Just five years ago, the Carson Group had a total valuation of $120 million, or six to eight times less than its current potential valuation. The firm said in October it is looking to raise capital to continue to invest in registered investment advisers and wealth management firms.
This marks the second major deal since March for the $35 billion RIA, and it's a sign of more to come, according to CEO Jeff Dekko.
Opening its own broker-dealer gives the firm room to recruit advisers who don't hold RIA assets at Raymond James.
The total number of advisory firms with a fee-only model has risen 20% since 2019, according to an analysis of the latest data from the SEC.
An aggregator with close to 50 deals since 2016, Mercer already had custody agreements with Schwab, TD Ameritrade, National Advisors Trust and Fidelity.
Succession planning motivated the sale of Mississippi-based ET George Investment Management.
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Los Angeles-based Lido Advisors plans to expand across the country organically and via acquisitions.
More than a year of virtual events highlighted the appeal of quality content, and could change the look and feel of industry events that will now have to balance glitz, content, fees and virtual access.
Viridian Advisors, an $846 million RIA, will bring CPAs and tax expertise to Edelman.
Professionals in any trade “have a sacred obligation to the client and society as a whole,” Blaine Aikin, founder of Fiduciary Insights, said in the keynote presentation at the InvestmentNews RIA Summit.
Frank Hanna and Bryan Cogliano head RevolutionX, a hybrid based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.
Knowlton Knowlton & Larsen will be Rockefeller's first group of advisers in Boston.
The historic government spending, combined with wage pressures, could be the catalyst for runaway inflation, according to experts. The S&P 500 Index, which is still up 9.5% from the start of the year, fell by nearly 4% early this week.
Knight Nguyen Investments and its owner claimed to be experts in alternative investments.
The company will merge Legacy One Financial Advisors into a subsidiary, USCA RIA, and rename the merged entity U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors.
Though registered investment advisory firms could benefit from hunting for new clients at the DC plans they manage, will they begin to acquire retirement plan adviser firms?
Self-directed investors are reaching thresholds that are starting to make professional financial advice more appealing.
The acquisition will expand the Pennsylvania-based Great Valley Advisor Group’s footprint to New England.
The deal marks the 18th RIA transaction in the U.S. for the Toronto-based aggregator. The transaction is expected to increase CI’s total U.S. assets to $63 billion, and to $230 billion, globally.
