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Analyze proprietary data from annual surveys of more than 8,000 advisors across the wirehouse, bank, independent, regional, insurance, and registered investment advisor (RIA) channels. This quarterly publication helps providers and managers understand key trends at play in this important distribution channel and inform their approach to engagement.
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Q4 2023 — The Wealth Management Landscape Issue
Featuring:
- Demand for Advice Rising Amid Economic Uncertainty
- Advisor Channel Trends
- Client and Advisor Segmentation Strategies

Q3 2023 — The Advisor Demographics Issue
Featuring:
- Advisor Portfolio Construction Habits
- Banks Must Preempt Advisor Attrition
- Confronting the Operational Challenges Facing RIAs

Q2 2023 — The Advisor Practice Improvements Issue
Featuring:
- Resources from Asset Managers
- Managing the Number of Client Relationships
- The Benefits of Incorporating SMAs

Q1 2023 — Trends for 2023 Issue
Featuring:
- Shifting Product Allocations
- Householding: The Next Progression of Aggregation
- SEC Aims to Establish Guidelines for the Future of Advisor Outsourcing

Q4 2022 — The Modern Investor Issue
Featuring:
- Firms Embrace Digital Upgrades
- Portfolio Customization: From Differentiator to Table Stakes
- The Case for Model Portfolio Use by Advisors

Q3 2022 — Market Volatility Issue
Featuring:
- The Value in Volatility
- More Advice, but Standing Pat
- Effective Communication Key to Client Retention
- Incorporating Financial Planning into Service Delivery
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Meet the Team
Their knowledge of the wealth management industry goes unrivaled. Through years of scouring and interpreting data, defining trends, and projecting growth, they paint a complete picture of the industry.

Stephen Caruso
Senior Analyst
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Stephen Caruso
Senior Analyst
Stephen is a senior analyst in the Wealth Management practice where he provides quantitative support to two annual reports. He also contributes to the advisor data collection process and to The Cerulli Edge series. Prior to joining Cerulli Associates, Stephen worked at Banyan Tree Capital, where he managed client servicing operations.
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Asher Cheses
Director
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Asher Cheses
Director
Asher is a member of Cerulli’s Wealth Management practice, specializing in trends that impact high-end advisory firms and high-net-worth investors. In his role, Asher is responsible for leading various strategic consulting engagements within the wealth management practice, focusing on multi-family offices, RIAs, private banks, and trust companies.
Prior to joining Cerulli, Asher worked as an Investment Analyst at a Boston-based multi-family office, where he conducted fund due diligence and portfolio analysis for high-net-worth investors.
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Donnie Ethier
Senior Director
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Donnie Ethier
Senior Director
Donnie Ethier is the head of Cerulli Associates’ Wealth Management practice. The Wealth Management practice is dedicated to helping clients proactively adapt to retail financial advice and planning trends, including the high-net-worth markets. Donnie oversees the practice’s annual research agenda and is a core contributor to consulting engagements, syndicated research, and the The Cerulli Edge—U.S. Advisor Edition.
Since joining Cerulli in 2012, Donnie has led several practices and research initiatives including the Wealth Management, High-Net-Worth, and Annuity practices. Prior to joining Cerulli, Donnie held roles at Sun Life Financial and Sun Life Financial Distributors for eight years focusing on market and distribution strategy, product development, competitive intelligence, and professional development.
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Chayce Horton
Senior Analyst
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Chayce Horton
Senior Analyst
Chayce is a member of the Wealth Management team at Cerulli and contributes primarily to the U.S. Private Banks and Trust Companies and U.S. High-Net-Worth and Ultra-High-Net-Worth Markets annual reports. His analysis covers the wealth and asset management industries that serve high-net-worth (HNW) investors and families. Chayce also provides analyst support to strategic consulting projects in the wealth management space and contributes to The Cerulli Edge series.
Previously, Chayce has experience working in enterprise data governance, government affairs, and business banking at multiple global financial institutions.
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Michael Rose, MST
Director
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Michael Rose, MST
Director
Michael is a director within Cerulli’s Wealth Management practice, where he researches key elements of the wealth management industry, with an emphasis on broker/dealers and wealth management technology. In this capacity, he regularly engages with constituents across the wealth management ecosystem, including retail investors, financial advisors, and executives within wealth management, asset management, and technology firms, in order to support Cerulli’s market research initiatives.
Prior to joining Cerulli, Michael spent eight years working as a financial advisor, providing comprehensive wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals and families. Prior to his role as a financial advisor, Michael served as a research analyst for IDC, where he was responsible for researching trends within the technology industry and advising senior business executives on product strategy.
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