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Have financial adviser, will travel
NEWS RIAS FEB 25, 2022
Have financial adviser, will travel

Jake Northrup caters to upper-income clients who don't subscribe to a 9-to-5, work-till-you're-65 mindset.

By Jeff Benjamin
NFP acquires $4.6 billion RIA
NEWS RIAS FEB 24, 2022
NFP acquires $4.6 billion RIA

AFS Advisors is a Suwanee, Georgia-based registered investment adviser.

By InvestmentNews
Financial advisers downplay geopolitical unrest while preparing for the worst
NEWS RIAS FEB 24, 2022
Financial advisers downplay geopolitical unrest while preparing for the worst

Financial markets are reacting to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while market watchers dissect the bigger picture.

By Jeff Benjamin
When building a tech stack, best-in-breed isn't always best
NEWS RIAS FEB 23, 2022
When building a tech stack, best-in-breed isn't always best

The RIA Lab panelists offered suggestions on how advisers can navigate the challenges and opportunities of technology integration.

By Jeff Benjamin
Stratos Wealth increases stake in BWM Financial
NEWS RIAS FEB 23, 2022
Stratos Wealth increases stake in BWM Financial

The Ohio-based RIA's total ownership share in BWM rises to 33% after its initial investment two years ago.

By InvestmentNews
Merchant takes minority stake in Truvestments
NEWS RIAS FEB 23, 2022
Merchant takes minority stake in Truvestments

The investment will help Truvestments share its Demogronomics model for investment management and client engagement on a larger scale.

By InvestmentNews
CI Financial adds $5 billion RIA, reports record financial results
NEWS RIAS FEB 22, 2022
CI Financial adds $5 billion RIA, reports record financial results

The Canadian financial conglomerate acquired Newport Beach, California-based Corient Capital, while its earnings show its U.S. operations now represent its largest business segment.

By Jeff Benjamin
Focus Financial Partners looks to double revenue by 2025: Adolf
NEWS RIAS FEB 18, 2022
Focus Financial Partners looks to double revenue by 2025: Adolf

The RIA aggregator reported that it finished 2021 with a bang, closing 22 deals in the fourth quarter alone. For the year, it hit a new high of 38 RIA transactions.

By Bruce Kelly
Why RIAs should look at PE the way PE looks at RIAs
NEWS RIAS FEB 17, 2022
Why RIAs should look at PE the way PE looks at RIAs

As private equity pours cash into wealth management, financial advisers should be exposing clients to private equity investments.

By Jeff Benjamin
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — February 2022
NEWS RIAS FEB 17, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — February 2022

This month’s #AdviserTech roundup includes Wealthfront’s $1.4 billion acquisition by UBS, Gemini’s purchase of Bitria, and a couple of deals related to RIA compliance technology.

By Michael Kitces and Kyle Van Pelt
An advisory firm that helps blended families rebuild
NEWS RIAS FEB 15, 2022
An advisory firm that helps blended families rebuild

Blend Wealth's co-founders are using their own experiences to help other blended families get on the same page financially.

By Jeff Benjamin
OneDigital acquires $170 million Florida firm
NEWS RIAS FEB 15, 2022
OneDigital acquires $170 million Florida firm

Sarasota-based Generations Wealth Planning is led by a father-and-son team, Rob and Kevin Lyons.

By InvestmentNews
SEC fines 12 firms total of $292,523 in Form CRS enforcement actions
NEWS RIAS FEB 15, 2022
SEC fines 12 firms total of $292,523 in Form CRS enforcement actions

It's the agency's second round of Form CRS compliance cases. The SEC is encouraging firms to self-report delinquencies.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Hightower's suit against $39 million RIA described as 'wirehouse 101'
NEWS RIAS FEB 14, 2022
Hightower's suit against $39 million RIA described as 'wirehouse 101'

The $104 billion Chicago-based aggregator is going after a Seattle adviser for taking clients with him when he left a year ago.

By Jeff Benjamin
Raymond James nabs Florida team managing $227 million
NEWS RIAS FEB 14, 2022
Raymond James nabs Florida team managing $227 million

The Orlando-based advisers will operate as Signature Wealth Partners and will serve high-net-worth individuals, pre-retirees and corporate executives.

By InvestmentNews
Allworth Financial acquires $480 million RIA
NEWS RIAS FEB 10, 2022
Allworth Financial acquires $480 million RIA

The agreement brings Allworth’s total number of offices to 21 across the country.

By InvestmentNews
Fusion Family Wealth sells minority stake to Merchant
NEWS RIAS FEB 10, 2022
Fusion Family Wealth sells minority stake to Merchant

Merchant's partnership structure continues to push into the RIA space with nearly 50 ownership stakes.

By Jeff Benjamin
Merchant Investment Management takes minority stake in $1 billion RIA
NEWS RIAS FEB 08, 2022
Merchant Investment Management takes minority stake in $1 billion RIA

The Chicago-area advisory firm, Inspirion Wealth Advisors, will use equity infusion to develop next-generation planners and potentially make acquisitions.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wirehouses are most productive channel: Cerulli
NEWS RIAS FEB 07, 2022
Wirehouses are most productive channel: Cerulli

Although wirehouses are shrinking, the study finds their reps have an average AUM of $198 million, versus an average of $88.1 million industrywide.

By InvestmentNews
CI Financial’s US expansion is a Canadian success story
NEWS RIAS FEB 07, 2022
CI Financial’s US expansion is a Canadian success story

The Toronto-based company's business operations in the United States represent the largest and fastest-growing segment of the $304 billion financial conglomerate.

By Jeff Benjamin