RIAs

A spike in the proportion of RIA-to-RIA deals in the first half of this year may signify that the advisory field is starting to come into its own.

Edward Gjertsen II, vice president of Mack Investment Securities in Glenview, Ill,. has been named FPA president-elect by the organizations’ board of directors. Gjertsen’s one-year term as president-elect begins on January 1, 2014.

Independent wealth management firm Banyan Partners is nearly doubling its assets under management to $4 billion by acquiring two firms simultaneously.

"This may sound sacrilegious for a planner, but I’ll admit it: I’m not a big fan of investment management," says solo advisor Dave Grant. Here's why Grant decided to use a TAMP instead.

For traditional Super OSJs to survive and prosper over the long term, they must begin to provide a more dynamic set of services to independent advisors – who increasingly are facing greater practice management, asset management and technology complexities.

American investors say they are looking for holistic financial advice from advisors with a financial planning certification, according to a survey by the CFP Board of Standards.

AMG Wealth Partners has taken a minority stake in Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Clarfeld Financial Advisors, a $4 billion firm with a London office that specializes in serving wealthy U. S. citizens living abroad. The investment is the second since the division was formed two years ago as a subsidiary of AMG, which has more than $470 billion in assets.

LPL Financial wants its advisors to know that it has heard their complaints and is doing something about them.

Let’s start with the basics: If you are not engaging people on social media as a financial advisor, it’s time to catch up.

Carson's coaching firm, Peak Advisor Alliance and digital content firm, Faulkner Media Group have joined forces to create a new digital content service for advisors.