Industry

Competitors from traditional and digital sectors of wealth management weighed in on the debate over industry disruption at the LinkedIn FinanceConnect conference in New York.

The regional broker-dealer landed a former business director from Lifetime Financial Growth, who also worked for Merrill Lynch and Lehman brothers.

Walter Bettinger argues robos might work for "a very small percentage of people," but not for the overwhelming majority of the investing community.

If you're pinning your success to an arbitrary AUM level, you've got a problem. Here's what firms seeking long-term success should concentrate on instead.

Cetera's assets under management climbed to $46 billion for the first quarter, up 32% from $35 billion for the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA soared 50% to $36 million.

Envestnet's acquisition of Finance Logix marks the latest in a string of big firms snapping up advisor-focused technology providers.

Andrew Parish, publisher of the wealth management gossip site, admitted he failed to pay more than $341,000 in employment taxes for his recruiting business, Axiom Consulting Group.

Openfolio has quickly grown into a community of more than 25,000 investors, all drawn to the idea of seeing what various members are investing in and comparing portfolios to measure how they are doing.

Two advisors that produced $2.15 million in annual revenue joined Raymond James Financial Services, the firm's independent broker-dealer.

William Stromberg, 55, is a 28-year veteran of the company. He previously served as a money manager and has held a series of executive jobs at the firm overseeing equities.