Luke Winskowski, former head of Thrivent’s advice and wealth management division, has joined 49 Financial as president. The Austin-based RIA with just under $1 billion in client assets was the first outside firm to join Thrivent Advisor Network.

Will Armenta co-founded the "alts-for-advisors" platform with Joe Lonsdale, and advises Lonsdale's $6 billion venture capital fund. He'll be a managing director at Duran's Rise Growth Partners.

Stich, a highly visible wealthtech marketing executive, departs after a little more than a year with the new digital custodian.

Klein, who stepped down as CEO of Nitrogen in November, will serve as a strategic advisor for Fynancial, a new 'Social Financial Platform.'

Molly Nelson is suing her former employer Avantax in Montana federal court, claiming the restrictive covenants she signed would make it impossible to work in the industry.

The bank filed its complaint against Nader Joseph Al-Mooshi, arguing that so far the advisor’s convinced about 64 households with $40 million in assets to leave J.P. Morgan and join Kestra Financial.

Helen Grace Caldwell faces 20 years in prison after being charged with wire fraud in a scheme that allegedly stole $1.5 million from clients, according to the Justice Department.

Jim Nagengast’s departure from Osaic is part of a larger trend happening in the IBD world, where the leaders of the individual businesses step down in the wake of a consolidation.

Pierce will stay on until April 1 as Cetera implements a "downstream" recruiting strategy.