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The $314 million team made the change after deciding it was a better fit culturally

Market skepticism is one of several hurdles for RIAs, says Walters. Compliance fears are another.

"This is it for me," one of the firm's new partners, who is 32, says of his hope of spending his career at Yeske Buie.

The firm just announced its biggest acquisition in a decade.

The dueling plans will almost double both firms’ platforms to nearly 1,000 combined products.

“We got to the point where we wanted a pure fiduciary relationship with clients,” Perry Mattern says.

Fintechs are also attracting strong PE interest; robos not so much.

Maryland and New Jersey are among the least-appealing places for employees to spend their post-work years, due in part to affordability, health costs and overall quality of life.

Negotiations ended in December because the parties couldn’t agree on a price amid a rout in U.S. stocks, according to people familiar with the matter.

No client wants to pay up. But, some could benefit from more tax exposure in retirement than actual spending.