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The financial advice industry has long been dominated by large firms and wirehouses. For financial advisors, working for such organizations can provide a certain level of safety and support. But more and more financial advisors are considering striking it out on their own… and for good reason. When we ask the advisors who choose to …

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After an absolutely torrid run, mergers & acquisitions activity in the RIA space has seen two consecutive quarters of decline for the first time since 2018, according to the industry watchers at DeVoe & Company[1]. Signs of slippage in the pace of deals emerged in Q4 of last year, when the number of deals declined …

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