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FiNet rep managing $175 million moves to LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 13, 2021
FiNet rep managing $175 million moves to LPL

Guy Rodgers Private Wealth Strategies is based in Mansfield, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
JPMorgan bankers notch record quarter for M&A
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 13, 2021
JPMorgan bankers notch record quarter for M&A

Fees from advising on deals almost tripled in the third quarter, crushing analysts’ estimates and helping to push the bank’s net income to $11.7 billion.

By Bloomberg
Social Security announces 5.9% COLA for 2022
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2021
Social Security announces 5.9% COLA for 2022

The cost-of-living adjustment will result in the largest increase in retirement benefits and taxable wages in 40 years.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Captrust takes a big bite out of Texas with latest deal
NEWS RIAS OCT 13, 2021
Captrust takes a big bite out of Texas with latest deal

The addition of Covenant Multifamily Offices expands Captrust's Texas footprint and adds $2.6 billion under management.

By Jeff Benjamin
Clients favor firms that are their main source of retirement advice
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2021
Clients favor firms that are their main source of retirement advice

The financial services firms that people identified as their main source of retirement advice tended to be those with the biggest 'share of wallet,' consumer research firm Hearts & Wallets found.

By Emile Hallez
SEC to assess when 'psychological nudges' become recommendations
NEWS FINTECH OCT 12, 2021
SEC to assess when 'psychological nudges' become recommendations

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler said his agency will determine when digital engagement practices used by online platforms cross the line into investment advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
A plan for yourself is a plan for the future of your firm
NEWS OPINION OCT 12, 2021
A plan for yourself is a plan for the future of your firm

The No. 1 reason given for the increase in advisory firm M&A is the desire to create a succession plan. Advisers nearing retirement should consider their alternatives.

By Scott Hanson
Halo Investing raises $100 million
NEWS ALTERNATIVES OCT 12, 2021
Halo Investing raises $100 million

The platform, which provides structured notes, annuities and other investments, plans to use the funds to expand its product offerings.

By InvestmentNews
Inflation expectations among consumers hit new highs
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 12, 2021
Inflation expectations among consumers hit new highs

A Fed survey shows U.S. household expectations for inflation one year ahead rose to 5.3% in September from 5.2% in August, while median expected inflation three years ahead rose to 4.2% from 4%.

By Bloomberg
Vestwell names Rob Molchon CTO
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2021
Vestwell names Rob Molchon CTO

The digital record-keeping platform also promoted Ryan Anderson to chief product officer.

By InvestmentNews
Adviser overseeing $280 million moves to Arkadios
NEWS RIAS OCT 12, 2021
Adviser overseeing $280 million moves to Arkadios

Ricky Moore’s Oak Financial Group in Angleton, Texas, had been with Sagepoint for seven years.

By InvestmentNews
Schwab names Rick Wurster president
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 12, 2021
Schwab names Rick Wurster president

Wurster has run the company's asset management unit, which oversees Schwab funds and ETFs. Previously, he worked at Wellington Management.

By Bloomberg
Congress is going after the largest IRAs
NEWS IRA ALERT OCT 12, 2021
Congress is going after the largest IRAs

The proposals in Congress might not become law, but clients are hearing about them and want to hear from their advisers on planning moves they could make to be better prepared.

By Ed Slott
OneDigital hires CIO from Carson Group
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2021
OneDigital hires CIO from Carson Group

Saumen Chattopadhyay fills a role that had been vacant since former OneDigital CIO Jamie Battmer left the company in March.

By Emile Hallez
Exposing clients to financial plans in unexpected places
NEWS OPINION OCT 11, 2021
Exposing clients to financial plans in unexpected places

American Express Co. believes a consumer may want to create a full financial plan, complete with toggles for job promotions and inflation as well as important life events. They're not the only company that thinks so.

By Dani Fava
Fidelity's HSA business grew 50% in a year
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2021
Fidelity's HSA business grew 50% in a year

The biggest players are getting bigger, with the top four increasing their share of the health savings account market from 56% to 60%, according to a recent report by Morningstar Inc.

By Emile Hallez
Private equity drives another record quarter for RIA M&A
NEWS RIAS OCT 11, 2021
Private equity drives another record quarter for RIA M&A

After a record-setting third quarter of 78 deals, Echelon Partners' data showed 2021 has already beaten last year's record for RIA transactions.

By Jeff Benjamin
Jackson National introduces index-linked annuities
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2021
Jackson National introduces index-linked annuities

The insurance provider has created versions of the new product for commission-based and fee-based advisers.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley rep managing $200 million goes indie with LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 11, 2021
Morgan Stanley rep managing $200 million goes indie with LPL

The financial adviser Douglas Chin has affiliated with the independent broker-dealer through Gladstone Wealth Partners in Red Bank, New Jersey

By InvestmentNews
Goldman cuts US growth forecasts into 2022
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 11, 2021
Goldman cuts US growth forecasts into 2022

The two main challenges to growth in the medium-term were a slowing of fiscal support and the need for spending on services. The declines were mostly offset by upgrades to projections for the following two years.

By Bloomberg