Ellevest exits robo-advice business, transfers assets to Betterment

The move marks a pivotal strategic shift for the women-focused investment advisory firm and top-growing RIA.

By Leo Almazora
Merchant and Mesirow beef up tax planning capabilities
NEWS RIAS FEB 26, 2025
Merchant and Mesirow beef up tax planning capabilities

Merchant's latest partnership with an established CPA firm and Mesirow's new strategic hire, an alum of Corient, enhance advisors' abilities to support tax planning in their networks.

By Leo Almazora
Elevation Point extends growth agenda with Triton Wealth partnership
NEWS RIAS FEB 25, 2025
Elevation Point extends growth agenda with Triton Wealth partnership

The $3.5 billion RIA has taken the next step in its 2025 deal calendar with a strategic minority investment in Minnesota.

By Leo Almazora
Beacon Pointe, Bogart Wealth make key hires
NEWS RIAS FEB 25, 2025
Beacon Pointe, Bogart Wealth make key hires

Beacon Pointe's latest hire, an Ellevest alum, strengthens its female leadership while Bogart Wealth's founder and CEO gives the president role to an incoming veteran executive.

By Leo Almazora
Solow ends 15-year $5B run at Goldman for new role with Caprock
NEWS RIAS FEB 25, 2025
Solow ends 15-year $5B run at Goldman for new role with Caprock

Private wealth expert focuses on sports and entertainment clients.

By Steve Randall
Stewart to lead new 'midway' family office from Robertson Stephens
NEWS RIAS FEB 25, 2025
Stewart to lead new 'midway' family office from Robertson Stephens

Target clients are seeking something different from traditional offerings.

By Steve Randall
Baby boomers not rushing to create wealth transfer plans
NEWS RIAS FEB 23, 2025
Baby boomers not rushing to create wealth transfer plans

They have been expected to soon be passing trillions of dollars to their heirs. But financial advisors say they are in no rush to do so.

By Gregg Greenberg
European stocks are finally leading. Should financial advisors follow?
NEWS RIAS FEB 21, 2025
European stocks are finally leading. Should financial advisors follow?

Wealth managers offer their investment outlooks on newly resurgent European stocks.

By Gregg Greenberg
Where RIAs stand on the full-time, return-to-office trend
NEWS RIAS FEB 20, 2025
Where RIAs stand on the full-time, return-to-office trend

Washington and Wall Street are demanding employees work in the office five days a week. Here's what RIAs are saying.

By Gregg Greenberg
Dynasty adds CIBC breakaways as Sanctuary unveils first strategic capital partnership
NEWS RIAS FEB 20, 2025
Dynasty adds CIBC breakaways as Sanctuary unveils first strategic capital partnership

Sanctuary Wealth's latest minority investment marks a new phase in the RIA aggregator's efforts to support independent advisor growth on its platform.

By Leo Almazora
Advisors are starting to hear the bears growl
NEWS RIAS FEB 19, 2025
Advisors are starting to hear the bears growl

Wealth managers discuss how they are calming increasingly anxious clients.

By Gregg Greenberg
Cresset, Prudential announce new chief people officers
NEWS RIAS FEB 19, 2025
Cresset, Prudential announce new chief people officers

The RIA giant welcomes a veteran with more than 20 years' experience, including time supporting JPMorgan's First Republic integration, as Prudential Financial selects a leader from its own ranks.

By Leo Almazora
Duran's Rise reveals second strategic minority partnership
NEWS RIAS FEB 19, 2025
Duran's Rise reveals second strategic minority partnership

Rise Growth Partners is supporting a $5.7 billion indie RIA's long-term vision to go national while strengthening its financial planning capabilities.

By Leo Almazora
New era for $5B firm OneSeven as original breakaway founder steps up to CEO
NEWS RIAS FEB 19, 2025
New era for $5B firm OneSeven as original breakaway founder steps up to CEO

Firm was founded by Morgan Stanley breakaways, merged with MGO.

By Steve Randall
Creative Planning expands in California with Maxwell Wealth Strategies
NEWS RIAS FEB 18, 2025
Creative Planning expands in California with Maxwell Wealth Strategies

The $345 billion RIA giant is extending its footprint in the West Coast as it lands its first deal for 2025.

By Leo Almazora
New York RIA, former rep fined combined $225K by SEC for breaching fiduciary duties
NEWS RIAS FEB 18, 2025
New York RIA, former rep fined combined $225K by SEC for breaching fiduciary duties

Elderly clients impacted in transfers to higher-fee advisory accounts.

By Steve Randall
RIAs adding jobs as employment outlook remains robust
NEWS RIAS FEB 17, 2025
RIAs adding jobs as employment outlook remains robust

Financial advisors discuss their hiring plans, as well as the skills they are seeking in job candidates.

By Gregg Greenberg
'Bogged down' advisors just want to have fun (again)
NEWS RIAS FEB 14, 2025
'Bogged down' advisors just want to have fun (again)

Jim Cahn, of Wealth Enhancement Group, lifts the lid on his firm's partnership model, his views on RIA M&A, and the widely slept-on reason why advisors are merging into larger organizations.

By Leo Almazora
Decade of RIA M&A explosion shows no slowdown: Fidelity
NEWS RIAS FEB 13, 2025
Decade of RIA M&A explosion shows no slowdown: Fidelity

There's been an emergence of buyers, backed with PE dollars, making repeated acquisitions.

By Bruce Kelly
Proactivity is key to client satisfaction, and it's lagging
NEWS RIAS FEB 13, 2025
Proactivity is key to client satisfaction, and it's lagging

Getting ahead of events is critical, say advisors, and the difference between keeping or losing clients.

By Gregg Greenberg