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$1.6B RIA and Trust Company to Split from Bank Parent $1.6B RIA and Trust Company to Split from Bank Parent

HFG Trust will be going independent this summer when it breaks from Community First Bank in Washington.

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Feb 14, 2025

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Hightower office

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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businessman with briefcase walking up steps advisor growth

Cerulli: Independent RIAs to Outpace All Other Channels by 2028 Cerulli: Independent RIAs to Grow 4% Through 2028

byAlex Ortolani

Feb 13, 2025

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Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors Sweet Financial Partners Brian Sweet Louis Diamond

Professional Development

The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors: The Lifecycle of a Billion Dollar Business The Diamond Podcast: The Lifecycle of Sweet Financial Partners

byLouis Diamond

Feb 13, 2025

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

Feb 12, 2025

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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

Chris Lex Carmen Lex

Brothers Launch New RIA with LPL; Bluespring Adds Independent RIA

LPL, Bluespring Make RIA Additions

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

dollars graph Private equity RIAs

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

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

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

Dave Breslin General Catalyst GC Wealth

Q&A: Dave Breslin Ushers General Catalyst Into the Wealth Business

Dave Breslin Ushers General Catalyst Into the Wealth Business

byDiana Britton, Managing Editor

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

Osaic signage

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

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

IAA President Matt Lampman

One-time Unpaid Intern Becomes President of $4.8B IAA

$4.8B IAA Promotes Former Intern to President

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Corporate Plans Retirement Strategies team

Deals & Moves: Cetera, Corient and LPL’s RIA Channel Add Advisors

Deals & Moves: Cetera, Corient and LPL Add Advisors

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Capstone Wealth Advisors Vice President Ryan Skogstad

Wealth Enhancement Acquires $619M RIA Serving Pacific Northwest

Wealth Enhancement Snags $619M Oregon-based RIA

First Republic bank doors

First Republic Ex-Private Wealth Head Taps Old Team for New Firm

First Republic Ex-Private Wealth Head Taps Old Team for New Firm

byBiz Carson, Reporter

Alisa Maute Mercer Advisors

Mercer Hires Client Development Director From LPL

Mercer Hires Client Development Director From LPL

byDiana Britton, Managing Editor

Clearstead Advisors President and CEO Bradley Knapp

Clearstead Gains Chicago Area Foothold with $420M RIA

Clearstead Acquires $420M Chicago Area RIA

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

EP Wealth office

EP Wealth Starts 2025 with $500M Nashville Acquisition

EP Wealth Adds $500M Nashville RIA

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Jarrod Biebel TrekNorth Investment Management James Horn Matterhorn Private Wealth

RFG Attracts Advisors From Raymond James, Edelman

RFG Attracts Advisors From Raymond James, Edelman

byDiana Britton, Managing Editor

Mercer Advisors

Mercer Advisors Closes First Deal of 2025 With Nashville-Area RIA

Mercer Advisors Acquires $660M Nashville-Area RIA

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Aspire Wealth Management founder and CEO Mark Khozozian and Fernwood Investment Management founder and Managing Member Thomas Reilly

CW Advisors Announces Double Deal in Its Own Backyard

CW Advisors Announces Double Deal in Its Own Backyard

byDiana Britton, Managing Editor

Savvy Wealth Chief Growth Officer David Weiner

Savvy Taps New Growth Officer to Bolster RIA Push

Savvy Hires RIA Growth Lead

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter

Summit Financial office

Summit Stakes $700M Missouri Firm

Summit Stakes $700M Missouri Firm

byDiana Britton, Managing Editor

Altadena fire

Industry News & Trends

With LA Fires, Pro Bono Advisors Brace for Long-Term Work

With LA Fires, Pro Bono Advisors Brace for Long-Term Work

byDiana Britton, Managing Editor

Yorkville Advisors President and Partner Mark Angelo

N.J.-Based Yorkville Advisors Affiliate Tapped as RIA for Trump Media’s Financial Venture

NJ-Based Yorkville Advisors Tapped as RIA for Trump Media's Truth.fi

byAlex Ortolani, Senior Reporter