Andrew Welsch

Andrew Welsch

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Firm Led by Ex-Wells Fargo Execs Recruits $1 Billion Advisor Team From Wells Fargo

Firm Led by Ex-Wells Fargo Execs Recruits $1 Billion Advisor Team From Wells Fargo

The firm, known as &Partners, has been steadily recruiting dozens of advisor teams since its founding three years ago.

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Citi Plans Hiring Push for Wealth Unit. It’s Part of CEO Fraser’s Turnaround Strategy.

Citi Plans Hiring Push for Wealth Unit. It’s Part of CEO Fraser’s Turnaround Strategy.

The bank believes it can grow its wealth management unit by hiring more advisors and drumming up additional business with existing customers.

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An ‘Outside the Box’ Investment Strategy That Other Advisors Want to Tap

An ‘Outside the Box’ Investment Strategy That Other Advisors Want to Tap

Merrill’s Raj Bhatia and his team run proprietary investment strategies that are also available to other advisors at the Bank of America wealth management unit.

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Severe Weather Is Driving Up Commercial Real Estate Insurance

Severe Weather Is Driving Up Commercial Real Estate Insurance

It’s not just homeowners who are experiencing price shock when it comes to insuring their properties.

3 minute read

Arax Picks Up $1.5 Billion Advisor Team From Wells Fargo

Arax Picks Up $1.5 Billion Advisor Team From Wells Fargo

Fast-growing Arax is backed by private-equity firm RedBird Capital Partners.

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Wells Fargo Advisors Adds to String of New Recruits With $1.6 Billion UBS Team

Wells Fargo Advisors Adds to String of New Recruits With $1.6 Billion UBS Team

The company recently picked up two large advisor teams in New York.

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Investors Pile Into ETFs as Risk Appetite Gains. Here’s What They’re Buying Now.

Investors Pile Into ETFs as Risk Appetite Gains. Here’s What They’re Buying Now.

April was the second-highest monthly total ever for ETF fund flows, now on pace for a record $2 trillion in 2026, according to a report from asset manager State Street.

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Wells Fargo Hires $6 Billion Advisor Team From Morgan Stanley, Adding to Big Recruiting Wins

Wells Fargo Hires $6 Billion Advisor Team From Morgan Stanley, Adding to Big Recruiting Wins

The team includes James Taylor, a top-ranked next-generation financial advisor.

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Investors Look Past LPL Financial’s Strong Earnings at Potential AI Threats. The Stock Is Down.

Investors Look Past LPL Financial’s Strong Earnings at Potential AI Threats. The Stock Is Down.

The wealth management company said total client assets jumped 30% year over year to $2.3 trillion.

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Robinhood Is Working on AI Financial Advice, but CEO Tenev Isn’t Writing Off Human Advisors

Robinhood Is Working on AI Financial Advice, but CEO Tenev Isn’t Writing Off Human Advisors

The brokerage firm wants to provide more AI capabilities to its millions of self-directed investors as well as human financial advisors.

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Robinhood Earnings Fall Short. A Crypto Slump Is the Culprit.

Robinhood Earnings Fall Short. A Crypto Slump Is the Culprit.

The brokerage firm derives a chunk of its transaction-based revenue from customers’ crypto trading activity.

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UBS Americas Wealth Unit Hauls in $5.3 Billion Despite Lower Head Count

UBS Americas Wealth Unit Hauls in $5.3 Billion Despite Lower Head Count

The Americas wealth management had previously suffered from asset outflows due to advisor attrition.

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Cetera to Combine Two Units in Move That Creates New National Employee-Advisor RIA

Cetera to Combine Two Units in Move That Creates New National Employee-Advisor RIA

The company is bringing together Avantax Planning Partners and The Retirement Planning Group, which it acquired in 2023.

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Ameriprise Financial Beat Earnings Estimates, but Advisor Asset Gathering Slowed

Ameriprise Financial Beat Earnings Estimates, but Advisor Asset Gathering Slowed

The wealth management company reported a 12% increase in assets under administration, despite elevated advisor attrition.

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The Biggest Surprises Breakaway Advisors Encounter When Going Independent

The Biggest Surprises Breakaway Advisors Encounter When Going Independent

Advisors who have left brokerage firms like Merrill and UBS share what the revelations that awaited them after they moved to the independent sector.

Long Read

Hightower to Buy Bahnsen Group, a $9.5 Billion Wealth Management Practice

Hightower to Buy Bahnsen Group, a $9.5 Billion Wealth Management Practice

The Bahnsen Group was founded by top-ranked financial advisor David Bahnsen in 2015 when he left Morgan Stanley.

2 minute read

Raymond James Earnings Beat Forecasts. CEO: AI Cash Sorting Isn’t More Than ‘Incremental Threat.’

Raymond James Earnings Beat Forecasts. CEO: AI Cash Sorting Isn’t More Than ‘Incremental Threat.’

The wealth management company reported strong net new asset growth for its fiscal second quarter.

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JPMorgan Brokerage Unit Recruits $1.1 Billion Advisor From William Blair

JPMorgan Brokerage Unit Recruits $1.1 Billion Advisor From William Blair

David Amar joined the company’s wealth management unit in Los Angeles.

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Interactive Brokers Stock Falls After Revenue Miss. CEO: AI Cash-Sorting Fears Don’t Apply to Us.

Interactive Brokers Stock Falls After Revenue Miss. CEO: AI Cash-Sorting Fears Don’t Apply to Us.

The brokerage firm has been riding a surge of investor activity that has boosted account openings and trading volume.

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Ex-Wilmington CEO Joins Fiduciary Trust as Executive Chair

Ex-Wilmington CEO Joins Fiduciary Trust as Executive Chair

Doris Meister, former CEO of Wilmington Trust, will work closely with Fiduciary Trust CEO Austin Shapard as the wealth manager seeks to expand its reach.

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