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AssetMark Becomes Latest Firm to Expand Tax Planning Tools

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The TAMP announced enhancements to its Adhesion platform.

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Your Average Advisor Is Happier than Your Average American

With notably higher rates of wellbeing, financial advice is becoming an increasingly appealing profession.

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Why FINRA Might Overhaul Its Arbitration System

The regulating body is asking the public for feedback on its dispute resolution process.

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Ritholtz Wealth Files for First ETF

The 351 exchange fund would maintain equity exposure during sustained market uptrends and become defensive during downtrends.

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RIAs Will Need Twice As Many New Staffers to Match Growth, Schwab Says

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Mentorship programs and compensation packages are the best ways to retain new recruits, per Schwab’s latest report.

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Advisors Drop The Wall Street Attire for a More Alternative Approach

For many advisors, the polished, country-club professional script can feel inauthentic.

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RIA Boom Redraws Wealth Management Map

Assets at independent advisory firms grew at an annualized rate of 11% over the past five years, while wirehouse assets increased just 8.5%, according to recent data.

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LPL Might Not Retain 90% of Commonwealth Advisors. Why That’s Not Necessarily a Problem

Some of the Commonwealth advisors currently in the LPL system could wind up leaving later this year.

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Succession Headaches Are Fueling M&A Activity

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A record year for deals highlights the succession challenges RIAs are struggling to overcome.

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How ETF Issuers Can Use AI to Target New Strategies

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AI and other tech platforms can help ETF issuers identify the best sales prospects among firms in their target markets.

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Advisors Loading Up on ETFs Favor Crypto, Commodity Strategies

More than half of RIAs increased the number of strategies in which they invested.

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Advisors Are Piling Into the RIA Channel. That May Not Be a Good Thing

As mega RIAs get bigger, some advisors are saying that the independent channel is beginning to look a lot like Wall Street.

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What’s the Deal with the Rise of Sub-Acquisitions?

Sub-acquisitions made up 31% of all RIA M&A activity in 2025 amid rampant private equity investment in the industry.

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