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Merchant Investment Management takes stake in Minnesota RIA
NEWS RIAS FEB 04, 2022
Merchant Investment Management takes stake in Minnesota RIA

Summit Investment Advisory Services manages $490 million for clients in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Florida.

By InvestmentNews
ETFs give advisers varied tools for fighting inflation
NEWS RIAS FEB 04, 2022
ETFs give advisers varied tools for fighting inflation

The new Amplify Inflation Fighter ETF joins a short list of strategies designed to hedge and leverage price pressures.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity updates its Wealthscape tech platform
NEWS RIAS FEB 03, 2022
Fidelity updates its Wealthscape tech platform

Refreshes mobile app and adds a digital empowerment tool.

By InvestmentNews
Hub acquires assets of West Coast RIA
NEWS RIAS FEB 02, 2022
Hub acquires assets of West Coast RIA

Kornerstone, based in Chico, California, manages $560 million.

By InvestmentNews
Private equity influence on wealth management is big and getting bigger
NEWS RIAS FEB 02, 2022
Private equity influence on wealth management is big and getting bigger

The 38 direct PE investments in wealth management last year compares to 23 in 2020 and 11 in 2019. Now PE is eyeing the wealthtech space.

By Jeff Benjamin
River Wealth Advisors sells minority stake to Merchant Investment Management
NEWS RIAS FEB 01, 2022
River Wealth Advisors sells minority stake to Merchant Investment Management

Merchant insists the noncontrolling investment is distinct from traditional private equity capital, which often comes with a short-term commitment.

By Jeff Benjamin
Schwab study says RIAs need to up their staffing and compensation game
NEWS RIAS FEB 01, 2022
Schwab study says RIAs need to up their staffing and compensation game

Hiring is getting more competitive at every level of an advisory firm, and compensation alone won't allow firms to keep pace.

By Jeff Benjamin
3 ways volatility diminishes the value of your firm
NEWS OPINION JAN 31, 2022
3 ways volatility diminishes the value of your firm

The impact that market corrections can have on advisory firms' profits makes having the right strategy and doing an exceptional job of implementing it even more important.

By Scott Hanson
NewEdge hires UBS team managing $3 billion in South Florida
NEWS RIAS JAN 31, 2022
NewEdge hires UBS team managing $3 billion in South Florida

Days after hiring Robert McCann, former UBS chairman for the Americas region, NewEdge announces more UBS veterans are joining the firm.

By Bruce Kelly
Adviser's faith-based ESG niche attracts true believers
NEWS RIAS JAN 28, 2022
Adviser's faith-based ESG niche attracts true believers

Robert Netzly has maintained his focus on biblically-based financial planning, while keeping his expectations low. The market is finding him.

By Jeff Benjamin
Crypto collapse sheds new light on loyalty to digital assets
NEWS RIAS JAN 27, 2022
Crypto collapse sheds new light on loyalty to digital assets

Without saying 'I told you so,' advisers are reminding their clients that investing in crypto will be stomach churning.

By Jeff Benjamin
OneDigital acquires St. Louis-based RIA
NEWS RIAS JAN 27, 2022
OneDigital acquires St. Louis-based RIA

HM Capital Management adds $5.5 billion in assets under advisement.

By InvestmentNews
Sudden market volatility has advisers preaching calm to newer investors
NEWS RIAS JAN 26, 2022
Sudden market volatility has advisers preaching calm to newer investors

As the next generation of investors comes on board, advisers are repeating the age-old mantra about not panicking in response to market swings.

By Jeff Benjamin
EP Wealth Advisors acquires $118 million RIA
NEWS RIAS JAN 26, 2022
EP Wealth Advisors acquires $118 million RIA

Klein Financial Advisors, a Newport Beach, California-based RIA, has a strong emphasis on serving women.

By InvestmentNews
Southwestern Investment Group is latest RIA to partner with private equity
NEWS RIAS JAN 25, 2022
Southwestern Investment Group is latest RIA to partner with private equity

The Tennessee-based firm has sold a minority stake to Merchant Investment Management, citing the need to build scale in the fast-consolidating wealth management industry.

By Jeff Benjamin
Baird adds $18 billion with acquisition of Hefren-Tillotson
NEWS RIAS JAN 25, 2022
Baird adds $18 billion with acquisition of Hefren-Tillotson

Hefren-Tillotson will add 90 financial advisers working out of six Pittsburgh-area offices to the more than 1,300 advisers in Baird's private wealth management business.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wealthspire kicks off rebranding efforts in wealth management build-out
NEWS RIAS JAN 24, 2022
Wealthspire kicks off rebranding efforts in wealth management build-out

Lenox Wealth Advisors became Wealthspire over the weekend, with Private Capital Group and Private Ocean the next firms under NFP's umbrella to see name changes.

By Jeff Benjamin
Utah duo managing $350 million joins LPL from Commonwealth
NEWS RIAS JAN 24, 2022
Utah duo managing $350 million joins LPL from Commonwealth

Andy Walker and Christen Covey open their own firm, Walker Covey Wealth Advisors, in Orem.

By InvestmentNews
Active ETFs catch the eye of RIAs and big funds, too
NEWS RIAS JAN 24, 2022
Active ETFs catch the eye of RIAs and big funds, too

According to CFRA data, through the end of last year, active ETFs made up 4% of all ETF assets, and represented 10% of ETF net inflows in the past year.

By Jeff Benjamin 
New era imminent as SEC focuses on accountability
NEWS OPINION JAN 21, 2022
New era imminent as SEC focuses on accountability

The agency seems to be moving toward seeking admissions of guilt from firms based on first-of-their-kind enforcement actions that it has taken as well as comments that its leaders have made.

By Margie Webber