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DeVoe: Second Quarter RIA M&A Is Slow But Healthy

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AUGUST 6, 2024

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DeVoe: Second Quarter RIA M&A Is Slow But Healthy

RIA M&A activity has plateaued in recent months, but 2024 is still on track to surpass 2023 volume, according to DeVoe & Company’s latest RIA Deal Book.

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Focus Merges $3.6B HoyleCohen Into Colony

HoyleCohen is the latest to be brought into The Colony Group as part of Focus Financial Partners' consolidation strategy.

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Fidelity Brings Bundled Tech Tools to Small and Mid-Sized RIAs

A new all-in-one tech stack includes components of Wealthscape, eMoney, and Advyzon, while an advisory bundle includes Wealthscape, eMoney and FMAX Essentials, a slimmed down version of FMAX.

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RIA News

Massachusetts Advisor Sues Hightower, Alleging Age Discrimination

Glenn Frank alleges that the leaders of his firm told him he would “be removed from his clients’ service teams” immediately if he didn’t take a subordinate role to younger advisors, according to the suit.

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Bluespring Acquires $1.35B Rodgers & Associates

Rodgers & Associates Wealth Advisers, founded by a husband-and-wife team, represents Bluespring's fourth deal this year.

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Boutique Investment Bank HamptonRock Launches Wealth Business

David Dodson, a former Oppenheimer advisor, has joined to lead the wealth management business.

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$200M Stifel Advisor Breaks Away to Launch RIA

Advisor Lock Bingham has created Bingham Private Wealth, an RIA in San Francisco.

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Focus Financial Partners Postpones $3.65 Billion Term-Loan Deal

Focus was seeking to refinance an existing loan and fund a distribution to shareholders.

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Private Credit Sells Funds for Small Investors as Big Ones Balk

Interval funds are being pitched to registered investment advisors as an easy-to-sell entry into direct lending.

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What's In My Model Portfolio

Carnegie Investment Counsel: Keeping It Simple with a 70/30 Allocation

CEO Richard Alt explains the firm’s straightforward investment philosophy.

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RIA Edge Podcast

How Conway Wealth Prioritizes Clients’ Life Goals Beyond Investments

Michael Conway shares how advisors at his firm, Conway Wealth, prioritize a deep understanding of each client’s values and put health and well-being at the center of the planning conversation.

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Commentary

BUSINESS PLANNING

The Inclusion Trifecta: DEI, Safety and ERGs as Catalysts for Change

How politics is shaping the future of corporate inclusion.

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BUSINESS PLANNING

Strategic Fundraising Options for Independent RIA Owners

Weighing the pros and cons of equity and debt financing and convertible instruments.

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