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Shari Burns: We're not going to country clubs with clients.

United Capital eyes 'Paragon' brand for the $10-million-plus set after nabbing $1 billion RIA in Seattle

Joe Duran is pleased bring aboard another woman-led firm -- a trophy, albeit low-key, outfit that sits among brand giants like Starbucks, Amazon and Microsoft

January 16, 2013 at 9:35 PM

John Furey:  Ignoring changes to the market could be dangerous and outright irresponsible.

How RIAs are becoming as complacent as wirehouses -- and what it'll take to snap out of it

There is empirical evidence that challenges are increasing but also reasons to believe they can be met

December 10, 2012 at 4:18 AM

Joe Duran: We really think our next wave of growth will be to open offices around the country with our retail brand.

United Capital's Joe Duran throttles back on deals as he opens an RIA version of Hamburger University

Stephanie Bogan will lead the training center that aims to create corporate 'mini-me's' around the country

November 28, 2012 at 4:44 AM

Charles Goldman: The number of hybrids has been tapering off and it's been tapering off for a while.
September 28, 2012 at 4:17 PM

Shirl Penney (l.) and Elliot Weissbluth (middle) take their turns listening as Rudy Adolf (r.) explains his firm's impressive M&A feats.

What exactly the CEOs of HighTower, Focus Financial and Dynasty Financial revealed when they shared a stage in Las Vegas

Aggregator honchos appeared together under the unloved roll-up tag to highlight differing and evolving facets of their firms

September 25, 2012 at 4:49 AM

Ron Carson: There was a lot more to [acquisitions] than we thought.

Ron Carson launches roll-up/TAMP-like venture with Envestnet, TD Ameritrade and Advizent as puzzle pieces

The biggest of LPL's affiliates shows a walk-before-run approach to inorganic growth

September 24, 2012 at 5:15 AM

Joe Duran: Your competition will not be Merrill Lynch. It will be the big players with value that you can't match.

Joe Duran lays out his latest case for why wirehouses -- and classic RIAs -- risk losing out to a coming oligopoly of new-model holistic firms

The coming 'life management' model won't be addressed by the big guys or the little ones in this very young industry, says the United Capital CEO

September 21, 2012 at 4:40 PM

Knut Rostad demanded to know what Elliot Weissbluth meant by 'zero conflicts of interest.'

The two dramatic moments everyone was buzzing about at the MarketCounsel conference

Elliot Weissbluth, Knut Rostad, Charles Goldman and Joe Duran helped show us why thought leadership begins when sparks fly

September 18, 2012 at 3:41 PM

Stuart Silverman: We're not saying: 'Let's take the culture for 250 (the existing Fusion advisors) and bring it to (all) 1,400 (NFP reps firms).

National Financial Partners buys longtime partner Fusion signaling a shift away from the 'roll-up' model

The New York-based agglomeration of financial businesses is looking to inject higher levels of intelligence, best practices and culture by bringing the services of Fusion in-house

July 18, 2012 at 4:01 AM

Sheri Smith was hired to create a river of referrals flowing to United Capital's 38 offices

United Capital makes three exec hires, including a veteran recruiter from Raymond James

The big Newport Beach, Calif.-based RIA and consolidator is putting big dollars toward turning existing offices into marketing and recruiting machines

July 11, 2012 at 2:09 PM

Cary Carbonaro: We speak the language.

United Capital looks to attract divorcees with new acquisition

The $14-billion RIA aggregator has identified a niche that represents a crying need for advice and a place where money is in motion

June 13, 2012 at 3:58 AM

Sandi Bragar: I don't know how they can invest that portfolio without knowing what it's supposed to do.

How RIAs like Aspiriant and United Capital are working to put financial planning back at the center of financial planning firms

It's expensive, hard work, hard to charge for, difficult to deliver and adds real value

April 23, 2012 at 4:00 AM

Ric Edelman: We are very actively seeking a buyer who will provide a better offer than Lee.

Ric Edelman strikes a private-equity deal that subtracts $2 million in expenses -- now let the after-bidding begin

Edelman Financial prepares to marry Lee Equity, but it's also open to a better offer

April 17, 2012 at 3:49 AM

Brad Griswold: Many of the changes were beneficial to the [LPL] advisors as a whole, but did not offer as much value to our practice.

Why an 18-year LPL rep moved most of his firm's $250 million of assets to Schwab

Brad Griswold had a fondness for Schwab from using PortfolioCenter and is determined to remove all obstacles to growth, profitability and offering choice to clients

April 4, 2012 at 3:08 PM

John Copeland: We've been having a number of terrific conversations articulating our growth proposition to independent advisory firms.

AMG makes a dramatic entry into wealth management arena, buying majority stake in $10B Veritable

Veritable LP is the first in a series of very big RIAs the giant asset management firm has its eye on

March 21, 2012 at 5:42 AM

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