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Broker-dealers at convergence of wealth and retirement
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2020
Broker-dealers at convergence of wealth and retirement

The recent RPA Convergence Broker-Dealer Roundtable and Think Tank highlighted opportunities and challenges.

By Fred Barstein
Retirement savings legislation can overcome gridlock, lawmaker says
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 09, 2020
Retirement savings legislation can overcome gridlock, lawmaker says

At a Senate hearing, a financial adviser and an insurance executive back small-business incentives and raising RMD age

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Paychex to offer pooled employer plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 09, 2020
Paychex to offer pooled employer plan

The payroll services giant’s program will start Jan. 1

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo rep managing $120 million goes indie with LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 09, 2020
Wells Fargo rep managing $120 million goes indie with LPL

Joe Mastroianni in Venice, Florida, is affiliating with LPL through OSJ Gladstone

By InvestmentNews
Crisis always creates opportunities
OPINION DEC 08, 2020
Crisis always creates opportunities

Forward-thinking advisers who are willing to get uncomfortable by thinking and acting outside the box will have the ability to create their ideal practice

By Joe Lukacs
The real problem behind the Oranj business model
FINTECH DEC 08, 2020
The real problem behind the Oranj business model

Advisers certainly enjoyed free access to products on the platform, but price alone might not have been enough to keep them satisfied

By Nicole Casperson
Betterment’s Jon Stein steps down as CEO
FINTECH DEC 08, 2020
Betterment’s Jon Stein steps down as CEO

The company's founder will be replaced by Sarah Kirshbaum Levy, former Viacom Media Networks' chief operating officer

By Nicole Casperson
401(k) lawsuits explode in 2020
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2020
401(k) lawsuits explode in 2020

New cases were filed against employers, and insurers have tamped down limits on fiduciary liability coverage

By Emile Hallez
SIFMA wants new SEC to give Reg BI time to work
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 08, 2020
SIFMA wants new SEC to give Reg BI time to work

The major financial industry group said the current agency has vowed for tough enforcement of the rule

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Model portfolio assets hit $4.1 trillion in Q3
FINTECH DEC 08, 2020
Model portfolio assets hit $4.1 trillion in Q3

More than half of advisers say they expect to increase usage, according to a new survey by Broadridge Financial

By Nicole Casperson
Protecting independent contractor status for advisers
OPINION DEC 08, 2020
Protecting independent contractor status for advisers

Proposed Labor Department amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act and pending legislation in the Senate are the latest challenges in this area

By Dale Brown
Advisor Group still facing hurdles on debt: Fitch Ratings
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 07, 2020
Advisor Group still facing hurdles on debt: Fitch Ratings

The rating agency kept its junk rating of B- for Advisor Group bonds

By Bruce Kelly
LPL nabs $900 million hybrid team from Cambridge
RIA NEWS DEC 07, 2020
LPL nabs $900 million hybrid team from Cambridge

The 10-year-old Rosemont Financial Group based in Albany, New York has 11 financial advisers

By InvestmentNews
401(k)s warming to rainy day savings, student loan features
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 07, 2020
401(k)s warming to rainy day savings, student loan features

While the majority of plans don't include such options, employers have become more receptive to financial wellness, according to new research

By Emile Hallez
Maxine Waters urges Biden administration to overturn Reg BI
ALTERNATIVES DEC 07, 2020
Maxine Waters urges Biden administration to overturn Reg BI

The Chair of the House Financial Services Committee also targeted rules surrounding opening up private markets

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Merrill Lynch hit with record $26 million action over broker churning
WIREHOUSES DEC 07, 2020
Merrill Lynch hit with record $26 million action over broker churning

New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation called the settlement the 'largest monetary sanction' in the regulator's history

By Bruce Kelly
INmail: Don’t wait beyond 70 to claim Social Security
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 07, 2020
INmail: Don’t wait beyond 70 to claim Social Security

There is no value to delaying Social Security beyond age 70 since delayed retirement credits end then.

By Mary Beth Franklin
CITs are sweeping through the retail 401(k) market
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 07, 2020
CITs are sweeping through the retail 401(k) market

Collective investment trusts are all about pooling assets, which is at the heart of the value of DC plans

By Fred Barstein
Looking ahead to the next normal
FINTECH DEC 07, 2020
Looking ahead to the next normal

A clear takeaway from the current normal is that reduced opportunities to engage with peers leaves a real void

By George Moriarty
5 silver linings to be thankful for in 2020
OPINION DEC 07, 2020
5 silver linings to be thankful for in 2020

It's been a tough year, but here are some things we can all be grateful for

By Kristine McManus