RIAs

This deal continues Hightower’s trend of buying existing RIAs rather than trying to lasso breakaway brokers.

Jamie Dimon just received almost $56 million of JPMorgan Chase’s stock, before taxes, from an incentive program the bank valued at less than half that much just three years ago.

Valuations are growing, but not as quickly. Brand is key. Size matters.

Two major hybrid RIAs using LPL as their brokerage are joining forces after the acquiring firm received an investment from Merchant.

He says the industry has become much more diverse and supportive, but there’s still a long way to go.

The same trends upending other industries offer opportunities for advisory practices to get ahead of the competition.

A law firm’s analysis of what the self regulator is doing to rein in bad brokerages and advisors marshalls data not easily found.

A judge’s decision puts new pressure on the brokerage industry watchdog and the SEC.

Across the country, banks of all sizes are investing in the wealth business as a way to deepen customer relationships, capture recurring revenues and tap into a massive transfer of wealth from baby boomers to Generation X and millennials. A lot of money is up for grabs, but maybe not enough to go around.