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Department of Labor sign DOL fiduciary rule

Regulation & Compliance

DOL Puts Fiduciary Rule on Hold DOL Puts Fiduciary Rule on Hold

The government seeks to suspend pending litigation surrounding the fiduciary rule, to allow the Labor Department to decide how to proceed under the new administration.

byDiana Britton, Managing Editor

Feb 14, 2025

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Marwa Zakharia AssetBook

Support Platforms

AssetBook CEO Marwa Zakharia Steps Down AssetBook CEO Marwa Zakharia Steps Down

byDiana Britton

Feb 14, 2025

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Investing Strategies

David Canter Joins Green Investment Company David Canter Joins Green Investment Company

byDiana Britton

Feb 14, 2025

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WealthStack Roundup: The End For Morningstar Office WealthStack Roundup: The End For Morningstar Office

byDavis Janowski

Feb 14, 2025

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Hightower CEO Change Could Signal Next Phase of RIA's Growth Hightower CEO Change Signals Next Phase of Growth

byAlex Ortolani

Feb 14, 2025

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Deals & Moves: LPL, Ameriprise Add Advisors Amid Mounting Legal Disputes Deals & Moves: LPL, Ameriprise Add Advisors

byAlex Ortolani

Feb 14, 2025

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Fidelity: Advisors Continue to Gravitate to Active ETFs

Fidelity: Advisors Continue to Gravitate to Active ETFs

byDavid Bodamer, Executive Editor, Investments

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Cerulli: Independent RIAs to Outpace All Other Channels by 2028

Cerulli: Independent RIAs to Grow 4% Through 2028

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Satayan Mahajan, CEO, Datalign Advisory

Artificial Intelligence

Link Ventures Invests Another $5M In Prospecting Platform Datalign Advisory

Datalign Advisory Raises $5M More From Link Ventures

byDavis Janowski, Senior Technology Editor, WealthManagement.com

Kabir Sethi

Artificial Intelligence

Kabir Sethi Joins Board Of AI Startup Zeplyn

Kabir Sethi Joins Board Of AI Startup Zeplyn

byDavis Janowski, Senior Technology Editor, WealthManagement.com

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Robinhood Revenue Doubles, Fueled by Surge in Crypto Trading

Robinhood Revenue Doubles, Fueled by Crypto Trading

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Regulation & Compliance

CFPB Disarray Puts Future Fintech, Bank Oversight Into Question

CFPB Disarray Puts Future Fintech, Bank Oversight Into Question

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Charles Schwab Expands 24-Hour Trading to All Its Retail Clients

Schwab Expands 24-Hour Trading to All Retail Clients

byGeorgia Hall, Bloomberg

Peter Crawford CD&R

CD&R Hires Former Schwab CFO to Guide Wealth Portfolio

CD&R Taps Ex-Schwab CFO for Wealth Investments

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

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Estate Planning

Pennsylvania Court Rules Beneficiaries Can’t Unilaterally Change Trust’s Situs

Pennsylvania Court Rules Beneficiaries Can’t Unilaterally Change Trust’s Situs

byDavid A. Handler, Alison E. Lothes

Peter Nesvold SignatureFD

SignatureFD Adds M&A Vet Peter Nesvold to Board

SignatureFD Adds M&A Vet Nesvold to Board

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Larry Restieri and Bob Oros Hightower

Hightower CEO Bob Oros To Step Down

Hightower CEO Bob Oros To Step Down

byPatrick Donachie, Senior Reporter

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Industry News & Trends

McKinsey Estimates Advisor Shortage of 100,000 by 2034

McKinsey Estimates Advisor Shortage of 100,000 by 2034

byDiana Britton, Managing Editor

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Investing Strategies

Morningstar: Advisor Use of Custom Model Portfolios Rises

Advisor Use of Custom Model Portfolios Rises

byDavid Bodamer, Executive Editor, Investments

Chris Lex Carmen Lex

Brothers Launch New RIA with LPL; Bluespring Adds Independent RIA

LPL, Bluespring Make RIA Additions

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda

Regulation & Compliance

Acting SEC Chairman Pauses Legal Defense of Climate Rule

Acting SEC Chairman Pauses Legal Defense of Climate Rule

byPatrick Donachie, Senior Reporter

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Fidelity: PE Fueled Record 89% of RIA Deals in 2024

Fidelity: PE Fuels Record 89% of RIA Deals

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Peakline Partners Bill Rudnick, executive managing director

Alternative Investments

Private Markets Investments Firm Cresset Partners Rebrands as Peakline Partners

Cresset Partners Investment Firm Rebrands as Peakline Partners

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Kathy Wunderi Wealth.com

Top Hollywood Attorney Joins Wealth.com’s Legal Team

Top Hollywood Attorney Joins Wealth.com’s Legal Team

byPatrick Donachie, Senior Reporter

Robert Sofia Snappy Kraken

Snappy Kraken Launches AI-backed RIA Enterprise Hub

Snappy Kraken Launches AI-Backed Enterprise Hub

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Hershey Wealth Advisors Merit Financial

Merit Acquires $233M Pennsylvania RIA From Osaic

Merit Acquires $233M RIA In Pennsylvania

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

U.S. Supreme Court building

Regulation & Compliance

Broker Uses Recent Supreme Court Decisions In Case Against FINRA

Broker Uses Recent Supreme Court Decisions In Case Against FINRA

byPatrick Donachie, Senior Reporter

Sugarloaf Wealth Management Principal Jason Connolly Prime Capital Financial

Prime Capital Gains Foothold in Atlanta with $1B RIA

Prime Capital Adds 1B Atlanta RIA

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Kristen Larson Sanctuary Wealth breakaway UBS

$200M Advisor Leaves UBS to Go Independent with Sanctuary

Sanctuary Lands New $200M Minneapolis RIA

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Mariner Wealth Advisors CEO Marty Bicknell

Mariner to Add 250 Senior Wealth Advisors in Major Recruiting Push

Mariner Recruiting for 250 Senior Wealth Advisors

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Carnegie CEO and Principal Richard Alt

Carnegie Investment Counsel Adds $1.3B Firm To Expand In Northeast

Carnegie Investment Counsel Adds $1.3B Firm

byPatrick Donachie, Senior Reporter

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Osaic Adds $360M Firm to W-2 Affiliation Channel

Osaic Adds $360M Firm to W-2 Affiliation Channel

byDiana Britton, Managing Editor

Linda Bready

FinTech Exec Launches M&A Consulting Business

FinTech Exec Launches M&A Consulting Business

byDiana Britton, Managing Editor

Breanna Rae Blaney

Professional Development

DFA Alum Launches Advisor Training Program and Designation

DFA Alum Launches Advisor Training Program, Designation

byDiana Britton, Managing Editor

Empower CEO Ed Murphy

Empower’s Wealth Unit Grows Assets 29% on 401(k) Rollover Capture

Empower Wealth Unit Reports 29% Asset Growth

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter