A new industry white paper says that we are just now entering a period of remarkable opportunity for independent RIAs, comparable to, but more dramatic than the early 1990s, when smaller RIA firms experienced rapid growt[...]

Westport Resources Management, Inc., a leading financial advisor serving individuals, families, municipalities and institutions around the world, announced today the appointment of William O. Webster, Jr., CFP, as Senior[...]

Financial services industry leaders recently joined forces to help promote the education and advancement of African-American financial professionals. Led by The American College and MetLife, the Fifth Annual Conference f[...]

Matthew J. Kessler, CIMA® has joined Rydex/SGI as senior director serving Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) for their West Coast Region. In his current role as senior director for the RIA channel for the West coast [...]

Financial Life Planning pioneer George Kinder will be moving from America to London for an extended stay beginning August 1, 2010. Mr. Kinder is founder and President of the Kinder Institute of Life Planning (www.Kinder[...]

Pareto Platform today introduced the Pareto Platform powered by Microsoft Dynamics CRM, a SaaS (Software as a Service) based CRM solution designed exclusively for financial advisors.[...]

Bank of America Merrill Lynch expects to launch a new online brokerage service on Monday to attract less affluent investors who trade through discount firms like Charles Schwab or E*Trade, a bank spokeswoman said on Thur[...]

First Allied Securities, Inc. (First Allied), a leading independent broker/dealer, announced today the hiring of Matt McGinness as Managing Director. McGinness was selected to lead the firm’s Advisory Consulting Servic[...]

Financial services wholesalers continue to demonstrate their desire for information that is targeted directly to their unique and challenging roles. As motivators, idea-generators and professional resource providers for [...]

Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, will highlight new developments in global investing and technology and key trends shaping the broker-dealer and independent registered investment advisor (RIA) marketplace at its annua[...]