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Building a resilient portfolio amid war, rising rates and inflation
OPINION MAY 04, 2022
Building a resilient portfolio amid war, rising rates and inflation

Advisers may benefit from shifting allocations within both their fixed-income and equity exposures, as well as introducing alternative asset classes.

By Allison Bonds
10 IBDs with the most CFPs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 04, 2022
10 IBDs with the most CFPs

As the number of certified financial planners grows, here are the independent broker-dealers who employ the most CFPs.

By InvestmentNews
The learning curve for new clients
OPINION MAY 04, 2022
The learning curve for new clients

It takes time to explain the investing approach to clients, and often those explanations don't stick.

By Michael Broad
Momentum continues for SECURE 2.0 legislation
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2022
Momentum continues for SECURE 2.0 legislation

Measures that would build on the SECURE Act's efforts to improve retirement security could run into trouble if consumer advocates zero in on annuity reform.

By Joanne Cleaver
New rules make IRAs less useful for transferring wealth: Ed Slott
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2022
New rules make IRAs less useful for transferring wealth: Ed Slott

Doing a Roth conversion is one way to avoid a tax hit later, Slott said, and life insurance is another, often-overlooked tool.

By Joanne Cleaver
Experts stress retirement strategy preferences go beyond maximizing return
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2022
Experts stress retirement strategy preferences go beyond maximizing return

Advisers should talk to their clients about their comfort level with risk and whether they prefer a safety-first approach.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wall Street regulators consider 'staggering' curbs on complex ETFs
ETFS MAY 03, 2022
Wall Street regulators consider 'staggering' curbs on complex ETFs

The crackdown could hit everything from leveraged and inverse vehicles to cryptocurrency-linked funds and defined-outcome strategies.

By Bloomberg
SECURE Act might unlock work for advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2022
SECURE Act might unlock work for advisers

New retirees must figure out how to convert their savings to retirement income, and the SECURE Act might mean opportunities for advisers willing to ramp up services to attract them.

By Joanne Cleaver
Climate disclosures should be mandatory, investors say
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 03, 2022
Climate disclosures should be mandatory, investors say

People trust climate data more often if companies are required to report it, a recent survey found.

By Emile Hallez
SEC crypto team getting 20 more officials in bid to crack down
ALTERNATIVES MAY 03, 2022
SEC crypto team getting 20 more officials in bid to crack down

The additions will bring the agency's Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit to 50 people.

By Bloomberg
Number of registered reps, brokerages declined again in 2021: Finra
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 02, 2022
Number of registered reps, brokerages declined again in 2021: Finra

While the number of firms decreased, aggregate revenue for Finra-registered firms rose to $398.5 billion in 2021, up from $361.9 billion in 2020.

By InvestmentNews
Adviser targets ‘gotta haves,’ ‘done deals’ for investing success
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2022
Adviser targets ‘gotta haves,’ ‘done deals’ for investing success

During inflationary periods, sectors that thrive under most circumstances and breakthroughs that have established themselves are both good bets.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Feds charge New York adviser with embezzlement
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 02, 2022
Feds charge New York adviser with embezzlement

The adviser, Adam Belardino, had managed the victim’s investments before he founded Maddox Group in July 2019 and persuaded her to transfer $313,000 to Maddox.

By Bruce Kelly
Vanguard clients decry tax debacle
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2022
Vanguard clients decry tax debacle

Many Vanguard clients who invested in target-date funds face significantly higher tax bills this year because of a change the company made to its target-date funds in late 2020.

By Bloomberg
Fee revenue surged at the largest IBDs last year
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 02, 2022
Fee revenue surged at the largest IBDs last year

For more than two decades, the brokerage industry has touted its plans to shift to a fee-based business model, which is less volatile than the up-and-down cycles of sales of high-commission products.

By Bruce Kelly
Giving mom the gift of long-term care
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 01, 2022
Giving mom the gift of long-term care

The best time to consider long-term services and support is before a parent experiences a health care event like a fall, heart attack, car accident or cognitive decline.

By Gregg Greenberg
Popular retirement funds suffer as tech stocks plunge
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 30, 2022
Popular retirement funds suffer as tech stocks plunge

Many growth-oriented stock funds offered in 401(k) plans are down more than 10% so far this year.

By Bloomberg
Billion-dollar adviser accuses JPMorgan of misogyny
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 29, 2022
Billion-dollar adviser accuses JPMorgan of misogyny

Gwen Campbell says in a complaint filed with the EEOC that she was subjected to 'name-calling' and 'sexist decrees' when she joined JPMorgan in 2020.

By Bloomberg
Envestnet president Stuart DePina expected to depart
FINTECH APR 29, 2022
Envestnet president Stuart DePina expected to depart

Speculation about DePina's future with the company has circulated since reports surfaced that Envestnet is exploring a sale to private equity.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra arbitrators order Cetera to pay fired broker $3 million
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 29, 2022
Finra arbitrators order Cetera to pay fired broker $3 million

Gerald J. Fasanella alleged that the firm had conducted a “pre-meditated scheme to defame” and fire him.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.