Industry

One study uncovered interesting findings on market saturation, while another shed light on the regional trends shaping M&A deals.

Social media and other digital technologies have fundamentally altered the process and, experts say, often distract financial advisors from the most successful methods.

A proposed "model rule" would give state regulators laws they could adopt to bring their marketing regulations for investment advisors in line with the SEC's.

Valuation experts caution that advisors selling their businesses put too much weight on EBITDA multiples and overlook many factors that can reduce the value of a deal.

AFE Private Wealth's upcoming move to a larger office will launch what its partners say is a separate but symbiotic pairing with an exclusive gathering place.

Also this week, the tech-driven RIA Farther boosts its AUM total to over $13 billion with a recruiting blitz, Mercer adds an RIA with more than $1 billion in assets and Cresset fills out its C-suite.

CEO Rich Steinmeier reiterated LPL's goal to retain 90% of Commonwealth's assets and headcount while listing reasons why advisors might think twice about leaving to start their own RIAs.

The American College of Financial Services and RISR are collaborating as a BNY Wealth report showcased the planning complexities of owner succession deals.

Nearly 110 other advisors have left the boutique Commonwealth since April for firms including Raymond James, Purshe Kaplan Sterling, Cambridge Investment Research and Kestra.