Robert Batick who manages $224 million as an independent in Guilford, Connecticut, has changed affiliation from Westport Capital Management to Securities America Inc. Also making a switch to Securities America is Norman “Todd” Coates, who manages $152 million in Tyler, Texas, and was formerly affiliated with LPL Financial.
Batick affiliated through Patriot Financial Group and Coates through Navigation Financial Group, two of Securities America’s largest affiliated super OSJs, or offices of supervisory jurisdiction.
Also, Orion has added BlackRock, Fidelity, and Vanguard to its custom portfolios suite, and RedBlack has set up a new headquarters after crossing a trillion-dollar milestone.
Also, New York-based Legacy Edge Advisors names its first-ever CEO, while Novare Capital Management hires a Vanguard veteran with a multigenerational planning focus.
Asset managers are racing to bring private market products to retirement plans, but cost and liquidity concerns linger.
Treasury's latest tax-exemption crackdown on private schools lands in the wake of a separate push to restrict refundable credits for some immigrant filers.
Workforce trust measures predicted which companies came out ahead during COVID-19. The same dynamic may now be playing out across the AI transition — and the data suggests the spread could be just as wide.
Northern Trust’s Ken Lassner shows advisors how to convert volatility into after-tax portfolio gains
Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income
