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As mega RIAs get bigger, some advisors are saying that the independent channel is beginning to look a lot like Wall Street.
Florida-based Hinck Private Wealth Management is the latest formerly Commonwealth team to join Osaic’s growing network of RIAs.
One bit of advice from a longtime observer in the retirement business: Don’t shame people into claiming as late as possible.
Women’s average spending on art and antiques was 46% higher than men in 2024, according to UBS data.
SIFMA called the current regulations burdensome, costly and unnecessary.
Some adult children are making a run on the “Bank of Mom and Dad”, and it’s beginning to throw a wrench in clients’ financial plans.
Sub-acquisitions made up 31% of all RIA M&A activity in 2025 amid rampant private equity investment in the industry.
Private equity and venture funds now account for roughly 12% of investments in the US.
Pretty much all of Wall Street reported another quarter of stellar earnings this week.
As others have sought 3x leveraged ETFs, VolatilityShares is going further, raising the question of what the SEC’s leverage limit could be.
AI notetakers have been all the rage. Experts think compliance may be up next.
Shah will remain with the company until the end of the year in an advisory capacity.
Company CEO Yoav Zurel criticised the firm for blocking customers from accessing their 401(k)s.
The acquisition is the latest, and largest,example of mega-firms making moves to buy out competitors in a rapidly consolidating industry.
The complete blockchain overhaul of financial markets could happen in the next two decades, according to experts.
Financial advisors can learn from strategies employed by the wealthiest investors to protect their assets.
The key to greater acceptance may be using them in more traditional products, like mutual funds and ETFs.
Independent broker-dealers were the fastest-growing wealth management channel year-over-year and now account for one in five advisors.
The consumer segment has eluded Goldman for years. Could this time be different?
Advisors and clients haven’t been chasing returns, though, instead smartly choosing to stay diversified.
