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Group-of-plans model good alternative for those waiting on PEPs
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2021
Group-of-plans model good alternative for those waiting on PEPs

The model provides simplicity, with a single investment lineup, and also offers record-keeping pricing advantages.

By Fred Barstein
CI Financial acquires $3.4 billion Ohio-based RIA
NEWS RIAS AUG 10, 2021
CI Financial acquires $3.4 billion Ohio-based RIA

The addition of Budros Ruhlin & Roe will give the Toronto-based aggregator a total of $74 billion in U.S. wealth management assets.

By Jeff Benjamin
Driving diversity and inclusion in the independent financial services industry
NEWS OPINION AUG 10, 2021
Driving diversity and inclusion in the independent financial services industry

To fulfill our mission of expanding access to financial advice to all corners of the country, our membership and our profession must reflect the makeup of our overall society.

By Dale Brown
The Many Benefits of Annuities Might Surprise You
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 10, 2021
The Many Benefits of Annuities Might Surprise You

Annuities can provide important protected income during retirement, but many clients don't understand what they can do. This article details how annuities can protect and grow retirement income.

By Alliance for Lifetime Income
American Express returns to financial planning
NEWS FINTECH AUG 09, 2021
American Express returns to financial planning

The company unveiled a new tool, called My Financial Plan, that is certainly akin to the work done by financial advisers, but is stressing publicly that it is not eying an avenue back into the wealth management business.

By Bruce Kelly
Morgan Stanley bucks trend of more advisers leaving wirehouses
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 09, 2021
Morgan Stanley bucks trend of more advisers leaving wirehouses

The company maintained its healthy recruiting pace over the first two quarters of the year even as losses continued to mount among its wirehouse competitors.

By Devin McGinley
Indies managing $376 million switch to Securities America
NEWS RIAS AUG 09, 2021
Indies managing $376 million switch to Securities America

Robert Batick moves from Westport Capital, while Norman Coates made the switch from LPL Financial.

By InvestmentNews
A chance meeting leads an adviser to a bountiful niche practice
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2021
A chance meeting leads an adviser to a bountiful niche practice

As a rookie adviser, Vidal Peoples met a doctor in need of comprehensive financial planning. He taps into the kind of professionals whose incomes can skyrocket but are also saddled with mountains of student loan debt.

By Jeff Benjamin
Merrill Lynch veteran Michelle Avan dies
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 09, 2021
Merrill Lynch veteran Michelle Avan dies

Avan recently became SVP and head of global women's and under-represented talent strategy, global human resources for Bank of America.

By Liz Skinner
The fee-only model is scaling up fast, creating more mega RIAs
NEWS RIAS AUG 06, 2021
The fee-only model is scaling up fast, creating more mega RIAs

The rise of $1-billion-plus mega RIAs in the space, fed by an influx of private capital and deal-making, is a further sign of the business model’s maturity.

By Devin McGinley
Assets in 529 savings accounts increase by 6.1% in Q2
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 06, 2021
Assets in 529 savings accounts increase by 6.1% in Q2

Inflows to the accounts rise to $4.7 billion during the quarter, from $3.7 billion in the first three months of the year.

By InvestmentNews
Envestnet bolsters $315 billion AUM with expanded services
NEWS FINTECH AUG 06, 2021
Envestnet bolsters $315 billion AUM with expanded services

The leading TAMP by assets is racking up the number of advisers on its platform and new accounts are opening at a faster pace than prior quarters, said CEO Bill Crager in an earnings call.

By Nicole Casperson
Janney adds five reps who managed $1 billion at Truist
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2021
Janney adds five reps who managed $1 billion at Truist

The advisers are based in Virginia and the Carolinas; there's also one rep joining Janney from Wells Fargo.

By InvestmentNews
Washington state testing long-term care program
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2021
Washington state testing long-term care program

The effort, WA Cares, is the first of its kind in the US and could serve as a model for other states.

By Emile Hallez
Apollo-backed Athene wins $4.9 billion Lockheed pension deal
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2021
Apollo-backed Athene wins $4.9 billion Lockheed pension deal

Athene will provide benefits to about 18,000 participants in Lockheed’s pension plan. The deal follows a 2018 agreement between the two companies in which Athene assumed $800 million in obligations tied to around 9,000 retirees and beneficiaries of the aerospace giant’s pension plan.

By Bloomberg
Wealth Enhancement Group acquires Maryland hybrid
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 05, 2021
Wealth Enhancement Group acquires Maryland hybrid

Serafini Financial Group managed $853 million before the transaction.

By InvestmentNews
F.L. Putnam acquires Atrato Advisors
NEWS ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2021
F.L. Putnam acquires Atrato Advisors

The purchase of the investment boutique will provide the RIA with expertise in alternatives.

By InvestmentNews
Connecticut auto-IRA pilot to start next month
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2021
Connecticut auto-IRA pilot to start next month

Connecticut is among 11 states and cities that have enacted auto-IRA legislation, and it will be one of the few to go live.

By Emile Hallez
Gensler comments open floodgates for Bitcoin fund filings
NEWS ETFS AUG 05, 2021
Gensler comments open floodgates for Bitcoin fund filings

The SEC chairman's nod toward '40 Act crypto funds is the only opening the ETF space needed.

By Jeff Benjamin
Focus Financial pushes forward with blistering M&A pace in 2021
NEWS RIAS AUG 05, 2021
Focus Financial pushes forward with blistering M&A pace in 2021

The company sees no letdown in the future for M&A activity and estimates there are close to 1,000 firms in the U.S. that could become targets.

By Bruce Kelly