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News / 2026-09-16

Daily Advisor News

September 16, 2026

Big movers, new names, and firm exits

Day brief

Daily net advisor flow fell -$71.5B on September 16, pulled down by sizable firm exits despite $1.8B in asset increases across reporting firms. CONFLUENCE FINANCIAL PARTNERS led headline gains with a $972.6M bump to reach $7.8B, while INTENTGEN FINANCIAL PARTNERS added $756.6M. Across the market, net advisor count increased by 28 alongside a net gain of 24 office locations.

Continuing advisors posted $1.8B in gains with zero reported losses across the board. CONFLUENCE FINANCIAL PARTNERS advanced 14.2% from $6.8B to $7.8B, and INTENTGEN FINANCIAL PARTNERS recorded a $756.6M advance to reach $756.6M. OPTIMIZED INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC lifted assets by $65M, or 9.9%, to end at $722M.

The negative headline net flow stemmed from $73.7B in departing assets across two firms. JOBS PEAK ADVISORS accounted for the bulk of the deregistrations with $73.6B in regulatory AUM, followed by MOSAIC CAPITAL INC. with $75M.

Thirteen new firms entered the registry, with three reporting assets totaling $313.4M. CS TOMASI WEALTH MANAGEMENT entered with $110.3M, WEALTH STRATEGIES GROUP arrived with $102.9M, and CARLO CAPITAL registered with $100.2M.

AUM net flow

+$1.8B Gained 5 firms
$0 Lost 0 firms
$313.4M New firms 3 with AUM
$73.7B Exits 2 with AUM
-$71.5B Net flow Day total

Also tracked: advisors +28 · locations +24

Big Winners

Top 3 AUM gains · $1.8B tracked across 5 firms

Big Losers

Top 0 AUM drops · $0 tracked across 0 firms

No large AUM drops cleared the bar today.

Hot & New

Top 3 by reported AUM · $313.4M entered · 3 of 13 new names had AUM

Exits

Top 2 by last reported AUM · $73.7B left · 2 of 2 exits had AUM