Advisors
News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
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May 13, 2021
Ex-LPL Rep Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $600K From Retired ClientThe broker transferred funds from his 73-year-old client's investment accounts to a joint bank account and withdrew most of it for his own use.
May 13, 2021
Top 11 Fastest-Rising Costs for Older AmericansThe jump in inflation this past month could cause more pain for older clients.
May 13, 2021
Fidelity Adds Capabilities to Integration Xchange: Tech RoundupAlso, LPL's new Meeting Manager tool helps advisors prepare for client meetings.
May 13, 2021
Atlanta RIA Homrich Berg Appoints New CFOJamie Hennessy will replace Tony Guinta at the end of May, the Atlanta-based RIA says.
May 12, 2021
DOL Withdrawal of Independent Contractor Rule Threatens Indie Advisor Business Model: FSIDOL's decision to withdraw the rule stands to increase costs for advisors and their firms, FSI's David Bellaire tells ThinkAdvisor.
May 10, 2021
Cetera Adds $2.4B RIA From MassMutualTotus Wealth Advisors has offices in Houston and the Woodlands, Texas, with plans to expand.
May 10, 2021
CI Financial to Buy $5.1B RIA in San DiegoThe Dowling & Yahnke acquisition will give CI its first San Diego location and is expected to more than double the Canadian firm's assets in Southern California.