RIAs

As the stock market has soared, firms face new competition for both talent and clients.

Focus Financial Partners, one of the most aggressive aggregators, has added $400 million in capital funding, with another $150 million waiting in the wings, scoring one of the industry's largest lending deals from a consortium of large banks.

The pair, who managed more than $146 million in client assets, joined Raymond James with a practice named Stonegate Financial.

Consolidation is reshaping our rankings of RIA Leaders - which firms will top next year's list?

This year's list includes fast-growing hotshots who are challenging the status quo, established stalwarts and granddaddy firms that have been around for more than a century.

Some of your underlying assumptions may be totally wrong. Here are a few fresh ideas to consider.

Your expansion strategy may determine your firm's ultimate success. Be sure to get this one right.

The number of mergers and acquisitions of financial advisors is set to increase substantially in 2014 and beyond, according to research released by Tiburon Strategic Advisors.

A pair of longtime Suntrust financial advisors have hooked up with LPL Financial to form their own practice.

Set objectives for one simple, powerful reason: to identify what matters most to you. That will make it easier to build your business.