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Dub Advisors, which allows clients to mimic the trading activity of politicians and others, promoted an allegedly misleading Instagram post advertising daily performance.

The addition of Covenant gives New York-based Cerity its first foothold in Tennessee.

The giant asset manager says it plans to invest up to $70 million a year to hire more than 100 new staffers and expand client centers on each coast.

Savant’s acquisition of Exencial Wealth Advisors will boost Savant’s capabilities and presence in several states, says CEO Brent Brodeski.

MAI has been expanding its reach through acquisitions of other RIAs. It has nearly $73 billion in total assets.

The new addition comes as UBS seeks to recruit experienced advisors after suffering an uptick in advisor attrition.

Ritholtz Wealth Management’s director of institutional asset management also explains how generating content has proved indispensable in growing the firm’s business.

In the early stages, it takes confidence, support, and advocacy from mentors to get ahead.

As the RIA M&A frenzy continues, firms in the $250 million to $500 million asset range feel pressure to sell, but holdouts remain.

A newly independent team of advisors say more than 14,000 client accounts have transferred to their new firm from Merrill.

The recently retired chief executive officer explains why doubling the number of CFPs was so important and why the organization decided not to expand the number of professional credentials it offers.

An organization of lawyers who represent investors says Finra’s budget surplus should go to help pay tens of millions of dollars in unpaid customer arbitration awards.

The transaction would create a single entity providing annuities, life insurance, and wealth and asset-management services.

The brokerage giant wants to help teenagers become better investors by giving them an early start and some extra education.

Holding on to existing clients is much more cost-effective than attracting new ones. Here’s how financial advisors know a client is about to stray and what they do to prevent it.

Stifel says it will appeal the blockbuster arbitration award, by far the largest to date involving clients of Chuck Roberts.

The penalty is a considerable step down from the $93 million award vacated by an appellate court last spring.

Oros will guide business and operations at PPB Capital Partners, which serves more than 30,000 financial advisors.

The company allocated 30% of client assets in its once-default robo-advisor accounts to cash, according to the SEC.

Brooklynn Willy could face decades in prison for convincing victims to invest in bogus business ventures.

Developing your emotional intelligence won’t just improve your value as an advisor, it will generate organic growth at your firm.

The company said it gave $175 million worth of equity stakes to all of its roughly 360 financial planners.

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Mercer Advisors’ Kelly Gaur left private banking for the promise of independence and ownership at an RIA.

The investment builds on a growing relationship between the bank and the technology and asset-management services provider.