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News / 2026-09-17

Daily Advisor News

September 17, 2026

Big movers, new names, and firm exits

Day brief

Advisers posted $11B in net flow on September 17, 2026, anchored by a massive expansion at LIFE CYCLE INVESTMENT PARTNERS LIMITED. Overall net AUM grew by $12.3B as firm gains and new registrations overwhelmed declines and deregistrations. LIFE CYCLE INVESTMENT PARTNERS LIMITED led all movers by adding $12.1B on the day.

LIFE CYCLE INVESTMENT PARTNERS LIMITED dominated the gainers, increasing regulatory assets by $12.1B, or 69.8%, to climb from $17.3B to $29.4B. THE INVESTMENT HOUSE LLC picked up $280.7M to advance 12.7% to $2.5B, while PHD RETIREMENT CONSULTING added $53M, or 10.5%, to end at $559.2M.

Declines were light in aggregate, led by GS INVESTMENT INC, which dropped $84.5M, a 30.5% reduction from $276.6M to $192.2M. DOMINARI IM LLC also recorded a loss, giving up $29.9M, or 9.9%, to close at $272.5M.

Roster additions brought in $347.8M across 12 newly reporting firms, led by TRAVER FINANCIAL CONSULTING NETWORK PA at $121.7M, LEONARD ADVISORY GROUP LLC at $114.1M, and WEALTHLYNK, INC. at $112M. Five exits removed $1.6B from the rolls, dominated by CORRUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT at $1.4B, followed by BASELINE PARTNERS LLC at $75.3M and FINANCIAL PLANNING ASSOCIATES, LLC at $74.7M.

AUM net flow

+$12.4B Gained 3 firms
$114.3M Lost 2 firms
$347.8M New firms 3 with AUM
$1.6B Exits 4 with AUM
+$11B Net flow Day total

Also tracked: advisors +6 · locations +15

Big Winners

Top 3 AUM gains · $12.4B tracked across 3 firms

Big Losers

Top 2 AUM drops · $114.3M tracked across 2 firms

Hot & New

Top 3 by reported AUM · $347.8M entered · 3 of 12 new names had AUM

Exits

Top 3 by last reported AUM · $1.6B left · 4 of 5 exits had AUM