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Daniel Moisand begins serving as board chair of CFP

Moisand will guide the organization as it launches its first-ever comprehensive review of CFP Board's competency standards

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Vestwell teaming up with Carson Group to expand retirement offering

Vestwell will provide a small business component for Carson Group’s Complete 401(k) offering that will allow advisors to better scale their small-and-midsize business retirement plan practices.

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Edward Jones advisor managing $256 million joins Raymond James

Bryan Cernicek, who leads the Cernicek wealth management team, is joining the firm’s employee advisor channel in St. Louis.

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Fidelity launches business development company

The Fidelity Private Credit Fund will be available to individual investors and distributed through financial advisors.

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Mercer acquires California-based Empyrion Wealth

The firm, led by Kimberly Foss, manages $250 million, and is the 15th woman-owned firm Mercer has purchased since 2016.

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Federal proposal to ban noncompete clauses could affect RIA M&A

If advisors who have less than a certain ownership threshold are free to leave an acquired firm, it could give buyers pause.

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Tiedemann eyes M&A after SPAC deal forges $60 billion wealth firm

After completing a merger last week with Alvarium Investments through a blank-check company, the former banker is eyeing further deals.

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Morgan Stanley operating chief Jon Pruzan exiting firm

The executive, who was once considered a potential CEO candidate, is leaving after a 28-year run.

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January jump in divorces offers advisors opportunity to provide value

While divorce is a sad fact for families, it gives financial advisors the chance to prove their worth over a short, intense period.

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Smoothie-throwing broker under microscope for cash transactions

Finra has made a 'preliminary decision' to recommend some type of disciplinary action against James Iannazzo, according to BrokerCheck.

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The question most advisors aren’t asking clients about their financial future

Advisors should encourage clients to take an honest look at where they are in life, assess their priorities, reflect on their values, and align it all to their goals.

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Arizona advisor managing $200 million joins LPL from Cambridge

David Dobrusin is both a CPA and a certified financial planner.

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Two cheers for the SECURE 2.0 Act

Digesting everything in the new law will take some time as financial advisors will have plenty of interpreting and educating to do.

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Don’t say ‘No’ to the ‘O’

InvestmentNews is no longer spelling “adviser” with an “e” but has aligned with the common usage of the industry by adopting “advisor.”

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RMD quirks that IRA beneficiaries face in ’23

The provisions of the SECURE and CARES Acts, and the related IRS rules, are creating even more confusion about which beneficiaries are subject to RMDs this year.

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Expect giant branch offices at IBDs to flex their muscle

There are plenty of private equity managers left who could still invest in large branch offices of independent broker-dealers.

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Finding potential upside in markets and the economy

Market watchers take the long view in forecasting the year ahead because the immediate future looks dicey.

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Here’s how inflation and philanthropy could give women a boost in ’23

Philanthropic goals are prompting women to become more involved in family asset management.

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Handicapping sequence risk and recession for the retirement set

There will be a lot of recession chatter in the coming year and financial advisors had better be prepared for it.

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Vanguard’s efforts to navigate politics of ESG could be blueprint for others

Last month's decision to exit the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative puts Vanguard in a spotlight it was likely trying to avoid.