The two firms' boosts came amid equity headwinds — and both wealth management units now have nearly 4,400 financial advisors.

Jamie Price and incoming majority owner Reverence promise more of the same for the 6,500-advisor IBD network.

Reverence Capital Partners agreed to buy 75% of the 6,500-advisor IBD network from the ownership team that purchased it in 2016.

The aggregator introduces banking services and says it will continue to acquire new firms.

The RIA practice with $575 million in AUM joined four teams of similar size who have signed on in the past year.

The rebranded RIA, formerly HPM Partners, makes its first acquisition since merging with Blue Prairie Group.

The fast-growing Chicago firm now nearly $4 billion in AUM.

With an eye on a future sale, the $48B RIA wants to build enterprise value.

The discussions, which have since been abandoned, centered on a REIT with a market value of $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

The firm is looking at a range of “different opportunities” for potential wealth management deals, CEO Jim Cracchiolo says.