People Moves Related to " The two dramatic moments everyone was buzzing about at the MarketCounsel conference"

Burnout and EBITDA weigh on CEO-types as never-ending exits claim Ron Carson, Aaron Klein, Bernie Clark, Rudy Adolf, Bill Crager and Tim Buckley.

The case raises questions about the perils of how RIAs deal with sexually charged allegations in the financial services workplace.

The majority owner of the $35-billion RIA remains chairman but will shift focus to 'humanitarian' concerns

The United Capital founder paradoxically promises to 'passively' buy minority stakes as a backdrop for going hyper-active with quick-strike capability to apply super-consulting and technology to create explosive growth as a prelude to a sale.

The Newport Beach, Calif. RIA legend plans to shift from B2C to B2B to fix Goldman's disconnect with RIAs and play to the strengths for him and the bank

Merchant Investment Management's executive chairman wants good people good at their job and Brinker likes having a breakaway Goldman partner rather than one captive to the Wall Street giant.

The New York-based investment bank has the cash and people to do the combinations -- especially Goldman software -- that the roll-up's founder couldn't afford or didn't want to advantage

The M&A chief's departure from the Newport Beach, Calif. roll-up may signal that its rolling-up days are over

Vanguard seems to be erring toward new blood, though it was never purely old blood • RIA cash manager floats products to ultrahigh-net-worth • The former LPL top seller now sells wealth acquisition methadone

The 47 year-old St. Louis phenom takes over from the 58 year-old ex-Colony CEO but with the same steep challenge of making 70 autonomous RIA units work more collaboratively, while adding more RIAs.

The St. Petersburg RIA platform paid an undisclosed amount for a piece of an AI-powered equity compensation platform and hints strongly about a bigger 'stock plan' play it has already staked its future on

The St. Petersburg, Fla., RIA support platform gets Kevin Monaco in Los Angeles as puzzle piece ahead of flooding the time zome with people across discipline spectrum that can close breakaways to join RIAs

The RIA sales wizard joined Dynasty Financial Partners with understanding he would leave sales behind and earn his keep by focusing on strategic ideas.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice closed on its $7-billion purchase of the roll-up on Aug. 31 -- with no hint that its parting of the ways with legendary 60-year-old founder was in the offing.

Dozens of former 'United Capital' advisors are fleeing at once, but Peter Mallouk is still battling to keep them, and Goldman Sachs may play legal hardball, sources say.

The Dynasty CEO is handing over sales, custody relations, breakaways and M&A sales to the un-retired Canadian -- and wildly promoting from within.

CEO Rudy Adolf sees a 'softening' in multiples after a couple of frothy years when CI Financial dominated headlines and big RIA deals

The Chicago rollup's founder got paid better by doing the second-stage exit and the new cast on the Board also includes Bob Oros ascending to chair and Darrell Horn of Green Square Wealth Management joining

The St. Petersburg-based producer of 'synthetic RIA scale' will continue to aggressively hire and adjust its talent ranks as it readies for next growth push.

The new CEO will need to somehow weave together the debris of the first roll-up run and the new one to the satisfaction of RIAs and the hundreds of people already inside the HighTower umbrella

When Eric Clarke decided he'd play matchmaker, the hyperactive Carson Group CEO snapped up Mineral Interactive and made a creative deal

Elliot Weissbluth's move upstairs ends an era, as Thomas H. Lee's reign begins in earnest, and Mark Cabezas comes in as M&A head.