5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1040+ words) Leon Capital Group, is neither a private equity fund nor a traditional family office, it is a diversified holding company with a broad array of directly-owned businesses. Because of that structure they really stand out in the crowded RIA M…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (253+ words) Kestra Financial, an independent broker-dealer and RIA based in Austin, Texas, has hired a BlackRock sales executive to be head of wealth management, according to an announcement on Wednesday. Kelly Apple joined Kestra on July 9, according to registration records. She…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (205+ words) Wealth Enhancement, a Minneapolis-based RIA with around $160 billion in client assets, has acquired a firm in Washington state with one advisor managing $644 million in assets. Michael G. Weinand had founded the RIA, Weinand Financial, in 2023 in Lacey, Washington, after leaving LPL…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (326+ words) A Chicago-area manager who had quickly climbed the leadership ranks at UBS Wealth Management USA is jumping to Merrill Lynch. Weisner Perez, who had been market director overseeing UBS branches in Northbrook, Oakbrook and Barrington offices, will join Merrill as…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (322+ words) Edward Jones & Co., the brokerage long associated with advisors in suburban strip malls, has made another move to modernize its 100-year-old model with a digital advice service to attract next-generation investors. The St. Louis-based firm has piloted the program, called…...