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M and A
April 7, 2026

Socium Advisors Merges With $1.6 Billion Firm

The deal is an example of the kind of consolidation moves that have been a staple of North American

People Moves
April 7, 2026

Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Aiviq, MetLife

The latest moves, appointments and personnel changes in North American wealth management.

Tax
April 7, 2026

Estate Tax Overhaul Alert: How S 4196 Could Reshape HNW Wealth Transfer Planning

A regular author in these pages explains an important proposed piece of US legislation that

Alt Investments
April 3, 2026

Putting Private Market Investments Into 401(k) Plans – A Potential Risk Too Far?

In this article, the author argues that without rigorous fiduciary oversight, education and

M and A
April 3, 2026

Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management M&A – Modern Wealth Management, Legacy Wealth Management, Others

The latest mergers, acquisitions and other corporate actions in the wealth management sector.

Practice Strategies
April 2, 2026

The Fee-Only Model Isn’t Conflict-Free. It’s Just Differently Conflicted

The author of this article argues that a mature approach to thinking about conflicts of interest is

People Moves
April 2, 2026

Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Glenmede, Vestmark

The latest moves, appointments and personnel changes in North American wealth management.

M and A
April 2, 2026

Deals Of The Day: The Latest In Wealth Management M&A – Cetera, Goldman Sachs, Janus Henderson

The latest mergers, acquisitions and other corporate actions in the wealth management sector.

Strategy
April 1, 2026

Ousted Tiedemann Fires Back In Battle For AlTi Global

The CEO of AlTi Global has been replaced, while filings show that Michael Tiedemann had been

Investment Strategies
April 1, 2026

Gold Prices Buck Standard Safe Haven Flow

OCBC said this week that its investors have moved decisively into the market. A number of wealth

Comment & Analysis results for Archive

Trust Estate
January 6, 2023

Special Needs Trusts: Protecting The Whole Family With Wealth Planning

The authors of this article argue that trustees of special needs trusts should have a deep

Wealth Strategies
December 23, 2022

Faith-Based Investing In 21st Century - What's The Potential?

The firm, based in Wyoming, says there's big potential for "faith-based" investing to grow in the

M and A
December 22, 2022

What’s Wrong With Envestnet, Goldman Sachs And CI Financial?

Family Wealth Report's US correspondent Charles Paikert takes a hard look at three firms that have

Real Estate
December 21, 2022

Florida's Strong Real Estate Story Needs Expert Guidance

FWR talks to a real estate investment and development specialist that has recently rolled out a

Philanthropy
December 20, 2022

Asset Allocation For Philanthropists Gets Tough

Rising inflation, falling stock markets, pleas for help and donors' own financial constraints mean

Strategy
December 19, 2022

Five Big M&A Questions for 2023

Here is the second in a series of analyses of the North American wealth management scene by US

M and A
December 15, 2022

Why Mercer Advisors Is The Leading RIA Acquirer

Mercer Advisors has been by far the most energetic acquirer of wealth management firms over recent

Trust Estate
December 2, 2022

What Many People Don’t Know About Power Of Trusts

The author writes that regardless of current uncertainties there remains a suite of planning

Trust Estate
December 1, 2022

When Should An Elderly Person Stop Driving?

The author of this article examines an issue that seems both mundane but also significant – when

Strategy
November 30, 2022

MFO Battle: RIAs Vs Global Giants

What can US advisory firms do in order to take market share from international players and win a