Beltz Ianni & Associates left LPL to become the sixth firm acquired by the independent RIA since its April 2023 debut.

Lance and Gideon Drucker, who had been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent for over 40 years, will use Fidelity and Altruist for custody, and PKS for brokerage business.

MAI and Beacon Pointe enter new regional markets, while Perigon completes deals in New York and Michigan.

Mercer CEO Dave Welling said the acquisition of MDK Private Wealth Management will boost the firm’s presence in the Pacific Northwest.

CoFi Advisors is hoping to grow through Integrated’s CPA partnerships.

This will likely become a much larger relationship for the clearing and custody firm as Arax continues to acquire and scale its wealth management business.

A report from insurance broker Golsan Scruggs shows large increases in claims involving both the suitability standard and wire fraud in 2023.

This marks Focus’s second intra-partnership merger as part of its new 'hub' strategy, and it will create a $31.5 billion RIA.

Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions continues to build out its tech stack and overall offering for RIAs, as it comes off its best month ever in terms of asset gathering.

Nesvold says she’ll certainly use her M&A know-how, but she’ll also play a larger role connecting the dots between Emigrant’s businesses—with the high-net-worth individual at the center of it all.