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Kristi Margaret Berge pleaded guilty to wire fraud earlier this year. The DOJ said she used client funds to boost her real estate business of flipping properties.

Longtime industry analyst Chris Shutler joins Orion after a stint at Envestnet in a similar role.

Serenus Wealth Advisors, a $1.2 billion RIA launched in July by former Certuity advisors, has gone back to that firm to recruit Graham K. Mandl.

Nikki Bell joins BridgePort Financial Solutions, the RIA launched by Cambridge earlier this year, from Wealthspire.

Arc Private Wealth is joining Kestra Private Wealth Services from an affiliation with Edward Jones. The news comes weeks after Stone Point Capital again became Kestra Holdings’ majority stakeholder.

Co-founder Doug Fritz will become executive chairman of the firm’s board and work with clients and on strategy.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to make a pick in the coming days, and no decisions have been made.