RIAs

An expanded base of partner RIAs fueled soaring net income and rising debt for the publicly traded aggregator, which is expected to go private at $4.1 billion.

A proposed amendment to the Investment Advisers Act would require planners to vet third-party custodians before entrusting them with clients' cryptocurrency, real estate or other alternative investments.

Kathryn Dattomo will take over next month from a leader who doubled the planner group's membership and led efforts to enforce strict fiduciary standards.

The current share of 84% of the industry's holdings at Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Pershing and LPL may not stay so big forever, according to Cerulli Associates.

James Lee says title protection for advisors would be a huge step toward making financial planning 'the most important authentic profession of the 21st century.'

Joe Duran, the former head of United Capital, the RIA that Goldman bought in 2019, is stepping back from his role as a bank partner but will continue as a consultant. Here's what that change and others mean for advisors.

Wealthcare Advisory, an LPL hybrid RIA, deployed its private equity capital and planning technology to reach record levels of client assets and financial advisors.

An arbitration panel has found Raymond James and its independent broker Kent Jackson Rhoades liable for nearly $20 million in an unfair competition case.

PIABA president talks about why getting online records erased is easier than many advisors think and why more barriers should be put up.

CEO Ralph Hamers said in an earnings call Tuesday that despite a flat headcount over the past quarter, advisor productivity remained high as the wealth unit brought in $23 billion of net new assets.