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  • Independent brokers explain why they choose not to sell
  • Cambridge advisory team leaves its dealer and launches as an Ontario portfolio manager
  • LPL Advisors Stay Put After OSJ Defects to Cetera

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insurancebusinessmag.com /2 weeks ago

Independent brokers explain why they choose not to sell

Control and client continuity underpin their commitment to independence

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wealthprofessional.ca /1 month ago

Cambridge advisory team leaves its dealer and launches as an Ontario portfolio manager

A 36-year-old practice carries nearly 300 households onto an independent platform

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wealthmanagement.com /1 month ago

LPL Advisors Stay Put After OSJ Defects to Cetera

Twenty-eight advisors managing $825 million chose Gateway Financial Partners over following Sierra Ridge to Cetera, citing partnership culture and platform continuity.

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wealthmanagement.com /1 week ago

Prime Capital: Private Equity-Backed But Advisor-Controlled

Prime Capital, which has about 170 advisor-owners, can provide liquidity to its shareholders without a controlled transaction.

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wealthprofessional.ca /1 month ago

Have you outgrown the dealer model?

As advisory practices mature, Purpose Advisor Solutions explores why the model that supported early growth can start to feel restrictive

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wealthmanagement.com /2 weeks ago

When a Family Has Several Advisors

Someone needs to own the whole picture.

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finextra.com /2 days ago

From Advisor to Strategic Wealth Partner: The Hallmarks of a Best-in-Class RIA (Kuldeep Shrimali)

What Defines a Best-in-Class RIA in 2026? The RIA industry is at an inflection point. Investment per...

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wealthmanagement.com /1 month ago

$1.3B Minnesota Team Leaves Ameriprise to Start Own RIA

The 23-person team has left the broker/dealer after 30 years to create Fathom Advisors. The registered investment advisor has selected Schwab as custodian.

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financial-planning.com /3 weeks ago

A referral business newcomer seeks to link CD investors with advisors

CD Valet has as many as 200,000 savers visiting its site every month looking for the best deals on certificates of deposit. It's betting they would make a perfect fit for advisors...

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wealthmanagement.com /1 month ago

7 Reasons Going Independent May Not Be Right for Every Advisor

The best model depends on what you want from your business, career and future.

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wealthmanagement.com /2 weeks ago

Four Practices Bring $1B to Ascentis Independent From Raymond James

The advisors, who operated as a unified Raymond James branch since 2022, will keep the firm as their primary custodian while joining Dallas-based RIA platform Ascentis.

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financial-planning.com /3 days ago

Founders of $18.6B RIA exit JPMorgan to build client portfolios on their terms

Phil Scott and Jim Atwood said when they joined JPMorgan from the failed First Republic bank they were assured they'd be immune from pressures to periodically rebalance client port...

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wealthmanagement.com /2 weeks ago

Views from 6,230: How Investors Choose Advisors

FiComm’s Meg Carpenter challenges the industry’s reliance on referrals, based on data from the firm’s The New Growth Equation report.

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wealthprofessional.ca /2 weeks ago

A second-generation practice goes independent

New Brunswick advisors explain how teamwork pushed them towards Wellington-Altus

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wealthprofessional.ca /1 month ago

Advisors lean on outsourced models as AI adoption surges

New Escalent research shows younger advisors are driving a shift away from self-built portfolios toward technology-enabled solutions

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wealthmanagement.com /1 week ago

LPL Draws $1B Northwestern Mutual Team to RIA Channel

The Seattle-based team said it has joined LPL’s RIA channel and custodial platform for its technology, advisor service model and investments in innovation.

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wealthmanagement.com /1 month ago

Transamerica, Great Lakes Advisors Expand Partnership to Managed Accounts

Advisors in Transamerica’s network will now have access to Great Lakes Advisors’ Large Cap Value UMA and SMA strategy.

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financial-planning.com /1 week ago

What 2 RIAs get right about training new advisors as shortages loom

OpenArc and SageSpring have created internal pipelines of next-generation talent through mentors and team-based approaches, rather than instructing the firms' early career advisors...

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wealthmanagement.com /3 weeks ago

Developing Advisors Who Stay

The FinServ Foundation fellowship prepares the next generation of financial planners for long-term success.

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insurancebusinessmag.com /1 week ago

Are financial advisors moving in on your benefits business?

State mandates and 401 complexity are redefining the group benefits broker's role

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travelweek.ca /5 days ago

Thinking of taking on associate agents?

Most independent advisors begin by building a book of business around themselves. Their knowledge. Their relationships. Their reputation. Their clients. And that can create an extr...

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wealthmanagement.com /2 days ago

Cerulli: $5B+ Fee-Only Independent RIAs Face 'Shrinking Footprint'

Cerulli Associates finds true fee-only RIAs are growing more slowly than hybrid firms with brokerage ties or insurance licenses among the largest wealth managers.

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financial-planning.com /1 week ago

Pre-retirees want income planning advice, beyond investment products

Advisors could find a pool of prospects eager for more advice than they tend to get from their 401(k) plans alone.

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wealthmanagement.com /2 weeks ago

LPL Recruits $1.1B Team to its RIA Channel From Wells Fargo's FiNet

Georgia-based Praxis Financial Partners brings four advisors and a support staff to LPL’s RIA platform after evaluating more than a dozen firms.

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