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Don't discourage potential savers with misleading math
NEWS OPINION APR 12, 2023
Don't discourage potential savers with misleading math

Scolding Americans about lost opportunity only discourages them from starting now to save and invest.

By Joanne Cleaver
Altruist raises $112 million to challenge Schwab, Fidelity
NEWS RIAS APR 12, 2023
Altruist raises $112 million to challenge Schwab, Fidelity

The Los Angeles-based custodian's latest funding round was led by Insight Partners and Adam Street Partners.

By Ryan W. Neal
Rise in inheritances lifting wealth management business, study shows
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2023
Rise in inheritances lifting wealth management business, study shows

Nearly two-thirds of US households are now involved in intergenerational wealth transfer, with growth seen in both wealthy and lower-asset households.

By Gregg Greenberg
Economic realities dampen pace of RIA acquisitions
NEWS RIAS APR 12, 2023
Economic realities dampen pace of RIA acquisitions

This is the first time since 2014 that first-quarter deal volume has declined from the same quarter a year earlier, according to data from DeVoe & Co.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity’s health business booms as Americans pile into HSAs
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2023
Fidelity’s health business booms as Americans pile into HSAs

More than half of consumers say they’ve taken steps to lower health care costs over the last two years, Fidelity reports.

By Gregg Greenberg
Edward Jones advisor managing $330 million jumps to Raymond James
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 12, 2023
Edward Jones advisor managing $330 million jumps to Raymond James

William Anderson, who had been affiliated with Edward Jones since 2002, will operate as S.W. Anderson Financial in Salt Lake City.

By InvestmentNews
Tax-loss harvesting produces bumper crop of charitable cash contributions
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2023
Tax-loss harvesting produces bumper crop of charitable cash contributions

Cash donations represented 40% of allocations to donor-advised funds at Vanguard Charitable in the seven months ended in January, up from 29% in the same period a year earlier.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Employees are a key piece of the succession puzzle
NEWS OPINION APR 11, 2023
Employees are a key piece of the succession puzzle

Along with price and client care, the process of integrating team members into the acquiring firm offers challenges as well as upside.

By Chris Brown
Credit Suisse deal will make UBS a wealth management 'powerhouse': JPMorgan
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 11, 2023
Credit Suisse deal will make UBS a wealth management 'powerhouse': JPMorgan

The price UBS paid for its Swiss rival is 'attractive' even after factoring in potential losses on Credit Suisse assets, litigation costs and restructuring expenses, according to a report by JPMorgan analysts.

By Bloomberg
OneDigital buys Huntington's retirement business in latest expansion
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2023
OneDigital buys Huntington's retirement business in latest expansion

The deal brings over $5.6 billion in retirement plan assets, representing more than 1 million participants and 41,000 individual accounts across 11 states.

By Gregg Greenberg
Bank program managing $475 million joins LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 11, 2023
Bank program managing $475 million joins LPL

C&N Wealth Management, a unit of Pennsylvania-based Citizens & Northern Corp., will use LPL’s institutional platform.

By InvestmentNews
Financial advisors are jumping on the bull market bandwagon
NEWS RIAS APR 11, 2023
Financial advisors are jumping on the bull market bandwagon

As some of the worst performers of 2022 rebound in the first quarter, the outlook for the financial markets looks rosy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Harvard hockey star exits family office of Fidelity dynasty
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 11, 2023
Harvard hockey star exits family office of Fidelity dynasty

Lane MacDonald had been chief investment officer of FMR’s diversified investments group.

By Bloomberg
Parents tap retirement savings to support adult children
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2023
Parents tap retirement savings to support adult children

Nearly 70% of parents with children 18 or older say they've sacrificed their own finances to help them, according to a Bankrate report.

By Bloomberg
Finlit makes the grade in high schools
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 10, 2023
Finlit makes the grade in high schools

Financial literacy programs need stories, more than data, from financial services professionals.

By Joanne Cleaver
First Republic team managing $1 billion joins RBC
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 10, 2023
First Republic team managing $1 billion joins RBC

The trio of advisors will operate as the Todd Halbrook and Adam MacDonald Wealth Management Group in Newport Beach, California.

By InvestmentNews
Family office acquires ownership stake in IAA
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 10, 2023
Family office acquires ownership stake in IAA

The Orlando, Florida-based firm's entire management team will remain intact, with Ed Cofrancesco, president and CEO of IAA, continuing as CEO of Pecunia.

By Ryan W. Neal
Nuveen gets new muni bond leader amid lawsuit settlement
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 10, 2023
Nuveen gets new muni bond leader amid lawsuit settlement

As the firm announces a settlement of suits brought by Preston Hollow Community Capital, Nuveen announced that John Miller is retiring and will be replaced by Daniel Close.

By Emile Hallez
Most Americans say they can't count on Social Security for retirement income
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 10, 2023
Most Americans say they can't count on Social Security for retirement income

The Allianz Life survey also showed fewer Americans than last year are worried about a major recession hitting the economy any time soon.

By Gregg Greenberg
Digital RIA Savvy launches direct indexing
NEWS FINTECH APR 07, 2023
Digital RIA Savvy launches direct indexing

Instead of using a product that was already on the market, Savvy built its direct indexing software in-house.

By Ryan W. Neal