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Merrill Lynch duo managing $211 million moves to Stifel
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 24, 2021
Merrill Lynch duo managing $211 million moves to Stifel

Bill Wade and Reid Berry are opening an office in Brentwood, Tennessee.

By InvestmentNews
Latest thematic ETF homes in on cleaner living
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 24, 2021
Latest thematic ETF homes in on cleaner living

Amplify DTOX fund tracks an index of 78 companies that derive at least 80% of revenues from one of five cleaner living market segments.

By Jeff Benjamin
More than half of Americans say they are in financial recovery mode
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2021
More than half of Americans say they are in financial recovery mode

Northwestern Mutual survey finds most respondents' financial planning is focused on the short term, with only 14% actively planning more than five years out.

By InvestmentNews
Pandemic led men to be more charitable, survey finds
NEWS WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUN 23, 2021
Pandemic led men to be more charitable, survey finds

Women are still more generous than men and became even more interested in philanthropy in 2020.

By InvestmentNews
Diversity could propel the 401(k) industry into its next phase of innovation
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2021
Diversity could propel the 401(k) industry into its next phase of innovation

Lack of diversity is a problem for the financial service industry, and especially the DC market, where most advisers are white males. That is also true of industry executives, most of whom went to college in the Northeast or were trained by a provider there.

By Fred Barstein
Latest blow to 60/40 model is exodus of mom and pop investors
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 23, 2021
Latest blow to 60/40 model is exodus of mom and pop investors

Savers are ditching the formula that's anchored retirement plans for more than half a century, after already low interest rates hit rock bottom during the pandemic.

By Bloomberg
What it takes to get more women working in financial services
NEWS RIAS JUN 23, 2021
What it takes to get more women working in financial services

Women Adviser Summit panelists say flexible work environments and instilling a sense of belonging are key.

By Jeff Benjamin
SECURE 2.0 hearing shows fissure in retirement policy
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2021
SECURE 2.0 hearing shows fissure in retirement policy

Legislators focused on whether there was a need to improve retirement saving and sought to address whether the 401(k) system has failed Americans by disproportionately favoring affluent and white savers. Republicans also used much of their speaking time to deride the Democrat-led American Rescue Plan signed into law in March, which included bailout money for underfunded multiemployer pension plans.

By Emile Hallez
Merrill team managing $842 million bolts to Raymond James
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 23, 2021
Merrill team managing $842 million bolts to Raymond James

The four advisers in Salt Lake City, who operate as Williams & Townsend Wealth Management Partners, are joining the firm's employee unit.

By InvestmentNews
Market outlook 'as good as it gets': Rockefeller CEO Greg Fleming
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 23, 2021
Market outlook 'as good as it gets': Rockefeller CEO Greg Fleming

The current conditions for the stock market have been buoyed by strong economic growth as the Covid-19 pandemic recedes and unprecedented federal government spending, Fleming said.

By Bruce Kelly
Mercer Advisors acquires $240 million RIA
NEWS RIAS JUN 23, 2021
Mercer Advisors acquires $240 million RIA

AFI Wealth Strategies is based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and serves 220 clients.

By InvestmentNews
Schwab rolls out digital onboarding for its RIA customers
NEWS RIAS JUN 23, 2021
Schwab rolls out digital onboarding for its RIA customers

Advisers will be able to open most accounts in minutes, the company says.

By InvestmentNews
Decumulation in an evolving interest-rate environment
NEWS OPINION JUN 23, 2021
Decumulation in an evolving interest-rate environment

Current low interest rates add to the stress of establishing a retirement strategy because the 'cost' of generating retirement income from a portfolio of stocks and bonds is now higher.

By Philip E. Caminiti
Morgan Stanley to require vaccinations to enter New York offices
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 23, 2021
Morgan Stanley to require vaccinations to enter New York offices

The firm said the goal is to help create a normal office environment, without a need for face masks and physical distancing.

By Bloomberg
M&T Bank renames its retail securities operation
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 23, 2021
M&T Bank renames its retail securities operation

The unit, now known as Wilmington Advisors @ M&T, has more than 180 financial advisers and runs on the platform of LPL Financial; it will target emerging affluent consumers.

By InvestmentNews
Fiduciary backers seek 'highest legal standard' in Form CRS disclosures
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 22, 2021
Fiduciary backers seek 'highest legal standard' in Form CRS disclosures

The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard on Tuesday proposed a redesigned customer relationship disclosure, known as Form CRS, that provides a side-by-side comparison of advisers and brokers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Father and son team build out niche financial planning for family physicians
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 22, 2021
Father and son team build out niche financial planning for family physicians

When a medical doctor became a financial adviser, picking a niche was a no-brainer. Benold Financial Planning tends to the financial health of family doctors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Focus Financial evolves beyond PE ownership
NEWS RIAS JUN 22, 2021
Focus Financial evolves beyond PE ownership

Private equity owner Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is cashing out after Focus shares climb 65% from the firm's 2018 IPO.

By Jeff Benjamin
GPB lawsuits pile up against former broker
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUN 22, 2021
GPB lawsuits pile up against former broker

The lack of a spotlight on individual brokers who sold GPB may be passing, as at least one former adviser, Jeffrey Dixson, has a BrokerCheck profile that is studded with investor complaints involving sales of GPB private placements.

By Bruce Kelly
Wells Fargo team managing $800M joins Snowden Lane
NEWS RIAS JUN 22, 2021
Wells Fargo team managing $800M joins Snowden Lane

Led by Tony Esses, the group based in Coral Gables, Florida, focuses on Argentinian investors.

By InvestmentNews