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Wealth Enhancement Group adds $523 million hybrid
NEWS RIAS DEC 16, 2022
Wealth Enhancement Group adds $523 million hybrid

BFS Wealth Management is a hybrid RIA in Iselin, New Jersey, and will be Wealth Enhancement Group's 12th office in the tristate region.

By InvestmentNews
Adviser coach awards $50,000 in scholarships
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 15, 2022
Adviser coach awards $50,000 in scholarships

The grants from Stephanie Bogan will support training for diverse advisers.

By InvestmentNews
Delaying claiming Social Security beyond age 70
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2022
Delaying claiming Social Security beyond age 70

It sounds odd, since delayed retirement credits stop accumulating at age 70, but intentional late filing for benefits can shift income into the next tax year.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Allianz Life study shows rising financial anxiety, greater demand for advice
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2022
Allianz Life study shows rising financial anxiety, greater demand for advice

Almost one in three Americans say their finances are in worse shape now than at this time a year ago, up from the 19% who felt that way in 2021.

By Gregg Greenberg
Robertson Stephens acquires two RIAs
NEWS RIAS DEC 15, 2022
Robertson Stephens acquires two RIAs

The deals add $370 million in AUM through LFS Wealth Advisors, Vodia Capital.

By InvestmentNews
At LPL Financial, advisory assets are far sweeter than brokerage
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 15, 2022
At LPL Financial, advisory assets are far sweeter than brokerage

An LPL presentation on the return on various types of assets shows the age of advisory assets and fees has arrived in the broad financial advice industry.

By Bruce Kelly
A rare gloomy outlook on the future of RIA M&A
NEWS RIAS DEC 15, 2022
A rare gloomy outlook on the future of RIA M&A

A DeVoe & Co. report shows buyers and sellers are worried about the impact of the equity markets and overall economy on RIA valuations, which could drag down the pace of deal activity.

By Jeff Benjamin
Northern Trust report upends traditional way of looking at risks versus returns
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 15, 2022
Northern Trust report upends traditional way of looking at risks versus returns

Institutional investors are over-diversifying and taking on too much uncompensated risk, leaving them with expensive index portfolios.

By Jeff Benjamin
Big Three's grip on ETF market continues to slip
NEWS ETFS DEC 15, 2022
Big Three's grip on ETF market continues to slip

Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street still command about 79% of all U.S. exchange-traded fund assets, but that's down from 91% in 2006.

By Bloomberg
Fed raises interest rates by half point as it signals borrowing costs will head higher next year
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 14, 2022
Fed raises interest rates by half point as it signals borrowing costs will head higher next year

Chair Jerome Powell said ‘we still have some ways to go’ after the FOMC raised its benchmark rate to a 4.25% to 4.5% target range.

By Bloomberg
Nontraded REIT math is still bedeviling
NEWS ALTERNATIVES DEC 14, 2022
Nontraded REIT math is still bedeviling

This market is triggering some tricky math for nontraded REITs, and it's the bean counting behind proration that could prove tormenting.

By Bruce Kelly
Tontines are making a comeback and no, it's not a movie
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 14, 2022
Tontines are making a comeback and no, it's not a movie

Offerings of the obscure, yet historically significant, financial product have been popping up in the global retirement marketplace of late.

By Gregg Greenberg
CFP Board opposes FPA on title protection effort
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2022
CFP Board opposes FPA on title protection effort

CFP Chair Kamila Elliott said the current political environment would make it too difficult to obtain legal recognition of financial planning.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Social media finfluencers face charges in $114 million pump-and-dump scheme
NEWS FINTECH DEC 14, 2022
Social media finfluencers face charges in $114 million pump-and-dump scheme

The defendants allegedly disseminated false and misleading information to their collective 1.5 million Twitter followers to hype interest in certain securities while secretly planning to sell shares at artificially elevated prices, the DOJ charged.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra fines Edward Jones $1.1 million over bungled phone records
NEWS FINTECH DEC 14, 2022
Finra fines Edward Jones $1.1 million over bungled phone records

The firm used two locations to store phone records, which caused a confused response to Finra document requests in investigations, according to the regulator.

By Bruce Kelly
Spouting Rock to acquire Stewart Asset Management
NEWS RIAS DEC 14, 2022
Spouting Rock to acquire Stewart Asset Management

The existing Stewart investment team, including founder-strategist Bill Stewart, will stay on after the acquisition.

By InvestmentNews
Edelman acquires $210 million California RIA
NEWS RIAS DEC 14, 2022
Edelman acquires $210 million California RIA

Erman Retirement Advisory, which was founded in 2000 by Howard Erman, serves more than 200 clients.

By InvestmentNews
Managers stop calling some assets ESG ahead of SEC rules
NEWS ESG DEC 14, 2022
Managers stop calling some assets ESG ahead of SEC rules

Anti-greenwashing proposals are already having an effect, results of a US SIF survey suggest.

By Emile Hallez
Advisory firm valuations are dropping
NEWS OPINION DEC 14, 2022
Advisory firm valuations are dropping

Falling markets are cutting firms' revenue tied to AUM at the same time rising interest rates are making it more expensive for buyers to finance deals.

By Scott Hanson
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — December 2022
NEWS FINTECH DEC 13, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — December 2022

This month’s highlights include Savvy Wealth’s $11 million funding round to enter the realm of tech-enabled RIAs, along with DPL Partners’ new adviser-matching solution and InvestCloud’s Advisor Connect solution.

By Michael Kitces