The combined businesses will continue to operate under the Laird Norton Wealth Management and Wetherby Asset Management names.

Tara M. Brunst pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud and three counts of wire fraud. She was originally charged in September 2020 with co-defendants Raymond A. Erker and Kevin Krantz.

Why should advisors bother with NFTs? Because there's real money involved.

While most dismiss nonfungible tokens as speculative, they have profound implications for financial advisors.

Elliott, the CFP Board’s first African American chair, outlines her priorities in the role, including a focus on proposed changes to the organization's appeals process and greater emphasis on enforcement.

Academics at the University of Oregon found that private equity–backed RIAs had a 147% increase in the percentage of their advisors committing misconduct after the takeover.

Parthenon has tapped Larry Miles, former CEO of Freestone and former principal at AdvicePeriod, to lead RSM's wealth management business, which will be renamed Choreo.

More than 60% of respondents to a newly-released DeVoe & Company survey expected acquisition activity to continue to climb in 2022, topping 2021's record-breaking year.

Elite Financial Network, a Huntington Beach, Calif.-based large OSJ with about $1 billion in assets and 30 advisors, joins LPL from Securities America.

MAI Managing Partner Rick Buoncore discusses the deals, as well as his plans to build out new trust services and 401(k) verticals at his firm.