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The acquisition adds portfolio rebalancing and trading to the Addepar platform.
Stephen P. McGovern, who joined Merrill in 2009, makes the move in Stuart, Florida.
The veteran advisers and three associates make the switch in midtown Manhattan
Private-sector employers that don't offer a retirement plan are now required to enroll workers in the state's program.
James Gorman of Morgan Stanley and Charlie Scharf of Wells Fargo both took time during their earnings conference calls to share some thoughts about their RIA competitors.
Carson Group is the latest to sign up for the three-year-old service that lets advisers allocate assets in held-away accounts like 401(k)s. It is compliance-friendly and secure, the firm says.
The futures-based access to cryptocurrencies has been described as better than nothing by investors. But, financial advisers might have trouble managing client expectations.
The deluge of information available about investing has driven many young people to gravitate toward the largest, loudest and most popular financial influencers on various message boards and online video channels.
But an executive at Schwab says increasing the top capital gains rate and lowering the estate tax exemption could make it into a compromise measure.
Barley Mill Asset Management is based in Wilmington, Delaware; the Delaware office will remain under the leadership of Paul Dorsey, who founded Barley Mill more than a decade ago.
The process of switching investment accounts from one firm to the another is one of the most anxiety producing events in the work life of a financial adviser.
The Pittsburgh-based financial firm specializes in securities-based loans.
The purchase of the Seattle-based McCutchen Group will push the Canadian aggregator of registered investment advisers to more than $85 billion in US wealth management assets.
The larger providers produced by consolidation will cater to larger RPA groups like aggregators and major broker-dealers at the expense of smaller, independent RPAs.
'There is no remote work. There is only work,' futurist Mike Walsh said during a session on the future of the industry at the Schwab Impact conference.
People are overworked, and burnout is causing 'brain fog,' exhaustion, cynicism and other issues, Jennifer Moss said at Schwab Impact.
CEO Larry Fink said access to private equity should increase and allocations should be in the 20% range, while speaking at the Charles Schwab Impact conference.
The overhauled compensation structure is tied to revenue production and features a length-of-service award for high performers with additional revenue, which will be paid in restricted stock units.
The father-and-son Riolo Financial Group is based in New City, New York.
