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  • February 17, 2026

    11 Investment Must Reads for This Week (Feb. 17, 2026)

    SMAs are expected to hit $5 trillion in assets this year with $200 billion in new net flows, according to FUSE Research. Morningstar explores how to use buffer ETFs in portfolios. These are among the investment must-reads we found this week for financial advisors.

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  • February 17, 2026

    11 Investment Must Reads for This Week (Feb. 17, 2026)

    SMAs are expected to hit $5 trillion in assets this year with $200 billion in new net flows, according to FUSE Research. Morningstar explores how to use buffer ETFs in portfolios. These are among the investment must-reads we found this week for financial advisors.

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  • February 17, 2026

    Zephyr's Adjusted for Risk: The World of GP Stakes and Private Markets

    CAZ Investment's Christopher Zook explains the concept of GP stakes, how GP stakes help wealth advisors differentiate their offerings, emphasizing the stable cash flows and lower correlation to public markets, making them an attractive investment.

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  • February 17, 2026

    Zephyr's Adjusted for Risk: The World of GP Stakes and Private Markets

    CAZ Investment's Christopher Zook explains the concept of GP stakes, how GP stakes help wealth advisors differentiate their offerings, emphasizing the stable cash flows and lower correlation to public markets, making them an attractive investment.

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  • February 17, 2026

    Wealth Management Invest: Private Markets and Portfolio Construction with Dave Donahoo

    How Franklin Templeton approaches private markets, evaluates semi-liquid fund structures and prioritizes investment integrity.

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  • February 17, 2026

    Wealth Management Invest: Private Markets and Portfolio Construction with Dave Donahoo

    How Franklin Templeton approaches private markets, evaluates semi-liquid fund structures and prioritizes investment integrity.

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  • February 17, 2026

    RIA Crystal Ball Reveals Creative PE Funding, Mid-Market Mergers and Big Breakaways

    Key themes emerge from 2026’s RIA banker and consultancy forecasting.

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  • February 17, 2026

    RIA Crystal Ball Reveals Creative PE Funding, Mid-Market Mergers and Big Breakaways

    Key themes emerge from 2026’s RIA banker and consultancy forecasting.

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  • February 17, 2026

    Merrill Accuses Dynasty of Reneging on Arbitrating $129B OpenArc Dispute

    The wirehouse alleges Dynasty Financial Partners quietly withdrew from agreed arbitration proceedings involving the massive breakaway firm after months of silence.

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  • February 17, 2026

    Merrill Accuses Dynasty of Reneging on Arbitrating $129B OpenArc Dispute

    The wirehouse alleges Dynasty Financial Partners quietly withdrew from agreed arbitration proceedings involving the massive breakaway firm after months of silence.

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  • February 17, 2026

    MAI Expands Into West Virginia With $750M RIA Acquisition

    LOC Investment Advisors was co-founded by Robert O’Dell and David Lanham in 1981. The advisors were two of West Virginia’s first Certified Financial Planners.

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  • February 17, 2026

    MAI Expands Into West Virginia With $750M RIA Acquisition

    LOC Investment Advisors was co-founded by Robert O’Dell and David Lanham in 1981. The advisors were two of West Virginia’s first Certified Financial Planners.

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  • February 17, 2026

    Former RFG Exec Abby Salameh Joins Mercer as Managing Partner

    Abby Salameh will oversee the growth in the New Jersey/Pennsylvania region, while Chris Walters, a former chief advisory officer at Savant, will lead the San Diego market.

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  • February 17, 2026

    Former RFG Exec Abby Salameh Joins Mercer as Managing Partner

    Abby Salameh will oversee the growth in the New Jersey/Pennsylvania region, while Chris Walters, a former chief advisory officer at Savant, will lead the San Diego market.

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  • February 13, 2026

    Morningstar: Semiliquid Funds Are Not the Diversifiers Advisors Think They Are

    There is often greater correlation between private and public asset performance than asset managers admit.

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  • February 13, 2026

    Q&A: What Long-Term REIT Performance in Pension Plans Means for Investors

    A new study, spanning 26 years, shows that REITs outperformed most private real estate strategies in a dataset of more than 400 pension plans.

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  • February 13, 2026

    Betterment Launches Pilot of RIA Referral Program

    The Betterment Advisor Network referral program has been launched to a small group of RIAs on its custodial platform for a 0.25% annual fee on referred clients’ assets.

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  • February 13, 2026

    Thoughts on Advisor Tech in Light of the Altruist AI Agent Launch

    Altruist's Hazel tax planning tool debut sent shockwaves through financial markets as investors fled traditional wealth management firms, signaling broader industry disruption ahead.

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  • February 13, 2026

    How Retirement Plan Advisors Are Growing in a Margin-Constrained World

    The most successful firms aren’t always the fastest-growing—they’re the ones "scaling smart."

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  • February 12, 2026

    Edelman CEO: The Workplace and Wealth Thesis Is Working

    Edelman Financial Engines CEO Ralph Haberli says the number of clients that have converted from the workplace side to the wealth business has more than doubled over the last five years.

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