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Social Security trust funds projected to be depleted in 2034
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2023
Social Security trust funds projected to be depleted in 2034

That's one year earlier than the trustees' report estimated last year; the report projects that 80% of benefits would be payable at that time.

By Gregg Greenberg
Lawmakers re-up bills to end estate tax, usher in e-delivery, increase SEC penalties
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2023
Lawmakers re-up bills to end estate tax, usher in e-delivery, increase SEC penalties

Each of the measures failed to get enacted in the previous Congress. The tax bill starts off with just GOP support, while the other two come out of the gate with bipartisan backing.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Custody, compliance and tech lay the foundation for going independent
NEWS RIAS MAR 31, 2023
Custody, compliance and tech lay the foundation for going independent

An expansive network of platforms and services has evolved that's designed to support breakaway brokers.

By Jeff Benjamin
Growth in HSAs robust in 2022, study shows
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2023
Growth in HSAs robust in 2022, study shows

At the end of last year, approximately $104 billion was saved in 35.5 million health savings accounts, a year-over-year increase of 6% for assets and 9% for accounts, a Devenir survey shows.

By Gregg Greenberg
How Charitable Planning Has Evolved
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 31, 2023
How Charitable Planning Has Evolved

The urge among clients to help with emerging causes and longstanding passions hasn’t diminished—it’s just getting stronger. Advisors need to know the best ways to support them now, especially since it has become table stakes.

By Carla Flores
Andy Sieg leaves Merrill to rejoin Citigroup
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 30, 2023
Andy Sieg leaves Merrill to rejoin Citigroup

He is being replaced at Merrill Lynch by Lindsay Hans and Eric Schimpf, who have been appointed presidents and co-heads of Merrill Wealth Management.

By Bruce Kelly and Ryan W. Neal
Please don't make me download your conference app
NEWS FINTECH MAR 30, 2023
Please don't make me download your conference app

It's doubtful many advisors are doing the same due diligence into who produces conference apps and what safeguards are in place that they do with other pieces of their tech stack.

By Ryan W. Neal
T. Rowe Price buying Retiree Inc. to enhance retirement offerings
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2023
T. Rowe Price buying Retiree Inc. to enhance retirement offerings

The investment manager said Retiree’s software will bolster its existing capabilities to create a more comprehensive suite of retirement income solutions.

By Gregg Greenberg
Why you're wrong about direct indexing
NEWS OPINION MAR 30, 2023
Why you're wrong about direct indexing

The strategy is meant to help advisors more precisely tailor a portfolio to a client's unique circumstances.

By Andy Kunzweiler
More legal counsel crashing retirement plan meetings, Callan survey shows
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2023
More legal counsel crashing retirement plan meetings, Callan survey shows

Internal lawyers attended plan committee meetings at 49% of companies in 2022, up from 11% in 2017, and external counsel attended meetings at 36%, up from 21%.

By Gregg Greenberg
As RIA industry swells, advisors discover pros and cons of growth
NEWS RIAS MAR 30, 2023
As RIA industry swells, advisors discover pros and cons of growth

According to the latest report from Schwab Advisor Services, RIAs need to jump on the growth train in order to keep pace.

By Jeff Benjamin
Morgan Stanley downgrades Charles Schwab
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 30, 2023
Morgan Stanley downgrades Charles Schwab

Schwab clients are moving funds from sweep accounts into money market funds at a rate of $20 billion a month, according to the Morgan Stanley report.

By Bloomberg
2022 was rough year for near-retirees in target-date funds
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2023
2022 was rough year for near-retirees in target-date funds

While stock and bond allocations hurt the performance of TDFs last year, fees declined and assets flowed to collective investment trusts, Morningstar found.

By Emile Hallez
Cetera to advisors: Selling your practice requires our OK
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 29, 2023
Cetera to advisors: Selling your practice requires our OK

If financial advisors don't seek the firm's approval, they risk running afoul of securities regulators, Cetera said.

By Bruce Kelly
Wealth advisors have new prospecting tool in SECURE 2.0
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2023
Wealth advisors have new prospecting tool in SECURE 2.0

The legislation provides new credits and incentives that cover a significant portion of the cost of setting up a retirement plan, while also providing access to new 401(k) solutions.

By Gregg Greenberg
Morgan Stanley ordered to pay $782,272 for mishandling estate
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2023
Morgan Stanley ordered to pay $782,272 for mishandling estate

Finra arbitrators ruled on the estate's claim that Morgan Stanley ignored rules laid out by a court for how funds in the estate were to be handled.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Steward Partners finds balance by adding Pershing custody alongside Raymond James
NEWS RIAS MAR 29, 2023
Steward Partners finds balance by adding Pershing custody alongside Raymond James

The addition of breakaway Ensign Wealth Partners, a $500 million RIA, pushes Steward's total custodial assets on the Pershing platform to more than $1 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wealth Enhancement Group acquires Equius Partners
NEWS RIAS MAR 29, 2023
Wealth Enhancement Group acquires Equius Partners

The deal for Equius, an RIA based in suburban San Francisco with $1.1 billion in client assets, expands Wealth Enhancement Group's footprint in Northern California.

By Bruce Kelly
Indiana-based Edward Jones advisor joins LPL Financial
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 29, 2023
Indiana-based Edward Jones advisor joins LPL Financial

Kemp Cunningham, with $125 million in assets, will operate as Emerald River Wealth Management in Granger.

By InvestmentNews
Credit Suisse still helping Americans dodge taxes, Senate panel says
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 29, 2023
Credit Suisse still helping Americans dodge taxes, Senate panel says

The committee uncovered 'major violations' of the $2.6 billion plea deal Credit Suisse reached with the Justice Department in 2014, according to a report.

By Bloomberg