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Are your clients on the wrong glide path? 
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2022
Are your clients on the wrong glide path? 

If a target-date fund is among a client's investments, an adviser can check the fund’s glide path as well as the equity percentage of the portfolio.

By InvestmentNews
Insurers to suppliers: Time to get with the DEI program
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 08, 2022
Insurers to suppliers: Time to get with the DEI program

As corporations strengthen efforts to diversify their cultures, employee population, recruiting, and community service, suppliers must realize that they are part of that values alignment, too.

By Joanne Cleaver
Top 10 fee-only RIAs ranked by average adviser assets
NEWS RIAS AUG 06, 2022
Top 10 fee-only RIAs ranked by average adviser assets

How much in assets do advisers oversee at the biggest registered investment advisory firms? Here are the top 10 firms ranked by the average adviser assets.

By InvestmentNews
Covid-themed ETF shifts focus to monkeypox
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 05, 2022
Covid-themed ETF shifts focus to monkeypox

As the White House declares monkeypox a national health emergency, ETFMG tweaks its marketing without adjusting the portfolio.

By Jeff Benjamin
Two ways to reverse a Social Security claiming decision
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2022
Two ways to reverse a Social Security claiming decision

Beware of accidentally disenrolling in Medicare. If you keep Medicare coverage, you will need to pay your premiums directly to CMS.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Hub International acquires $2.3 billion RIA
NEWS RIAS AUG 05, 2022
Hub International acquires $2.3 billion RIA

WealthPlan Advisors, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, provides retirement plan and investing consulting services to nearly 600 clients.

By InvestmentNews
Pimco sees $29 billion in outflows as rate hikes hit bond funds
NEWS FIXED INCOME AUG 05, 2022
Pimco sees $29 billion in outflows as rate hikes hit bond funds

The global sell-off in bonds results in the second straight quarter in which the asset management company's clients pulled money from its funds.

By Bloomberg
Finra fines Morgan Stanley $325,000 over research errors
NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 05, 2022
Finra fines Morgan Stanley $325,000 over research errors

The regulator censured the firm for publishing research reports that included inaccurate historical stock ratings.

By InvestmentNews
Q&A: CFA Institute’s Chris Fidler on different types of greenwashing
NEWS ESG AUG 05, 2022
Q&A: CFA Institute’s Chris Fidler on different types of greenwashing

The senior director would like advisers to embrace conversations about ESG with clients and 'do a little less judging and maligning of people who are taking different approaches.'

By Emile Hallez
Cash revenue helps AssetMark offset market losses for record quarter
NEWS FINTECH AUG 04, 2022
Cash revenue helps AssetMark offset market losses for record quarter

While the choppy market performance dented total platform assets, rising interest rates have boosted the spread the TAMP earns on cash held by its proprietary custodian.

By Ryan W. Neal
Confusion over Social Security taxes and earning limits
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2022
Confusion over Social Security taxes and earning limits

Social Security's earnings restrictions disappear once individuals reach their full retirement age, but FICA taxes on income do not.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Focus Financial expects good year for M&A despite tough market
NEWS RIAS AUG 04, 2022
Focus Financial expects good year for M&A despite tough market

The company has already completed 14 deals this year and has an “excellent” pipeline that includes a mix of new partners and merger opportunities, said Focus Financial founder and CEO Rudy Adolf.

By Ryan W. Neal
Insurer Integrity adds $13 billion Gladstone to growing lineup
NEWS RIAS AUG 04, 2022
Insurer Integrity adds $13 billion Gladstone to growing lineup

The life insurance and wealth management company is making its second acquisition in a week by picking up advisory firm Gladstone.

By Gregg Greenberg
BlackRock partners with Coinbase to expand into crypto
NEWS ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2022
BlackRock partners with Coinbase to expand into crypto

Institutional investors will be able to use BlackRock's Aladdin investment management system to oversee their exposure to bitcoin along with assets such as stocks and bonds.

By Bloomberg
Survey shows Americans still financially confident despite inflation woes
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 04, 2022
Survey shows Americans still financially confident despite inflation woes

A new survey shows a majority of adults report overall confidence in their ability to achieve their financial goals despite rising prices.

By Gregg Greenberg
Merger creates $2.7 billion Ohio RIA
NEWS RIAS AUG 04, 2022
Merger creates $2.7 billion Ohio RIA

MGO Investment Advisors joins with One Seven; Merchant Investment takes a minority stake in the new firm.

By InvestmentNews
Parents getting schooled on 529 plans as kids return to campus
NEWS FIXED INCOME AUG 03, 2022
Parents getting schooled on 529 plans as kids return to campus

This year's slide in stocks and bonds hasn't been pleasant for anyone, but it's been most disheartening for those with kids heading off to college this fall.

By Gregg Greenberg
Recruiting slowed in the first half while M&A soared
NEWS RIAS AUG 03, 2022
Recruiting slowed in the first half while M&A soared

Volatile markets may be holding recruiting activity back from its breakneck pre-pandemic pace but mergers and acquisitions have more than rebounded from the 2020 low.

By Devin McGinley
LPL payout inches up as revenue per adviser dips
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 03, 2022
LPL payout inches up as revenue per adviser dips

'Tis the season? LPL points to 'seasonality' to explain the slight bump in the rate of adviser pay in Q2.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC warns brokers, advisers to make ongoing efforts to identify, mitigate conflicts
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 03, 2022
SEC warns brokers, advisers to make ongoing efforts to identify, mitigate conflicts

Among the suggestions for mitigating conflicts are to avoid compensation incentives for selling certain products and to minimize incentives for favoring one type of product or account over another.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.