Advisors
News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
Top 20 RIA Wealth Management Firms of 2021
By Michael S. FischerRIA Database ranked firms with clean regulatory records that primarily serve individuals.
November 18, 2021
Thomas H. Lee Advisory Partner Buys Stake in $2B Austin RIAKent Weldon, who is also a Morgan Stanley alum, is backing an RIA led by Merrill Lynch veteran Russ Norwood.
November 18, 2021
'It's Still Early': Bob Oros Says RIA Acquisitions Will Continue for YearsThe Hightower CEO tells ThinkAdvisor about his ideal acquisition and why a deal shouldn't just be about the economics.
November 17, 2021
Clients Want Tax-Smart Advice, and Most Aren't Getting It: OrionOnly 20% of advisors employ ongoing, automated tax management, according to a survey commissioned by Orion Advisor Solutions.
November 17, 2021
FINRA: Ex-Northwestern Mutual Rep Misused Funds Raised for Kids' Cancer CharityFINRA barred the broker for allegedly sending donated funds to his own bank account instead of the charity they were supposed to go to.
November 17, 2021
World's 16 Biggest Wealth Management Firms by Advisor Headcount: 2021Here are the wirehouses, BDs and other firms who report having the most advisors, according to Aite-Novarica Group.
November 17, 2021
KKR Makes Large Investment in $20B RIA Beacon PointeBeacon Pointe, led by CEO Shannon Eusey, now includes about 110 financial advisors.
November 16, 2021
AllianceBernstein Expands Offerings for AdvisorsThe firm has created a practice management consultant program with the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management.