Charles Paikert

"We've been waiting for the finicky sellers and now they're here," says Echelon Partners CEO Dan Seivert.

Offering specialized planning is now essential to attract and retain HNW clients.

Focus Financial adds a $4 billion wealth management firm to its expanding roster.

The RIA boosts its platform, loses top execs and faces wary advisors.

The firm's aggregation model yields two RIA deals in two weeks.

The Bronfman Rothschild CEO is vying for a seat in Maryland as an independent.

After a fourth-quarter slowdown, deal-making resumed with a vengeance in January.

Another blockbuster announcement from the online retail giant stirs more debate about its future plans for the financial industry.

Some guidance is in order to make sure encountering the revised SEC document for the first time goes smoothly.

The Broker Protocol, the new tax law and the fate of the bull market are expected to influence RIA deal-making in 2018.

Consolidators are doubling and tripling RIAs' five-year performance.

Bronfman Rothschild head Neal Simon faces long odds in Maryland race.

Capital is pouring into the RIA market, resulting in more deals, more competition and higher prices.

Firms with over $250 million in AUM are unbundling more service offerings, a new study shows.

Sellers should focus on what buyers are really looking for, not just price or assets.

Breakaway uncertainty is forcing the RIA to re-evaluate its growth strategies.

Investment capital has become widely available, but advisors still face challenges.

Despite Merrill Lynch’s recent decision to stay in the Broker Protocol, Greg Fleming sees a long struggle ahead.

It is "not for the faint of heart; it's a very fickle market," one advisor says.

Too many advisors self-sabotage their referral process.