Schwab CEO Sees Brokerage of the Future Looking More Like Uber

Jan 19, 2022

Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger discusses the TD Ameritrade acquisition, the firm's relocation to Texas and the possibility of crypto trading.

Beacon Pointe Acquires Five Firms, Brings 2021 Total Above $7 Billion

Jan 19, 2022

The leading RIA’s acquisitions include its first office locations in Wisconsin and Tennessee. Beacon acquired 14 firms in 2021, compared with four deals the previous year.

The Healthy Advisor: Life as a Quadriplegic With Anthony Zhang

Jan 19, 2022

In 2016, tech entrepreneur Anthony Zhang dived headfirst into a swimming pool, paralyzing him from the neck down. Now, he’s democratizing fine-wine investing for advisors and their clients.

When a Client Joins the Firm

Jan 18, 2022

Luke Barbalich was a client of Biondo Investment Advisors for 20 years. Now, he’ll sit on the other side of the table as an advisor at the $800 million RIA.

Eduardo Repetto Designs Index for New Annuity Offered by DPL

Jan 13, 2022

Repetto, CIO at Avantis Investors and former co-CEO of DFA, designed a new index for annuity platform provider DPL Financial Partners.

Nebraska Team With $750 Million AUM Joins LPL’s Strategic Wealth Services

Jan 13, 2022

Hugh Lau is leaving D.A. Davidson to form Lau Financial Group under LPL’s affiliation model for breakaway advisors. In total, 19 teams have joined Strategic Wealth Services since it launched in April 2020.

Mindy Diamond on Independence: Industry Legend Ron Carson on What it Really Takes to Build a $20B Enterprise

Jan 13, 2022

Ron Carson discusses the key drivers behind the rise of the Carson Group, sharing his journey from a Nebraska farm to his tenure with Private Ledger, and on to how he built a nearly $20 billion independent wealth management enterprise.

Advisor Group’s Chief Experience Officer to Depart the Firm

Jan 12, 2022

Lori Love, Advisor Group's chief experience officer, is stepping down to focus on her family, and said in a personal message to employees that her husband had a hard battle with COVID and still has lingering impacts from the virus.

Mercer Acquires Tennessee-Based RIA HawsGoodwin

Jan 12, 2022

Mercer’s deal with HawsGoodwin Wealth comes the same week it announced its acquisition of Cordasco Financial Network, a $510 million Florida RIA.

Robert Durst's 'Jinxed' Estate

Jan 12, 2022

What happens to the convicted murderer's fortune?