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John Masanotti Jr. falsely told victims that he would invest their money in foreign currencies or companies that were going public.

The Cleveland-based acquirer has executed 20 transactions since January 2024.

The firm’s latest recruits managed approximately $682 million in client assets at LPL Financial, which bought Commonwealth Financial Network last year.

Advisors using fintech Altruist’s AI-powered Hazel platform are bullish on the technology’s power to boost their business. “The hype is real,” says one advisor.

Delivering on time, on target strategies means understanding entrepreneurs’ motives while disentangling institutional and personal wealth.

The two industry veterans will lead operations as CEOs of their regional markets.

Kyle Blackmon had been seeking nearly $20 million for alleged negligence and mismanagement of his employee stock options.

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Margaret Ryan reiterated the commission’s focus on fraud but says she’s more concerned about the impact of cases than “chasing numbers.”

After becoming a million-dollar producer, Merrill financial advisor J.C. Mcknight had a crisis of motivation. Here’s how he got fired up again.

The transaction will boost Nuveen’s asset management capabilities and extend its global reach.

The head of the company’s wealth management unit outlines a broad vision for how its financial advisors will prosper with artificial intelligence.

With trillions of dollars soon to be inherited, financial advisors are learning the essentials of working with two or more generations of a family.

Following a sudden AI-related selloff in wealth management stocks, Wurster explains why the industry stands to benefit from tech advances.

Financial advisors steer clients to causes and gatherings that match their interests—and in the process strengthen their own businesses.

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission appeared Wednesday at a House oversight hearing.

Shares of the brokerage firm dropped a day after it reported mixed earnings results.

The company plans to hire hundreds of financial advisors and bankers to serve customers.

The deal follows a lengthy review and allegations of conflicts of interest with McKinsey’s consulting work.

On guard for disruptive threats, investors appear quick to dump stocks they perceive to be threatened by developments in artificial intelligence.

His talk at the bank’s financial services conference in Key Biscayne, Fla. emphasized improving profitability of the U.S. wealth business.

CEO Jim Dickson says that younger advisors are looking for independence from large RIAs that set limits on client service.

A decline in cryptocurrency prices is one of several factors that has pulled down the once-highflying stock.

The wirehouse’s win indicates it may make progress in replenishing its depleted advisor ranks.

The acquisition of Meritage Portfolio Management expands the North Carolina-based aggregator’s presence in the Midwest.