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CEO Shannon Spotswood.Courtesy of RFG Advisors Firm: RFG Advisory Name: Shannon Spotswood Location: Vestavia Hills, AL Team Custodied Assets: $5.8 billion Background: Shannon Spotswood grew up in Seattle after being born in Nashville and knew from an early age she wanted a career on Wall Street. By the time she was 14, she had asked her parents for a subscription to The Wall Street Journal. After double-majoring in economics and political science at the University of Arizona, she moved to San Francisco to pursue finance. Her early roles included investment banking at Volpe Brown Whelan, where she worked on the…

Mayflower Advisors.Courtesy of Mayflower Advisors Firm: Mayflower Advisors Name: Lawrence Glazer Location: Boston, MA Team Custodied Assets: $5.1 billion Background: Lawrence (“Larry”) Glazer grew up in the Boston area in a household where money was never a taboo subject. His father, who still works at Mayflower Advisors today, was a financial advisor for decades, and his uncle had introduced him to the business. “We’re really three generations of advisors,” Glazer says. “It allows us to see five decades of working with clients.” Glazer studied economics and political science at Duke University, where he had his first entrepreneurial experience. When popular…

Drs Producoes | E+ | Getty ImagesCNBC’s Financial Advisor 100 list is determined through a blend of data analysis and editorial review.As an initial screening, data provider AccuPoint Solutions analyzes core data points from its proprietary database of registered investment advisors, or RIAs, as well as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s regulatory database. Firms that don’t meet CNBC’s proprietary criteria are removed from the list.This year’s analysis used an initial list of 40,563 RIA firms. The list was eventually cut to 1,015 RIAs that met CNBC’s proprietary criteria.More from CNBC’s Financial Advisor 100:Here’s a look at more coverage of…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Asia Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday refuted claims by Indian media that he had apologised to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the trophy handover issue at Sunday’s Asia Cup final. The closing ceremony of the men’s Asia Cup descended into farce on Sunday as the Indian cricket team refused to collect the winners’ trophy from the ACC chief, marking a historic low in cricketing relations between the two countries. Subsequently, Indian skipper Surya­ku­mar Yadav complained his side were denied the trophy after winning the Asia Cup. Later,…

Amid economic uncertainty, the best financial advisors can provide a steady hand to investors in any stage of life or with any level of wealth.Whether you’re early in your career or nearing your golden years, financial advisors can help you meet key milestones and address planning needs such as saving for retirement, investing a windfall, funding college education, managing portfolio income or shaping your legacy.  But finding a good financial advisor isn’t easy. To identify financial advisors who may best meet your needs, you can ask people you know for referrals and use resources such as CNBC’s Financial Advisor 100. Verify advisors’…

John and Ruth Mullen.Courtesy: John MullenJohn Mullen, president and CEO of Parsons Capital Management — which ranked No. 1 on CNBC’s list of the top 100 financial advisors in the U.S. for 2025 — is well-versed in the struggle for equal treatment.Mullen said his first exposure to financial advising was through his mother, Ruth, who forged a career in the field, long dominated by men. Even today, women make up less than 25% of all certified financial planners, according to a report by the CFP Board.The two teamed up early on, and they still work together, now at Parsons Capital Management’s office…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Asia Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday refuted claims by Indian media that he had apologised to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the trophy handover issue at Sunday’s Asia Cup final. The closing ceremony of the men’s Asia Cup descended into farce on Sunday as the Indian cricket team refused to collect the winners’ trophy from the ACC chief, marking a historic low in cricketing relations between the two countries. Subsequently, Indian skipper Surya­ku­mar Yadav complained his side were denied the trophy after winning the Asia Cup. Later,…

TOKYO: Carlos Alcaraz won his eighth title of a sensational season on Tuesday in Tokyo and then pulled out of the Shanghai Masters because of “physical issues” and took aim at tennis’ packed schedule. The Spanish world number one hurt his ankle in his opening match at the Japan Open but shrugged off the issue to beat American Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 in the final. But immediately after downing the world number five, the six-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz took aim at the tennis calendar. “The schedule is really tight. They have to do something with the schedule,” the recently…

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced that the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the country’s premier domestic first-class tournament, will begin on Oct 6 with an expanded lineup of ten regional teams. This marks the first time the tournament will feature ten sides, a significant increase from the traditional eight, following a series of late changes to the qualification criteria. Initially, the PCB had planned for a composition of the top six teams from the previous Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and the two top teams from the ongoing Hanif Mohammad Trophy. However, upon the conclusion of the Hanif Mohammad Trophy, the board…

A view of the U.S. Capitol building a day before a partial government shutdown is scheduled to take place, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | ReutersPremiums for health plans purchased over the Affordable Care Act marketplace will more than double in 2026 if enhanced subsidies expire at year’s end as scheduled, according to an analysis published Tuesday by KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group.The finding comes as Democrats and Republicans are locked in a stalemate tied to the enhanced subsidies, which threatens to shut down the federal government after midnight on Oct.…