RIAs

LPL is launching a new online tool that it says will let its advisors offer offer better visibility to plan sponsors and the millions of LPL clients who are invested in 401(k)s.

“I’m all of 52 years old. I have a baby face. I have four children. I plan to be working for a long time,” Casady said.

One RIA has found an attractive niche: Americans working in the Middle East. The foreign focus has helped him accumulate $470 million in assets, but it is not without its hurdles.

Motif Investing, the Silicon Valley-based online brokerage firm that pioneered ideas-based investing, launched a new class of products that will allow RIAs to construct their own collection of stocks or ETFs online, and receive a royalty whenever people buy them, according to a statement.

Accountants who want to offer wealth management services for clients can benefit from a knowledgeable partner, and that’s what Paul Saganey, president of Integrated Financial Partners, hopes to provide.

Dynasty Financial announced Monday that Octagon Financial Services, a McLean, Va., registered investment advisor that specializes in working with professional athletes, is now using Dynasty's open-architecture wealth management services and technology platform.

Mike Tyson is preparing for another fight -- this time, with his former financial planner.

A Phoenix registered investment advisor has agreed to pay nearly $275,000 to the SEC in a case stemming from the sale of a stake in his firm -- at an allegedly inflated price -- to a client.

Legal and regulatory considerations on the path to independence.

As RIA firms grow and attract larger customers, $2 million in client AUM is the cut-off above which pricing rises favorably for RIAs, according to a new study.