The firms the industry press wrote about most this week, ranked by number of stories.
| 01 | LPL Financial
|
15 stories |
| 02 | SEC
|
14 stories |
| 03 | Wells Fargo
|
9 stories |
| 04 | Schwab
|
7 stories |
| 05 | UBS
|
7 stories |
| 06 | RBC
|
7 stories |
| 07 | Osaic
|
6 stories |
| 08 | Raymond James
|
5 stories |
| 09 | Stifel
|
5 stories |
| 10 | Merrill
|
3 stories |
THIS WEEK FROM THE NEWSROOM
Truist team with $700 million in client assets joins Raymond James affiliate in Naples
InvestmentNews reported that a Truist team managing $700 million in Naples has joined a Raymond James affiliate, with the move detailed by Financial Advisor magazine.
Grant Whitmore, Moves Correspondent
Katie Sheliga joins Prime Capital Financial as retirement plan consultant
Prime Capital Financial, based in Overland Park, Kansas, has hired Ekaterina Sheliga, who goes by Katie, as a retirement plan consultant, according to an announcement dated Oct. 21, 2026.
Grant Whitmore, Moves Correspondent
Freehold Wealth Management moves from Stifel unit to Osaic with $576 million
Freehold Wealth Management, an estate- and trust-focused firm with $576 million in client assets, has joined Osaic after previously affiliating with Stifel Independent Advisors.
Grant Whitmore, Moves Correspondent
South Carolina estate planner moves $576 million in client assets to Osaic network
Freehold Wealth Management, an estate planning firm based in Landrum, South Carolina, has joined Osaic's independent broker-dealer network with $576 million in client assets, InvestmentNews reported.
Grant Whitmore, Moves Correspondent
Form ADV filings carry the cost of independence as the SEC finds fake ones
Platform leaders say advisors are tiring of reporting burdens tied to the filing, while the SEC has found fake ADVs and fee-only firms are losing share to hybrids.
Sterling Park, Chief Analyst