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CEO Rudy Adolf held the RIA acquirer’s first-ever earnings call, following its $564.8 million IPO, but the firm’s calculations drew questions.
August 29
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I’ve been watching, with increasing dismay, the trend of outside investors taking ownership of advisory firms.
August 9
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A high valuation is a mixed blessing, industry analysts say.
August 2
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The IPO price was lowered, but long-term performance is considered key.
July 26
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Six of the top 10 advisor recruits — managing roughly $13.2 billion in client assets — have walked out of the wirehouse so far this year.
July 19
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These mega brokers managed $18 billion in assets at their previous firms.
July 19
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SmartAsset provides personal finance information and tools to over 45 million users per month, says the firm.
June 22 -
A public offering will be a landmark for the advisory business. But the aggregator will face unprecedented scrutiny from investors.
June 8
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The definition of independence for advisors is changing, according to a new report.
June 6
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The group is the latest in a long string of wirehouse departures.
May 30
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The aggregator has filed with the SEC, and the aftermath of an offering will be closely watched.
May 29
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All systems go for more transactions — but the stock market is a wild card.
April 22
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Wirehouses have been losing talent as advisors seek more freedom in how they structure their practices.
March 26
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Focus Financial adds a $4 billion wealth management firm to its expanding roster.
February 27
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Pole-vaulting advisor Mark Cortazzo’s practice marked at least the second hybrid in three months to leave the firm for Mutual Securities.
February 6
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The Broker Protocol, the new tax law and the fate of the bull market are expected to influence RIA deal-making in 2018.
January 21
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The RIA aggregator inked another big-figure deal after netting more than two dozen firms last year.
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Consolidators are doubling and tripling RIAs' five-year performance.
January 18
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'It wouldn't have happened without Focus,' the Colony founder says, adding that the aggregator has supercharged growth for his firm across seven deals.
January 9
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The firms dominate the space, but they face headwinds in a changing industry, Cerulli says.
October 31
