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CalSavers on hunt for new leader as executive director Selenski departs
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2023
CalSavers on hunt for new leader as executive director Selenski departs

The California auto-IRA program is not only the biggest in the country, but its arrival correlated with a pick-up in new 401(k) plans in the state.

By Emile Hallez
Slott urges moving money from traditional IRAs and their tax ‘stench’ to Roth IRAs
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2023
Slott urges moving money from traditional IRAs and their tax ‘stench’ to Roth IRAs

Now's a good time to take the tax hit on transfers out of an individual retirement account because rates are low.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Beacon Pointe buys $1 billion RIA to expand operations in New York City
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 17, 2023
Beacon Pointe buys $1 billion RIA to expand operations in New York City

YorkBridge, Beacon Pointe's largest acquisition so far in 2023, was founded in 2016 by Carrie Gallaway and Andrew Stern.

By Ryan W. Neal
How to avoid being fired by your clients
NEWS RIAS APR 17, 2023
How to avoid being fired by your clients

A Morningstar report shows most clients want to feel connected to their advisor beyond just their investment account.

By Jeff Benjamin
Navigating through the Medicare maze
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2023
Navigating through the Medicare maze

Miss your seven-month initial enrollment period and you may face lifelong enrollment penalties and delayed coverage.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Advisor Group RIAs add alts, and fresh conflict, to platform
NEWS ALTERNATIVES APR 17, 2023
Advisor Group RIAs add alts, and fresh conflict, to platform

The agreement between Advisor Group and CAIS on sales of alternative investments, and the revenue such sales would generate, is the crux of the matter.

By Bruce Kelly
Not investing in ESG doesn't make you anti-ESG
NEWS ESG APR 17, 2023
Not investing in ESG doesn't make you anti-ESG

As the environmental, social and governance space evolves, we're learning that the value from an investment perspective is not always best, even if it's always good.

By Jeff Benjamin
Schwab's stock price steadies after Q1 deposits meet estimates
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 17, 2023
Schwab's stock price steadies after Q1 deposits meet estimates

The company's earnings report showed deposits tumbled 30% during the first quarter, in line with analysts' expectations; Schwab also announced that it's halting stock buybacks.

By Bloomberg
First Republic's efforts to woo rich clients may be bank's undoing
NEWS FIXED INCOME APR 17, 2023
First Republic's efforts to woo rich clients may be bank's undoing

The bank attracted wealthy clients with loans that have become a costly hurdle to finding a rescuer.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley wealth boss emerges as one to watch in CEO race
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2023
Morgan Stanley wealth boss emerges as one to watch in CEO race

Andy Saperstein oversees the $4.5 billion wealth management unit that's catapulted Morgan Stanley's market value above that of archrival Goldman.

By Bloomberg
What’s so funny about diversity, equity & inclusion?
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2023
What’s so funny about diversity, equity & inclusion?

InvestmentNews will continue to promote what we perceive to be in the best interests of the advisory industry now and for generations to come: a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and exuberant makeup.

By Paul Curcio
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2023 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Alex David
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2023
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2023 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Alex David

Daily experiences have helped the CEO of Stifel Independent Advisors to appreciate how necessary it is for professionals, especially African American adults, to be role models for young Black males.

By Joanne Cleaver
Tax insights your CPA never told you
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2023
Tax insights your CPA never told you

Here are three tax insights you can pass on to your clients when you've exhausted all the customary ones.

By InvestmentNews
Schwab faces fresh risks in the zero-fee world
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 14, 2023
Schwab faces fresh risks in the zero-fee world

Schwab's stock plunged 33% in March, in its worst month since 1987, and investors will be looking for signs of the firm's longer-term prognosis when it reports Q1 earnings Monday.

By Bloomberg
People don't get how robos work, and that's a problem, J.D. Power finds
NEWS FINTECH APR 14, 2023
People don't get how robos work, and that's a problem, J.D. Power finds

Demand for robos might be cooling, but many are still interested in them, despite a lack of understanding.

By Emile Hallez
Introducing the 2023 Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion honorees
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2023
Introducing the 2023 Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion honorees

InvestmentNews is proud to present our sixth annual Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award individual winners and firm finalists. The 15 individuals and 37 firms are superstars when it comes to boosting awareness of the need and the importance of creating a more diverse financial advice profession.

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo no longer reports how many financial advisors it employs
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 14, 2023
Wells Fargo no longer reports how many financial advisors it employs

The company's new policy on head count, made clear in its first-quarter earnings report, aligns with decisions made by Morgan Stanley and Bank of America.

By Ryan W. Neal
TD Ameritrade rushes to calm trading clients amid site outages
NEWS FINTECH APR 14, 2023
TD Ameritrade rushes to calm trading clients amid site outages

Charles Schwab executives had hinted at possible hiccups ahead of the massive account migration coming in September.

By Emile Hallez
Millennium Trust adding retirement plan portability options
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2023
Millennium Trust adding retirement plan portability options

The retirement solutions provider expects the add-on feature to be ready for client testing later this quarter and available to go live in 2024 at no additional cost.

By Gregg Greenberg
Native Women Lead snags big grant
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2023
Native Women Lead snags big grant

The funding from the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation will support the group's work of preparing Native American women for careers in asset management and wealth management.

By Joanne Cleaver