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Wealth Management Daily Memo

MARCH 25, 2025

RIA Edge 100: Growing Rapidly But Responsibly

Executives of these firms have built professionally managed RIAs that are growing rapidly but responsibly without sacrificing the client experience.

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Ten Advisor Movement Predictions for 2025

With the 2024 recruiting headwinds behind us, advisor transitions are expected to look much different in 2025, according to a new report from Diamond Consultants.

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Navigate Uncertainty in Volatile Markets
The state of investor sentiment report.
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New Research Confirms ‘Age Old’ Problem: How to Advise Younger Clients

Wealth management firms traditionally work with older clients, for good reasons. However research suggests these firms increasingly risk losing future business to robos, fintechs and non-AUM planners.

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CW Advisors Acquires $1.3B NJ-Based RIA

The serial acquirer also added a $122 million advisory firm in Maine, boosting total AUM to $12 billion.

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Trending Podcasts
CEO Rob Mooney On Snowden Lane’s Pivot to a ‘New Chapter’ in 2025

Snowden Lane's Rob Mooney discusses the decision to buy back a significant portion of the firm’s equity from its original financial backer, Estancia Capital.


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The WealthStack Podcast: The Independent Advisor Boom and the Tech Shaping Their Future with Vickie Lewin

Amplify's Vickie Lewin discusses the challenges and solutions for advisors modernizing their technology.

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Minority RIA Investors Seek to Offer Financial Backing That Doesn't Impede on Independence

At an industry conference in Miami, minority investors touted the chance for smaller RIAs to cede a stake in return for support but not control.

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Cambridge Investment Research Associates To Pay $15M In SEC Revenue-Sharing Conflicts Case

The SEC accused Cambridge Investment Research's RIA business of “breaching its fiduciary duty” in recommending certain mutual funds and money market sweep funds.

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SEC Marketing Rule Guidance Lightens Burden on Investment Performance Advertising

The Trump administration’s SEC amends the guidance on the marketing rule to ease requirements for how RIAs advertise extracted investment performance to potential clients.

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CAIS Launches Models Marketplace for Alts

CAIS Models Marketplace will include portfolios developed by wealth management firms, asset managers, and CAIS Advisors, the company’s recently launched RIA.

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World Investment Advisors Launches Managed Account Platform

The RIA aggregator will offer both in-house and third-party investment strategies on the platform, which will be led by former Vestmark product lead Lauren Yeaton Hunt.

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COMMENTARY

Three Key Holistic Planning Trends Reshaping the Industry

Advisors who rely solely on investment selection risk falling behind in an increasingly complex landscape.

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