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RIAs begin 2023 on top, radically road-tested, and morphing from one undefined state to an even blurrier one -- but also one more valuable
The enormity of the $7-trillion AUM profession's task post-2022 expands, morphs and looks more missionary and underpriced
January 12, 2023 at 5:26 AM
After catching Wall Street red-handed, the SEC is 'coming after' RIAs that fail to track client chats by text, WhatsApp and social media, experts say
The regulator's $1.1 billion in wirehouse fines is a warning to RIAs that not keeping proper records of online chats could paint a bulls eye on their backs as well.
October 4, 2022 at 1:41 AM
After an avalanche of AUM in 2020-2021, some RIAs are stretched thin on service bandwidth, but the answer is to begin 'productizing'
The word 'product' is anathema to RIAs but the open-ended promise of high touch service isn't sustainable for advisors, and it's also not ideal for the client
November 10, 2021 at 6:55 PM
Some RIAs are gearing up to reopen in bigger, better offices-- some at 'Covid' rates--to go face-to-face with clients with one big caveat: vaccinations mandatory
Firms like Gratus Capital in Atlanta and Manhattan West in Los Angeles are taking a calculated risk after realizing 'spirit' is lacking in home offices over Zoom.
August 10, 2021 at 1:43 AM
As part of sale to J.P. Morgan, OpenInvest is orphaning RIA clients and laying off the startup's direct-indexing sales force
The New York City super bank ends OpenInvest's days as a money manger and makes it into a technology pod within the $4 trillion AUA company to infuse ESG across wealth, asset management and, perhaps, all the way down to credit cards.
July 2, 2021 at 3:19 AM
Why RIAs who left deferred comp on the table back at the wirehouse may yet make a claim for what might be, rightfully, their money
Clauses written by lawyers under duress of wide-ranging defections may have over-reached, creating an opportunity to challenge in court.
March 10, 2021 at 1:27 AM
Capitalize sees opening to serve RIAs with 401(k) rollover services on heels of DOL fiduciary rule and scores $12.5M from VC firms to make it happen
With DOL all but outlawing RIAs from advising investors from rolling pension assets to IRAs, New York startup that specializes in the hand-off steps into the breach for RIAs.
February 25, 2021 at 1:16 AM
Charles Schwab shutters 79% of TD Ameritrade branches -- though 140 will cohabitate with a next-door Schwab branch -- and refers legacy TDA assets to legacy TD RIA custody clients
The San Francisco retail brokerage will keep 400 branch addresses and no legacy Schwab assets will get referred to a 'TDA' RIA for now.
November 11, 2020 at 12:27 AM
As the RIA business merges toward big and centralized, small nimble firms still have a lock on doing well and making a great living
The Schwab-TD merger is the latest big-is-beautiful event but might isn't always right and scale loses to smart, local and aligned
October 15, 2020 at 5:18 AM
RIAs need to get over 'quotas' when it comes to sales and growth, or end up being owned by an RIA that knows how to impose them
To achieve growth, investment advisors need to stop avoiding a 'sales culture' and achieve clear organic growth goals by, cough... selling
September 22, 2020 at 4:31 AM
Once COVID-19 storm subsides, clients will destructively divorce in droves, say RIA splitsville specialists; but steps taken now can lessen the damage
A glut of divorce cases can draw heavily on advisor bandwidth and decimate assets, according to experts, but proactive transparency can help
June 11, 2020 at 1:43 AM
Letter to Our Readers: What to think about the unstoppable RIA movement meeting an immovable black swan
For RIAs the roaring 2020s had a feverish first eight weeks until COVID-19 hit a reset button
March 23, 2020 at 11:12 PM
Mark Tibergien and Dan Seivert Listen Up! Dave Welling explains why rising private equity involvement in the RIA business is flat-out great
Though not all liquidity comes with good or smart intentions, it beats the alternative: 'Stalled investment stalls growth, stalls innovation in the client experience and caps opportunities for the second generation'
October 22, 2018 at 11:32 PM
Need an up-to-the-minute 2016 RIA model? Read the large print in Brooke's hypothetical Southall Advisors RIA brochure
In a world of undifferentiated wealth managers, a culture of millennial-style openness addresses the core issues -- trust and accountability
January 6, 2016 at 10:45 PM
My 10-year journey from a BoA call center to establishing a solo $73-million AUM RIA
I established my own business two years ago with a pitch [and fee structure] so appealing I don't always finish it
