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Reframing Retirement Income Discussions
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 01, 2022
Reframing Retirement Income Discussions

Research has uncovered a fundamental disconnect between the value advisors think they offer—and what their clients perceive. Here’s how to turn that into an advantage.

By Protective
10 fee-only RIAs with the most advisers in 2022
NEWS RIAS JUL 30, 2022
10 fee-only RIAs with the most advisers in 2022

How many financial advisers do registered investment advisory firms need when they manage tens of billions or even hundreds of billions in assets?

By InvestmentNews
Time for investors to get 'real' about retirement
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2022
Time for investors to get 'real' about retirement

Real assets such as real estate, natural resources and infrastructure provide additional diversification benefits, with some returns outpacing traditional asset classes in an inflationary environment.

By Gregg Greenberg
Pentegra Services acquires plan administration firm
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2022
Pentegra Services acquires plan administration firm

New Pinnacle Consulting Group, of Cornelius, North Carolina, specializes in 403(b) plans and currently manages over 600 retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
Latest crop of diversity programs hope to create wider, more welcoming points of entry
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 29, 2022
Latest crop of diversity programs hope to create wider, more welcoming points of entry

Goals include dismantling barriers and creating new ways to reach and invite women and minorities.

By Joanne Cleaver
National Securities shuts down after 75 years, reps rolled into B. Riley
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 29, 2022
National Securities shuts down after 75 years, reps rolled into B. Riley

B. Riley Financial had purchased a large stake in National Securities Corp.'s parent in 2018 and bought the remaining shares last year.

By Bruce Kelly
House committee presses Wells Fargo rep on Biden family deals
NEWS RIAS JUL 29, 2022
House committee presses Wells Fargo rep on Biden family deals

Rep. James Comer is calling on Edward Prewitt, who advised Hunter Biden, to provide information related to deals that triggered suspicious activity reports.

By InvestmentNews
Ken Van Leeuwen works with clients in two underserved niche areas
NEWS RIAS JUL 29, 2022
Ken Van Leeuwen works with clients in two underserved niche areas

The adviser targets younger corporate executives and parents whose children have special needs.

By Jeff Benjamin
Secrets to success for RIAs
NEWS RIAS JUL 29, 2022
Secrets to success for RIAs

Schwab’s annual benchmarking study shows top-performing firms are more likely to use such tools as marketing plans and ideal client profiles.

By InvestmentNews
Integrity Marketing to acquire Annexus
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2022
Integrity Marketing to acquire Annexus

Ron Shurts, co-founder and CEO of Annexus, which develops annuities and other insurance products, will become a managing partner of Integrity.

By InvestmentNews
Raymond James hanging onto RIA assets of shifting advisers: Reilly
NEWS RIAS JUL 28, 2022
Raymond James hanging onto RIA assets of shifting advisers: Reilly

Raymond James said that its head count of private client group financial advisers was 8,616 at the end of June, an increase of 203 compared to a year earlier.

By Bruce Kelly
Caregivers not taking care of their own finances: Fidelity
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2022
Caregivers not taking care of their own finances: Fidelity

A new study shows 7 out of 10 caregivers are so focused on their caregiving duties that they put off addressing their own needs.

By Gregg Greenberg
Economy shrinks for second straight quarter, pumping up recession angst
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 28, 2022
Economy shrinks for second straight quarter, pumping up recession angst

Inflation undercut consumer spending and Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes stymied businesses and housing.

By Bloomberg
Long-term care premium hike: Round three
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2022
Long-term care premium hike: Round three

As insurers push prices on LTC policies higher, individuals must weigh their policy options to maintain protection at an affordable price.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Empower to administer North Carolina DC plans through 2028
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2022
Empower to administer North Carolina DC plans through 2028

The five-year contract covers the state’s 401(k) and 457 supplemental plans for state employees.

By InvestmentNews
Fed raises rates by 75 basis points for second straight month to curb surging inflation
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 27, 2022
Fed raises rates by 75 basis points for second straight month to curb surging inflation

Chair Jerome Powell says Fed will slow the pace of rate hikes at some point and would set policy on a meeting-by-meeting basis.

By Bloomberg
Market downturn shines new light on pros and cons of stock options
NEWS RIAS JUL 27, 2022
Market downturn shines new light on pros and cons of stock options

In the wake of the 12-year bull market, some financial planners and clients are getting their first look at the flip side of equity compensation.

By Jeff Benjamin
Ameriprise reports robust hiring of advisers despite market turbulence
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 27, 2022
Ameriprise reports robust hiring of advisers despite market turbulence

The total head count of financial advisers at Ameriprise increased 2% in the second quarter compared to June 2021, reaching 10,245.

By Bruce Kelly
Only 35% of Americans seek financial adviser’s help
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2022
Only 35% of Americans seek financial adviser’s help

Nearly two-thirds admit needing more planning assistance, Northwestern Mutual survey finds.

By InvestmentNews
Will a target-date fund crash bury the boomers?
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2022
Will a target-date fund crash bury the boomers?

A TDF specialist likens the current market environment to that in 2008, when TDFs fell more than 30%.

By Gregg Greenberg