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About 70,000 self-directed customers will transfer from Folio Investments to Interactive Brokers as a result of the deal, expected to close in January.

After 15 years with Wells Fargo, the team, led by Lawrence and Lloyd Glazer and Steven Dimitriou, has started its own RIA.

Martin Ray Evans had approval from customers to transfer their accounts to his new firm, but he didn't have all the information he needed. So he impersonated them on the phone to get it, according to the regulatory agency, and was terminated.

The $507 billion in financial services transactions announced this year is topped since the financial crisis only by 2019.

“Well, if I worked seven days a week, 15 to 16 hours a day and I don’t take any holidays, at least for a period of time I’m going to be more productive.”

Connectus, the offspring of Focus Financial, is aggressively acquiring its own wealth management firms domestically and abroad.

The association's new model rule would require investment advisor representatives to complete continuing education, but some legal experts worry about a 'patchwork' of mandates.

The pre-seed funding round included Brian McLaughlin, Ron Carson, Jason Wenk, and Steve Lockshin.