its debut in the RIA space. This acquisition brings together two firms focused on client-centered growth and long-term planning forAspen Standard Wealth makes dealmaking debut with Summitry acquisition - InvestmentNews CONTINUE TO SITE CONTINUE TO SITE

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deal season. Merit expands tax planning footprint with SSC Wealth acquisition Merit Financial Advisors is deepening its push into tax-focused

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a Texas-based firm with $860 million in client assets, marking Merit’s forty-first acquisition in four and a halfRIA moves: RWA makes M&A comeback with West Coast acquisition - InvestmentNews CONTINUE TO SITE CONTINUE TO SITE

Banks brace for client shift to non-bank rivals as AI skills

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past decade, but 57% of RIAs named new client acquisition as a leading challenge, with 83% ofof that effort with the recently  announced acquisition of SSC Wealth , the wealth management

Blue Owl BDCs limit client buy backs after customers seek to cash out

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to offer “meaningful opportunities to grow through client acquisition and by delivering the full breadthwirehouse's updated compensation plan for its private client group comes after it beat analysts' Q3 earnings expectations and

The combined firm will represent $640 billion in client assets, serving more than 80,000 private wealth clients and

worth and family office capabilities with the acquisition of The Clarius Group, a deal

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making a push into financial services with his acquisition of Step, a money app for

Leo Almazora Shortly after a key tax-focused acquisition in California, mega-RIA Wealth Enhancement doubled down

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agreed to place $80 billion in client assets under BlackRock's management as part of a

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growing practices in terms of new client acquisition over a three-year period, compared totend to outperform others in new client and AUM growth rates, according to research

industry experience, he will focus on boosting advisor productivity, increasing client acquisition, and strengthening custodial partnerships as Falcon continues tobig-bank silos, but in the transparent, client-centric model we are scaling at Falcon. David will help

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Kwanti is a portfolio analytics and client acquisition tool for RIAs. It features risk assessment, stressyou identify potential risks and align portfolios with client goals. The tool also generates client-facing reports and supports scenario testing toexposures, and adjust portfolios to match each

with firm leaders on strategic planning, advisor and client acquisition, and long-term value creation, with an emphasisto the roughly $62 billion in client assets it oversees across more than 90 offices nationwide. The

found that active ETFs could serve as a client acquisition magnet for advisors looking to attract

will have about $220 billion of private credit client assets once it completes the HPS acquisition, adding to the more than $225 billionfor growth in 2030. With its GIP acquisition, BlackRock aims to profit from what it calls

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Advisors has expanded its national footprint with the acquisition of two firms that specialize in serving

CEO), Jim Cahn (chief strategy officer), Michelle Brownstein (chief new client development officer), Kelly Windorski (CFO), Bill Rice (chief legal officer

team has built “meaningful trust across diverse high-net-worth client communities.”  The FSA acquisition follows Allworth’s October purchase of Shorepoint Capitalthe deal table with its own $460 million upmarket acquisition. DEC 02, 2025 By  Leo Almazora RIA dealmakers returned in

to toss $133 million legal payment to client. - InvestmentNews CONTINUE TO SITE CONTINUE TO SITE

found that active ETFs could serve as  a client acquisition magnet  for advisors looking to attractpleaded guilty to securities fraud after allegedly funneling client money into a mining venture and his

year growth strategy, with a focus on talent acquisition, technology upgrades, client-facing services, and further M&A activity. TheAres, will help advance the RIA's talent acquisition, M&A strategy, and other priorities. SEP 30, 2025

s report argued. When that happens, running a client acquisition process “again next month” becomes easier and lessadvisors are doubling down on referrals, automation and client communication as they look for more predictable growth

in a statement. “To optimize long-term client acquisition, providers will need to engage with prospects earlierto toss $133 million legal payment to client A federal judge in February made

Tuesday. Mercer Advisors expands Southern California presence with tax-focused acquisition Mercer Advisors has acquired Beach Freeman Lim & Cleland, a

of earning trust, with changing markets and calming client nerves emerging as top practice challenges. JUN 30, 2025 By

Jason Wenk. New features promise faster analysis of client returns and documents, helping RIAs surface tax insights

in a statement. “To optimize long-term client acquisition, providers will need to engage with prospects earlier

AI financial advisor offering can overcome the perennial client acquisition cost problem. TAMPS NOV 26, 2025 A listadvisors rely on automated portfolio allocation to translate client inputs into diversified investment models. You typically begin by completing

AI financial advisor offering can overcome the perennial client acquisition cost problem. RIA NEWS DEC 22, 2025 As Schwab shuttersthe year, the firm announced the acquisition of Rowboat Advisors , a portfolio management

to allow advisors to spend more time on client relationships. The Lexington acquisition follows a playbook that Hightower has been deliberatelyMassachusetts Lexington Wealth Management becomes the second external acquisition for HTSW, pushing the mega-RIA

co-founder, who has guided more than 250 RIAs on client acquisition strategies. "WealthReach is now the only firm incontent and detail levels tailored to each client's investing expertise. Alongside client deliverables, advisors receive a curated talk track withwith a reporting platform that converts performance data into

first flurry of RIA merger and acquisition announcements for February, Waverly is extending its Pacific

