Strong markets and disciplined saving lifted balances across generations, but rising withdrawals and financial stress hint at a K‑shaped retirement reality.
Big Tech’s rebound, Fed rate-cut hopes and a late-year broadening of the rally weren’t enough to lift the average active manager above index returns.
The firm is pairing new Envestnet-distributed portfolios with a CE-accredited curriculum as RIAs seek more scalable ways to diversify client portfolios.
Surging oil prices, rising bond yields, and headlines of escalating tensions in the Middle East are pressuring stocks and testing the “buy-the-dip” playbook.
Kestra's hybrid RIA platform also welcomed a veteran advisor from Goldman, while a second-generation planner makes his way to LPL and Private Advisor Group.
Aspen Standard has also partnered with a $1 billion RIA, while Choreo expands in the West Coast with a veteran-led CPA planning firm.
Following the historic $16.5 million “Pikachu Illustrator” sale, top advisor Tom Ruggie sees potential risks in the trading card market, with "artificial scarcity" giving rise to FOMO and a possible speculative bubble.
The Boston-based investment giant’s latest snapshot shows strong gains in operating income, trading activity, and ETF assets.
Elsewhere, Carson secures another foothold in California with a $635 million partner firm, while independently owned First Manhattan integrates a veteran-owned Wyoming practice.
Ballot campaigns from California to Illinois target billionaires’ balance sheets, potentially shifting the landscape for tax planning, mobility, and estate strategies.
