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Billion-dollar UBS team in Chicago suburbs goes indie
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 15, 2021
Billion-dollar UBS team in Chicago suburbs goes indie

The six-adviser team, Puzzle Wealth Solutions, is affiliating with LPL Financial through OSJ Gladstone Wealth Partners.

By InvestmentNews
Is your 401(k) ESG? There’s a certificate for that
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2021
Is your 401(k) ESG? There’s a certificate for that

Dalbar rates 401(k)s with up to five stars and tells plan sponsors what they can do to improve their plans on the basis of environmental, social and governance criteria.

By Emile Hallez
Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley top execs say recruiting changes worked
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 15, 2021
Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley top execs say recruiting changes worked

Driving the recruiting overhaul at wirehouses over the past few years has been the tremendous expense of recruiting experienced financial advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
From Marines to Wall Street, this veteran defied the odds
NEWS WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUN 15, 2021
From Marines to Wall Street, this veteran defied the odds

Mercedes Elias, the new co-CEO of AmeriVet Securities, approached her career on Wall Street much like her decade-long ascent through the Marine Corps.

By Bloomberg
Carson Group partners with insurance marketing firm
NEWS RIAS JUN 14, 2021
Carson Group partners with insurance marketing firm

The deal with Financial Independence Group gives all of Carson’s advisers access to the same list of company-vetted products, including annuities, life insurance, long-term care insurance and disability insurance.

By Emile Hallez
DOL seeks to define ‘fiduciary’; SEC works on ESG disclosures
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 14, 2021
DOL seeks to define ‘fiduciary’; SEC works on ESG disclosures

As the two agencies release their regulatory agendas, the SEC is also proposing to revisit rules promulgated last year when the agency was headed by former chairman Jay Clayton.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Free Fidelity funds are flying off the shelves
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 14, 2021
Free Fidelity funds are flying off the shelves

Less than three years after the asset manager set the bar at zero fees for a suite of index funds, it has seen assets in the four funds grow to nearly $18 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL signs on $36 billion insurance company B-D as clearing client
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 14, 2021
LPL signs on $36 billion insurance company B-D as clearing client

CUNA Brokerage Services agreed to become a clearing and custody client at LPL. The firm has $36 billion in assets and close to 550 advisers who work at credit unions.

By Bruce Kelly
Rethinking retirement in the wake of the pandemic
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 14, 2021
Rethinking retirement in the wake of the pandemic

Covid has helped retirees focus on the importance of well-being over wealth. A new study shows that the timing and funding of retirement have shifted as a result of the pandemic and that retirees are paying more attention to the nonfinancial aspects of retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Why it’s important to question the consensus
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 14, 2021
Why it’s important to question the consensus

One consensus I’ve seen emerging is that reducing pandemic unemployment benefits will ease hiring challenges. It’s been hard to find nonpolitical counterpoints to this. But I did find one source that challenged this notion.

By George Moriarty
Worry, but don't worry too much about inflation
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 14, 2021
Worry, but don't worry too much about inflation

Inflation is the major focus of market watchers thanks to a host of unique and unfamiliar circumstances that include record government stimulus spending.

By Jeff Benjamin
Duo managing $315 million at Wells moves to Raymond James
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 11, 2021
Duo managing $315 million at Wells moves to Raymond James

Bobby Conville Jr. and Earl Smith are joining the firm's employee unit in Ruston, Louisiana.

By InvestmentNews
Russell, Wake Forest, Generac targeted in lawsuits
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 11, 2021
Russell, Wake Forest, Generac targeted in lawsuits

The new class-action suits against the three employers allege fiduciary breaches. Two defendants in other cases recently reached settlements over $1 million.

By Emile Hallez
Invesco bets on $18B in BlackRock assets being up for grabs
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 11, 2021
Invesco bets on $18B in BlackRock assets being up for grabs

Two new Invesco ETFs track tech indexes abandoned by iShares ETFs; Invesco is also waiving fees on the new funds for six months to entice investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Morgan Stanley brings in ETrade executives
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 11, 2021
Morgan Stanley brings in ETrade executives

The investment bank is putting the finishing touches onto its $13 billion purchase of ETrade Financial, and has benefitted from ETrade’s direct, online access to a younger group of clients.

By Bruce Kelly
Roth conversions may not pay off until age 90 for most
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 11, 2021
Roth conversions may not pay off until age 90 for most

Tax-rate changes have minimal effect on the financial benefits of Roth conversions, Edward McQuarrie, professor emeritus at Santa Clara University, wrote in a recent paper. The most important factor is actually compounding.

By Emile Hallez
How low interest rates may affect your clients
NEWS OPINION JUN 11, 2021
How low interest rates may affect your clients

Low rates have been problematic for savers hoping to earn enough interest on cash reserves to combat inflation, but those yearning for higher yields may want to be careful what they wish for.

By Larry Adam
$900 million Macro Consulting Group acquired
NEWS RIAS JUN 10, 2021
$900 million Macro Consulting Group acquired

Founder Mark Cortazzo will stay on as part of Wealth Enhancement Group.

By InvestmentNews
Midyear checkup on required minimum distributions
NEWS IRA ALERT JUN 10, 2021
Midyear checkup on required minimum distributions

On June 30, the SECURE Act change in the age at which RMDs must begin, to 72 from 70½, will be complete, and the confusing half-year era will finally end.

By Ed Slott
Large LPL branch adds Raymond James as another  choice
NEWS RIAS JUN 10, 2021
Large LPL branch adds Raymond James as another choice

It's not clear what LPL thinks about Good Life Cos.' move and whether it has fully signed off on the firm adding Raymond James as a broker-dealer choice for its advisers.

By Bruce Kelly