NEWS Wealth Enhancement expands Midwest reach with AEGIS Financial deal Acquisition takes firm’s total client assets above $132 billion following a strong end19, 2025 By   Steve Randall Wealth Enhancement has announced another acquisition, in a busy week for M&A

solution. And this month FMG announced its latest acquisition, the client testimonial platform Testimonial iQ , which adds yet another piece ofcompelling enough to get the prospective client to click around, and it needs

Robinhood’s plans to launch a client referral network through its acquisition of RIA custody platform TradePMR?   WENK : [Robinhood isthey aspired to eventually launch a client referral network .  This Q&A has been edited for clarity

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market a year ago with its $300 million acquisition of RIA custodian TradePMR . Robinhood plans to

and operational functions. Key priorities include improving advisor productivity, strengthening client acquisition and retention through platform capabilities and reinforcingadvisor efficiency, deepen financial planning engagement and enhance client outcomes. “Tom Gooley was instrumental in building the

Group uses for some of its client mailings. MAY 25, 2023 By  Bruce Kelly Advisor Group Holdings

advisors to query information across a client's financial picture and receive structured answers. Danny

own. Mercer Advisors adds nearly $1 billion in acquisition twofer Mercer Advisors is starting 2026 with two acquisitions that

across 33 states managing roughly $350 billion in client assets. Journey’s acquisition pushes Hightower Signature Wealth to $25 billion ina $5 billion RIA, becomes the first external acquisition for Hightower Signature Wealth, advancing the W

to allow advisors to spend more time on client relationships. The Lexington acquisition follows a playbook that Hightower has been deliberatelyMassachusetts Lexington Wealth Management becomes the second external acquisition for HTSW, pushing the mega-RIA

Wealth Management enters the Florida market through its acquisition of Legacy Wealth Management, a South

organic growth. Developing next-generation talent, particularly in client acquisition, is critical to that objective. By investing ina two-year apprenticeship. Apprentices sit in every client meeting, prepare and follow up on those meetings

Virginia firm overseeing more than $320 million in client assets, marking RFG’s first majority acquisition and signaling an expansion of itsbased Divergent Planning, adding approximately $418 million in client assets and establishing a new East

presence in the Eastern US with another acquisition in the Empire State. The growing

those relationships. The remainder has come from existing client referrals and a small acquisition of a quality independent firm where theCybersecurity/data privacy – bad actors seeking to harvest client data and information Evolving marketing and advertising

presence in the Eastern US with another acquisition in the Empire State. The growing

West and Midwestern US, with CWA's $849 million acquisition giving it additional footholds in Utah and

RIA, which oversees about $11.2 billion in client assets as of Dec. 31, 2025, said it

Legacy Wealth Management managing $1.2 billion in client assets, exited the broker-dealer earlier this month

Jersey-based firm with about $150 million in client assets. The move strengthens Mercer’s footprint in

trust for streamlined oversight and smarter client reporting JUL 25, 2025 By  Mark Rosanes Contents Addepar   Advisor360

Wealth Management enters the Florida market through its acquisition of Legacy Wealth Management, a South

Management to join Apollon in 2026 deal Client services will be broadened under the new partnership

in assets under management onto its platform. The acquisition highlights Creative Planning’s push to scale its

Virginia firm overseeing more than $320 million in client assets, marking RFG’s first majority acquisition and signaling an expansion of itsbased Divergent Planning, adding approximately $418 million in client assets and establishing a new East

Jersey-based firm with about $150 million in client assets. The move strengthens Mercer’s footprint in

space as a way to deepen client engagement – but the similarities end there. On Tuesday

NEWS DEC 23, 2025 UBS advisor's family referral leaves client battling for $1.5M transparency A Delaware

market has long been an area of strong client interest for us,” said David Bahnsen, Managing Partner

in Oklahoma, while a $1.5 billion acquisition extends Mercer Advisors ' reach in New England. Savant

businesses that compete directly with advisors for end-client relationships," TradePMR's Robb Baldwin told InvestmentNews. SEP 23, 2025

RFG Advisory , bringing more than $230 million in client assets into the independent space. RFG says the

through a new partnership. Aspen Standard expands with Boston acquisition Aspen Standard Wealth has acquired MG Financial, a Boston

in Newport Beach, California. The MGB Wealth Management acquisition also marks Beacon Pointe’s tenth acquisition in Dallas, and comes hot onon the heels of last month’s acquisition of InvestmentHunter Wealth Services in Fort

is extending its 2025 M&A run with the acquisition of L.M. Kohn & Company, a Cincinnati

pleaded guilty to securities fraud after allegedly funneling client money into a mining venture and his

pleaded guilty to securities fraud after allegedly funneling client money into a mining venture and his

pleaded guilty to securities fraud after allegedly funneling client money into a mining venture and his

has locked down its first deal with the acquisition of Barber Financial Group , a collection

Jones where he managed approximately $160 million in client assets and operates out of Huntsville

wealth management sector, including LPL Financial’s $2.7 billion acquisition of Commonwealth Financial Network  and Mariner

in Newport Beach, California. The MGB Wealth Management acquisition also marks Beacon Pointe’s tenth acquisition in Dallas, and comes hot onon the heels of last month’s acquisition of InvestmentHunter Wealth Services in Fort

advisory team overseeing roughly $2.4 billion in client assets has launched a new independent wealth and