The 401(k) and individual wealth firm opted for one of a wave of private equity-backed startups that give financial advisors even more M&A suitors to consider.

In a new dual role at Emigrant Bank and Emigrant Partners, the veteran RIA dealmaker will advise financial advisors and work across a multifaceted family office.

When it comes to growth, a stalled advisory practice isn't a sign of failure. Pushing your firm to the next stage is a matter of learning to optimize your business.

AlTi Global's massive infusion from Allianz X and Constellation Wealth signals one of many potential paths for new sources of capital into the industry.

Avantax, Osaic and Mariner deals demonstrate M&A impact on compensation and an interest in territorial expansion.

The No. 1 independent broker-dealer is paying a pretty penny and delighting Wall Street analysts. Here's a deep look at the larger significance to the industry.

Those fields are a bright spot in dealmaking amid a slump in other industries. Here's why non-bank loans that drive deals could bring problems in the future.

A reader in D.C. owes $12,000 across seven different credit cards. Can financial advisors help him dig himself out?

The largest independent brokerage will move 2,400 financial advisors from seven brokerages onto its platform during a lengthy conversion stretching into 2025.

Pivoting from "this company will always be mine" to "I need to find a partner who can help me maintain continuity" is a necessary mindset shift for advisors making continuity plans.

In the quest for predictable growth, it was exciting to see firm leaders at T3 rally around the need for innovation in the front office.

Two firms in Albany and Buffalo, New York, have agreed to a revenue-sharing arrangement.

Two incoming firms merging together under a new business line at the company will push its offices above 100 nationwide for the first time.

The volume of RIA deals slipped from their record pace of the last nine years, but dealmakers argue the fundamentals are driving more activity to start 2024.

The megabank's Personal Financial Management transaction helped drive some record metrics in 2023 for its wealth and fund segment.

The Canadian lender continues to look south of the border for growth in its wealth management business.

Both sides say no deal is happening, but rumors are swirling about the owndership of Ken Fisher's eponymous firm.

Strains on U.S. consumer spending such as rising delinquency rates on credit cards largely indicate that Americans' debt is returning to pre-pandemic levels.

LPL Financial, Cetera Financial Group, Raymond James, Ameriprise and other industry giants drove a much bigger volume of transitions this year.

The pending acquisition furthers the firm's plans to be a dominant giant, but it also poses tests of its recruiting, capital structure and ongoing reorganization.