Tag: RIA

LPL Financial appointed long-time executive William Morrissey as managing director of independent adviser services.

A new analysis from financial research and analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds adviser migration may grow independent channels to 38% market share by 2016.

Carmela Elco joined the Chicago-based institutional retirement and investment consulting firm Blue Prairie Group as an affiliated retirement consultant and office leader.

When recruiting, don’t automatically look past wirehouse advisers, says Neal Simon of Highline Wealth Management, because they might be a firm’s value add. 

Lincoln Financial Group appointed Sean Duncan as an institutional business development director within the firm’s retirement plan services business.

A practice is more than just a way to collect a paycheck, says Jeff Concepcion. Many advisers think of it that way, but when they want to monetize...

Registered investment advisers (RIAs) are the service target of Brownstone Investment Group, which specializes in fixed income, and expanded its services specifically for advisers. 

Advisers who team up and use outside specialists provide higher client satisfaction and achieve greater returns, says Bellaria Jimenez of MetLife Solutions Group.

New research from Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services suggests a vast majority of registered investment advisers (RIAs) are simply “accommodating” their retirement plan clients.

Richard Staves, an investment adviser representative from Cherry Creek Wealth Management Inc., has affiliated with Redhawk Wealth Advisors for wealth management and retirement plan services.

The DOL’s fee data proposal is fairly straightforward, but could trigger a prohibited transaction, says Bruce Ashton, a partner in Drinker Biddle & Reath’s Los Angeles office.

National Financial Partners Corp., known as NFP, acquired the San Diego-based Washington Wealth Management LLC.

Following best practices can secure an extra 3% in net returns for the clients of advisers, according to Vanguard Advisor.

A new analysis from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) shows a vast majority of traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) are opened with rollovers from employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Garrett Stinson joined registered investment advisory firm SageView Advisory Group as a managing director.

Registered independent adviser and broker/dealer firm United Planners Financial Services says it is enacting staffing and organizational changes to better serve its adviser partners.

The latest release of the Portfolio Manager investment platform and reporting system from LPL Financial features customizable firm branding capabilities and time-saving scheduling options.

A new analysis from Charles Schwab finds the sum value of mergers and acquisitions transacted by registered investment adviser (RIA) businesses neared $44 billion in 2013.

If advisers want to score satisfaction points with their female clients, they need to deliver holistic advice and become active listeners.

CEFEX designations are gaining more widespread adoption, and some say the certification process yields valuable insights about their own firms.