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Are RIA buyers gaining the upper hand?

Added on January 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Veteran dealmaker Peter Raimondi just acquired a tax practice for his latest wealth management firm and hopes to purchase at least two RIAs by the end of the year. And he says there’s a good chance he won’t have to pay as much as he would have last year.

Mercer Advisors Acquires a Bay Area RIA

Added on January 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: “M&A in wealth management is red hot — there is a frothiness out there,” Dave Barton, vice chairman of Mercer Advisors, said during a panel discussion at last month’s MarketCounsel Summit in Las Vegas.

Regional broker-dealers quietly making comeback now, but the future remains uncertain

Added on December 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: The financial advice industry frequently focuses on the rise of registered investment advisers and the independent broker-dealer market when it talks about trends in the business. But quietly making a comeback are regional broker-dealers, firms that traditionally focused on a specific part of the country but which in some cases have grown into national firms.

10 biggest RIA acquisitions of 2018

Added on December 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: As 2018 wraps up, it looks like another year of record-level consolidation in the financial advisory space. Following are the 10 biggest deals of the year, according to Devoe & Co.

My Story 12/13/18: Early Solo Practitioner, Buffalo, NY

Added on December 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary29 year old CFP® with 7 years of experience within wirehouse.  I currently run my own book of business and am looking to get a better understanding of what opportunities may exist. I am intentional about the relationships I maintain and how I'm building my practice.  My goal is to ensure I'm doing everything I can and should be for my clients and for my own career advancement.

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