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Four-person Merrill team managing $391 million joins UBS
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2021
Four-person Merrill team managing $391 million joins UBS

Brenner Wealth Management Group is based in Santa Barbara, California.

By InvestmentNews
Fintech firm offers annuity selection tool
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2021
Fintech firm offers annuity selection tool

Luma Financial Technologies' new tool, Luma Compare, lets advisers compare a variety of products.

By InvestmentNews
Court rules inherited 401(k) funds are protected in bankruptcy
NEWS IRA ALERT SEP 01, 2021
Court rules inherited 401(k) funds are protected in bankruptcy

A North Carolina Bankruptcy Court decided that inherited 401(k) accounts do indeed receive creditor protection under ERISA as long as the funds are still in the plan at the time of the bankruptcy filing.

By Ed Slott
Repeat RIA offender charged with fraud
NEWS RIAS SEP 01, 2021
Repeat RIA offender charged with fraud

The SEC says Dean Tellone and his California firm hid information from mortgage investors.

By InvestmentNews
Raymond James delays office return amid Florida virus surge
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2021
Raymond James delays office return amid Florida virus surge

The firm has pushed its return-to-office date back to the middle of October, after having asked some employees to return to work next week.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo risks regulatory action over pace of restitutions
NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 31, 2021
Wells Fargo risks regulatory action over pace of restitutions

Regulators are privately signaling that they're still not satisfied with the bank's progress in compensating victims and shoring up controls.

By Bloomberg
Social Security trust fund to be depleted 1 year sooner than expected
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2021
Social Security trust fund to be depleted 1 year sooner than expected

The 2021 Trustees Report shows the trust funds will run dry in 2034 as a result of the economic fallout from the pandemic.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SEC inquiry into online brokers could redefine recommendations
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 31, 2021
SEC inquiry into online brokers could redefine recommendations

The agency could be on the path toward clarifying whether online trading platforms are giving investment advice. The examination will also consider potential conflicts of interest between brokers and investors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fidelity to hire 9,000 workers across the US
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 31, 2021
Fidelity to hire 9,000 workers across the US

The hiring push is the fund company’s third in less than a year, reflecting the boom in individual investing that has lifted the entire trading industry.

By Bloomberg
401(k) brokerage accounts on the rise: Charles Schwab
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2021
401(k) brokerage accounts on the rise: Charles Schwab

The average account balance was more than $348,000, up from nearly $287,000 a year prior, according to a new study. Brokerage accounts are favored by investors who want to be more active in managing their retirement assets.

By Emile Hallez
PayPal to launch stock trading on its mobile app
NEWS FINTECH AUG 31, 2021
PayPal to launch stock trading on its mobile app

The payments giant enters a competitive but flourishing marketplace for online brokerages as it evolves its app to enable millions to trade individual stocks. PayPal currently has approximately 400 million users.

By Nicole Casperson
Wells Fargo team managing $295 million jumps to LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 31, 2021
Wells Fargo team managing $295 million jumps to LPL

Allison Taylor leads the all-female group in Huntington Beach, California.

By InvestmentNews
Lincoln Financial names Ellen Cooper CEO
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2021
Lincoln Financial names Ellen Cooper CEO

Cooper, the company's chief investment officer, succeeds Dennis Glass, who has been chief executive since 2007.

By Bloomberg
Ex-Wells Fargo exec fights SEC on fake accounts
NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 31, 2021
Ex-Wells Fargo exec fights SEC on fake accounts

Carrie Tolstedt, who was a senior vice president at the bank, cited her constitutional right against self-incrimination more than 100 times in a response filed to an SEC complaint claiming she misled investors.

By Bloomberg
The future of the B-D: Death of a salesman?
NEWS OPINION AUG 30, 2021
The future of the B-D: Death of a salesman?

If you are an adviser, you are either currently with an RIA, thinking about going RIA or know someone who has left a broker to go RIA.

By [email protected]
Helping philanthropic clients get the most out of their giving
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 30, 2021
Helping philanthropic clients get the most out of their giving

David Foster found his niche when he realized how difficult it was to make sure his donations were having the desired impact.

By Jeff Benjamin
Vanguard robo-adviser to offer active mutual funds
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 30, 2021
Vanguard robo-adviser to offer active mutual funds

The funds will be made available for clients of its robo-adviser Personal Advisor Services through advised portfolios as part of a five-fund active equity offer.

By Nicole Casperson
The risks of not talking about cognitive decline
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 30, 2021
The risks of not talking about cognitive decline

Despite the difficulty of the conversation, clients are most often receptive to planning for health problems later in life, including diminished mental capacity.

By Emile Hallez
Finra fines former LPL rep over forged signatures for annuities
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 30, 2021
Finra fines former LPL rep over forged signatures for annuities

Two clients complained to LPL about annuity contracts that differed from the ones they agreed to purchase, according to the regulator.

By Emile Hallez
Social Security Trust Fund report to document impacts of Covid-19
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 30, 2021
Social Security Trust Fund report to document impacts of Covid-19

The long-delayed report, which is due every year no later than April 1, is expected this week and should highlight the pandemic's impact on program funding.

By Mary Beth Franklin