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Why fixed income still belongs in your clients' portfolios
EXPERT ADVICE JUL 08, 2026
Why fixed income still belongs in your clients' portfolios

In an era of AI euphoria and market FOMO, getting back to basics with fixed income may be the most contrarian and most important move advisors can make.

By Andrew Samalin, CFP®, EA, CDFA®
Voya expands advisor managed accounts to add private market assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 07, 2026
Voya expands advisor managed accounts to add private market assets

Voya Financial adds private equity, credit and real estate options to its AMA program, building on support for looser federal investment rules in retirement accounts.

By Leo Almazora
With executives leaving, Osaic’s Reid now in the spotlight
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 07, 2026
With executives leaving, Osaic’s Reid now in the spotlight

Shannon Reid, president of Osaic and the network’s number two executive, has plenty of challenges, industry executives said.

By Bruce Kelly
Investors sue crypto fund and platform, alleging $1.5 million never returned
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 07, 2026
Investors sue crypto fund and platform, alleging $1.5 million never returned

Auditors flagged the commingling. The COO allegedly knew. Investors kept getting the pitch

Wells Fargo nabs $1.7B RBC advisor team, loses two teams to LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 07, 2026
Wells Fargo nabs $1.7B RBC advisor team, loses two teams to LPL

The advisors on the move include two brothers leading a family practice in Connecticut, and a husband-and-wife tandem working with business owners in the West Coast.

By Leo Almazora
Most potential business successors think there's a plan – but owners say otherwise
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 07, 2026
Most potential business successors think there's a plan – but owners say otherwise

Business owners and their heirs may be making assumptions instead of having conversations, creating challenges for succession planning, according to new research.

By Hallie Diamant
Mariner adds caregiving support as advisors flag rising client need
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 07, 2026
Mariner adds caregiving support as advisors flag rising client need

The Kansas-based mega-RIA is giving clients access to dedicated care coaches as new surveys show caregiving duties are straining Americans' finances.

By Leo Almazora
Aspen Standard Wealth adds $1.3B in eighth RIA deal
RIA NEWS JUL 07, 2026
Aspen Standard Wealth adds $1.3B in eighth RIA deal

Aspen's affiliated RIAs now manage $15 billion after the New York-based platform added Kalamazoo-based CWS Financial Advisors.

By Leo Almazora
Hightower Signature Wealth adds $5 billion in deal hat trick
RIA NEWS JUL 07, 2026
Hightower Signature Wealth adds $5 billion in deal hat trick

The Chicago-based mega-RIA's latest additions, spanning six office locations and over 40 team members, pushes its W-2 platform assets to roughly $35 billion.

By Leo Almazora
Women are financial power players. So why don't they feel like it?
OPINION JUL 07, 2026
Women are financial power players. So why don't they feel like it?

With most of the Great Wealth Transfer set to arrive in their hands, it's time women embraced the generational opportunity to step into their financial independence.

By Julie Wilson
Wealth and asset manager dealmaking climbs in H1 2026, even as mega-deals dry up
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS JUL 07, 2026
Wealth and asset manager dealmaking climbs in H1 2026, even as mega-deals dry up

North American wealth deal count rises 20% but value drops as big-ticket transactions vanish.

By Steve Randall
Schroders offloads integrated advice arm as Nuveen takeover nears
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS JUL 07, 2026
Schroders offloads integrated advice arm as Nuveen takeover nears

Benchmark sale to Söderberg & Partners tightens wealth focus ahead of $13.5B US deal

By Steve Randall
Investor accuses Canaras, U.S. Bank of hiding $50 million CLO loss
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 06, 2026
Investor accuses Canaras, U.S. Bank of hiding $50 million CLO loss

A trustee says it has no record of the investor now suing it for $50 million

By Tez Romero
New bill would let advisers unlock accredited investor status for clients
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 06, 2026
New bill would let advisers unlock accredited investor status for clients

Legislation seeks to loosen access to private markets to include professional advice from RIAs and broker-dealers, not just income or net worth.

By Leo Almazora
More than a quarter of moms are planning to opt out of Trump accounts, survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 06, 2026
More than a quarter of moms are planning to opt out of Trump accounts, survey finds

"I just feel like I can get a lot further [by] opening a 529 account," said one respondent to the BabyCenter survey on Trump accounts.

By James Rogers
IRA investors keep rushing toward lower-cost mutual funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 06, 2026
IRA investors keep rushing toward lower-cost mutual funds

New ICI research shows these retirement savers pay expense ratios nearly matching industrywide averages, extending years of fee declines

By Leo Almazora
US household wealth grows more liquid than global peers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 06, 2026
US household wealth grows more liquid than global peers

UBS data show American net worth is shifting from property to cash and funds faster than in seven other wealthy nations.

By Leo Almazora
UHY's Hudson Valley deal boosts wealth practice to $1.5B
RIA NEWS JUL 06, 2026
UHY's Hudson Valley deal boosts wealth practice to $1.5B

RBT CPAs combination lifts assets at UHY's fledgling RIA unit while marking the 15th deal in a broader national buildout.

By Leo Almazora
Going RIA helped create a true multi-family office experience for my UHNW clients, says advisor
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 06, 2026
Going RIA helped create a true multi-family office experience for my UHNW clients, says advisor

"I wanted to operate in a structure where fiduciary duty applies to every client interaction," said Brett Cohen, managing partner at Evolve Private Wealth.

By James Rogers
House passes bipartisan bill to shield seniors from investment fraud
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 06, 2026
House passes bipartisan bill to shield seniors from investment fraud

Financial services trade groups back new authority letting mutual funds pause suspicious redemptions from vulnerable investors

By Leo Almazora