Tag: RIAs

Omniscient Enterprise Advisor, a platform designed to help financial advisers and registered independent advisers (RIAs) expand and scale their businesses, was introduced by Omni Alliance Inc.

Advisers can play a big part in helping women cope after the death of a spouse, according to New York Life Insurance Company.

Goss Wealth Management, a four-adviser team led by Jerry Goss, has transitioned to the LPL broker/dealer and hybrid RIA custodial platform.

Advanced Capital Group (ACG), a registered investment advisory firm, is opening an office in Chicago, Illinois.

Markov Processes International (MPI) has released its MPI Stylus Web research system as a mobile application (app) for the iPad, Android and Microsoft Surface tablet devices.

A third of middle class investors are just not saving for retirement, according to Wells Fargo’s fifth annual Middle Class Retirement study.

No one wants to talk about it, but everyone wants to know: How do other retirement plan advisers arrive at a fee for their plans? Here, some advisers...

Adviser expectations for their practice valuations are inflated, compared with actual deals closed in the past 12 months, says global analytics firm Cerulli Associates.

Cafaro Greenleaf, an advisory firm to corporate and institutional retirement plans, hired Walter Ziffer to its team of advisers and consultants.

More than half of independent registered investment advisers (RIA) view technology as a front-office function and a key component for delivering quality client experiences.

Independent retirement plan advisers must leverage third-party service providers to achieve scale and combat business challenges without a large internal support network.

A new Schwab Advisor Services study explores industry attributes that attract professional financial advisers to the registered investment adviser (RIA) profession.

Ranging over a number of factors that impact branding and differentiation, panelists at the 2014 PANC in Orlando, Florida, discussed what builds a retirement plan adviser's brand.

Financial advisers looking to purchase or merge with another practice must implement some key best practices to ensure the acquisition is successful, according to NFP Advisor Services.

Independent Financial Partners (IFP), a hybrid registered investment advisory (RIA), has hired Louis Hanna as its new director of recruiting.

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity remained healthy in the registered investment adviser (RIA) industry during the first half of 2014, according to research from Schwab Advisor Services.

Retirement readiness can be strengthened by financial wellness programs, say Compass Financial Partners and Financial Finesse, which recently agreed to partner.

Plan sponsors that offer money market investments in their defined contribution plans should start talking with their investment advisers to evaluate their money market strategy, says Robert C....

Triad Hybrid Solutions, a registered investment advisory firm (RIA) newly created by Triad Advisors, serves fee- and commission-based independent financial advisers.

RCS Capital Corporation (RCAP) has entered into an agreement to purchase independent broker/dealer Girard Securities, Inc., further expanding the RCAP advisory network’s major 2014 growth.