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Troy Von Haefen once shared a stage with Lee Ann Womack. Now he's built a financial advising firm around his Nashville connections.

Steve Lockshin and Michael Kitces tied what they view as some mistaken assumptions around fees to the competitive need for more estate planning services.

Also, Independent Financial Partners secures a $700M team from Commonwealth/LPL, and NewEdge Capital names a new CEO.

Paul Vacquier is CEO of Beagle Services, a plumbing technology company that helps homeowners prevent costly water damage through technology deployment, smart valve installation and monitoring. He works closely with insurers, agents and homeowners to tackle one of the industry's biggest loss drivers: non-weather water damage.

Paid sabbaticals, employee ownership and a philosophy-first culture have helped Bailard top this year's Best RIAs to Work For list.

This year, 60 RIAs made the cut. See the firms that advisors say excel in culture, leadership and the benefits that matter most.