A 10-year bull market has propelled growth at most RIAs. Yet a group of firms strategically grew at a rate faster than their peers. How are they different?
The new model, which sits inside the independent contractors division, is geared toward advisors who want to drop the Series 7 yet don't want to run their own registered investment advisor.
A new report analyzing transactions in the RIA space for the first three months of 2022 showed the second-strongest quarter on record, behind 2021 Q4, though the number of deals dropped in February and March.
Valuations for RIA firms are flattening, but the war for talent is on the rise, say two of the largest RIAs in a virtual discussion with consultant Advisor Growth Strategies.
If other publicly traded RIA aggregators are any indication, CI Financial may not get the valuation it’s hoping for, sources close to the M&A space argue.
With its deal to acquire Oakbridge Partners, Homrich Berg doubles down on its market position in Atlanta. It also brings the firm into the M&A market for $1 billion-plus RIAs.
The deal continues WEG's expansion into California, representing the acquirer's sixth transaction in the state since June 2021, bringing its total client assets to $55.1 billion.
A small subset of OSJs is going beyond simply leveraging scale to get better deals with broker/dealers to become full-service support platforms for advisors.
