Some leading retirement experts are questioning whether advisers should rethink their assumptions about retirement spending when creating financial plans.
The results of a recent experiment show people saved more, spent less and felt more secure financially while saving as a group, according to the nonprofit Commonwealth.
The measure, written by Democratic lawmakers, will have a hard time finding Republican votes. But it does send a signal of support to the SEC for tougher ESG oversight.
A struggle for seats on the board of Blucora Inc., which owns the independent broker-dealer Avantax Investment Services Inc., is heading for a showdown. Blucora has purchased two broker-dealers in half-a-dozen years to expand into the wealth management business.
Clients who feel they’re being ignored or getting second-class treatment will get fed up and leave, especially if investment performance hasn’t been great or the firm has dropped the ball somewhere else.
Andrew Meredith and Kevin Lindung are based in Towson, Maryland.
Walnut Beech Advisors maintains offices in Michigan and New York
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Bitcoin hit a record of more than $64,000 as Coinbase Global Inc., the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, went public last week. Advisers and Wall Street have reached an inflection point when it comes to cryptocurrencies.
Even for the earliest proponents of sustainability, the sudden spike in ESG investing popularity is surprising, but satisfying.
Low Group, a four-person team, is based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association opposes the bill, saying arbitration 'promotes fair, efficient, and economical dispute resolution for all parties.'
Betterment's push to expand across multiple business lines and recent M&A activity could be prompting the robo-adviser toward new gains.
The wirehouse reported new records for net new assets of $105 billion, up 43% from the end of December and an increase of 183% from the same period a year earlier. 'My target is $10 trillion of money under management,' said CEO James Gorman. 'I've told the team internally, they hate that.'
Martin Silver of International Investment Group in Long Branch, N.J., will pay penalties to be determined.
Now is a good time to tell clients to double-check all their loan documents and credit card statements to see if they have any Libor-linked debt.
Meanwhile, Massachusetts amended its December complaint against the online brokerage seeking to revoke its registration in the state.
Last year, there was a 27% uptick in the number of cases advisers working with the Foundation for Financial Planning reported.
His slim Senate confirmation margin reflects GOP concerns about the aggressive approach Gensler has signaled on issues like expanding corporate disclosures related to environmental, social and governance factors.
