HighTower Advisors, the RIA consolidator based in Chicago, said Tuesday that it has made an investment in Lexington, Mass.-based RIA Lexington Wealth Management.
The firm has made 11 hires at its new St. Petersburg, Fla., headquarters and hopes to have 40 to 50 new or current employees at the new office within the year.
Raymond James Financial reports that its advisor ranks swelled to a record 7,904 in its fiscal third quarter while AUM grew 6% year over year to $143.1 billion.
Charton Financial Group will join the nation's largest independent broker/dealer from FMS Financial Partners, an affiliate of Kestra Financial Partners.
Patrick Foy and Chris Willis will join LPL Financial from Raymond James Financial Services, citing the firm's platform and resources that can help streamline client services.