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Covid cost employers $4.7 billion a week in lost productivity
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2021
Covid cost employers $4.7 billion a week in lost productivity

Workers want better health care benefits once the pandemic is over, according to a survey by BrightPlan.

By InvestmentNews
Getting a handle on your head trash
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 24, 2021
Getting a handle on your head trash

Head trash is a negative belief you hold about yourself, your abilities or the world. We’re not even aware these negative thoughts are in control.

By Stephanie Bogan
UBS to offer Transamerica program for small-business retirement plans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2021
UBS to offer Transamerica program for small-business retirement plans

The Retirement Plan Exchange, which uses TAG Resources, is designed to reduce administrative headaches related to providing a plan.

By InvestmentNews
FPA cancels annual conference in September
NEWS RIAS AUG 24, 2021
FPA cancels annual conference in September

Citing a surge in the delta variant, the Financial Planning Association is offering registration refunds and providing advisers with access to free virtual presentations to earn CE credits.

By Jeff Benjamin
Focus Financial to buy RIAs managing $570 million
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 24, 2021
Focus Financial to buy RIAs managing $570 million

Wechter Feldman will join GYL, while Siena Capital Management will join Buckingham Partners.

By InvestmentNews
Hightower takes stake in Colorado RIA
NEWS RIAS AUG 24, 2021
Hightower takes stake in Colorado RIA

Denver-based Investment Security Group manages $800 million.

By InvestmentNews
How will a capital gains tax hike affect red-hot RIA M&A market?
NEWS OPINION AUG 24, 2021
How will a capital gains tax hike affect red-hot RIA M&A market?

Many RIA sellers who were already contemplating an exit in the near- to mid-term are likely to see the handwriting on the wall and scramble to complete their sales before the tax increase takes effect.

By Jeff-Nash
Burt White to retire from LPL Financial
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 23, 2021
Burt White to retire from LPL Financial

After 14 years as the firm's chief investment officer, Burt White is retiring in March, according to a company announcement. LPL, now with more than 19,000 affiliated financial advisers, is currently looking for a replacement.

By Bruce Kelly
Active funds are a potential hazard in 401(k)s, guidebook for sponsors says
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2021
Active funds are a potential hazard in 401(k)s, guidebook for sponsors says

Identifying skilled managers is difficult, and plan sponsors should be careful about choosing active management, an online book from the CFA Institute Research Foundation notes.

By Emile Hallez
Remote work could be Covid-19's lasting impact on wealth management
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2021
Remote work could be Covid-19's lasting impact on wealth management

Productivity doesn't have to suffer when employees are not directly under the manager's thumb, according to recent research by the consulting firm DeVoe & Co.

By Jeff Benjamin
Lincoln Financial settles age discrimination claim with former recruiter
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 23, 2021
Lincoln Financial settles age discrimination claim with former recruiter

When Louis Hanna was fired in 2017, he was 50 years old, had early-stage prostate cancer and was seeking medical leave, according to the complaint.

By Bruce Kelly
Research twice, act once
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2021
Research twice, act once

We have all been told at some point in our lives to measure twice and cut once. Our annual custodian study generated the unique, and precise, data that you have come to expect from InvestmentNews Research.

By George Moriarty
Advisers who go narrow can build a wider practice
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2021
Advisers who go narrow can build a wider practice

Specializing in an area that the adviser truly cares about is deeply satisfying intellectually and emotionally.

By InvestmentNews
Custodians tap into a rising tide in the RIA industry
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2021
Custodians tap into a rising tide in the RIA industry

Fueled by gains in the independent channel, tech-friendly firms are tweaking the custodial model and posing new challenges for incumbents.

By Devin McGinley
Suit over removal of gold-heavy fund from Columbia 403(b) fizzles
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 20, 2021
Suit over removal of gold-heavy fund from Columbia 403(b) fizzles

The plaintiff allegedly lost $24,000 when the fund was removed from the plan and his assets were transferred to a target-date fund.

By Emile Hallez
MetLife raises minimum wage for U.S. employees
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 20, 2021
MetLife raises minimum wage for U.S. employees

The nation's biggest life insurer will now pay a minimum wage of $20 an hour, up from $15, as it joins other firms boosting pay amid labor shortages.

By Bloomberg
Too Much of a Good Thing: Unwinding a Concentrated Stock Position
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 20, 2021
Too Much of a Good Thing: Unwinding a Concentrated Stock Position

Single-stock concentration can increase a portfolio’s risk while squashing the benefits of diversification. Following a methodical diversification approach can decrease concentration risk over time.

By Parametric
Federated enters ETF market with 2 active bond funds
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 19, 2021
Federated enters ETF market with 2 active bond funds

The asset manager known mostly for its money market funds has high hopes for its late move into fast-growing exchange traded funds. The firm first filed plans to launch the fund 10 years ago.

By Jeff Benjamin
SoFi fined $300,000 by SEC over proprietary fund sales
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2021
SoFi fined $300,000 by SEC over proprietary fund sales

The enforcement action centered on a decision in April 2019 to replace third-party ETFs in approximately 20,000 automated accounts with funds sponsored by the firm’s parent company, Social Finance Inc.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Average 401(k) is 24% bigger than a year ago: Fidelity
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2021
Average 401(k) is 24% bigger than a year ago: Fidelity

Higher contribution rates and market returns pushed up retirement savings considerably, a report from Fidelity found.

By Emile Hallez