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INmail: Delaying Social Security protects the younger spouse
NEWS TAX APR 08, 2021
INmail: Delaying Social Security protects the younger spouse

To maximize benefits over the couple’s joint lifetimes, claiming her Social Security benefits early will likely result in the largest payout.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Envestnet acquires fintech Harvest Savings
NEWS FINTECH APR 08, 2021
Envestnet acquires fintech Harvest Savings

Envestnet now owns Harvest's technology, including its automated micro-savings and digital account opening tools.

By Nicole Casperson
UBS loses $371,000 claim linked to options strategy
NEWS ALTERNATIVES APR 08, 2021
UBS loses $371,000 claim linked to options strategy

UBS has been hit with a rash of arbitration claims over strategies investors say damaged them, and most recently it saw a wave of investor complaints over Puerto Rico bonds and bond funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Biden tax talk seen driving RIA M&A activity
NEWS RIAS APR 08, 2021
Biden tax talk seen driving RIA M&A activity

The record deal volume in the first quarter is being attributed to multiple factors, not the least of which is President Joe Biden's threats to hike capital gains taxes.

By Jeff Benjamin
European company to buy South Dakota trust company
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 08, 2021
European company to buy South Dakota trust company

IQ-EQ will acquire Concord Trust Co., which manages $2.9 billion.

By InvestmentNews
Hub acquires Plan Sponsor Consultants
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2021
Hub acquires Plan Sponsor Consultants

The acquisition gives Hub another $2.4 billion in assets under management.

By InvestmentNews
Why POS systems are a good investment
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 08, 2021
Why POS systems are a good investment

Although the outbreak is and will continue to be notably challenging for the retail sector, the situation has created interesting opportunities. Explore them with the help of a POS solution. Read more.

By Content Media
Why the 'one bad broker' rule matters
NEWS ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2021
Why the 'one bad broker' rule matters

One bad broker making big bets or selling lousy or misunderstood products can damage or even ruin a firm. Are firms doing enough to keep those brokers and high-risk behaviors in check?

By Bruce Kelly
Reform needed to improve teachers’ retirement plans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2021
Reform needed to improve teachers’ retirement plans

The problem is largely a result of the multivendor systems common in teachers’ supplemental retirement plans. Brokers descend on unsophisticated teachers at work and sometimes at home, mostly offering high-priced annuities.

By Fred Barstein
States picking up annuity best-interest standard
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2021
States picking up annuity best-interest standard

Recently, Nebraska, Idaho and North Dakota passed rules matching NAIC’s standard, joining other states on the roster: Arkansas, Arizona, Delaware, Iowa, Michigan and Rhode Island.

By Emile Hallez
FSI to offer lower-cost health insurance plan to members
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2021
FSI to offer lower-cost health insurance plan to members

The trade group says its members could save as much as 50% over the cost of health coverage on the open market.

By InvestmentNews
Fidelity plans to hire 4,000, including 1,000 licensed reps
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 07, 2021
Fidelity plans to hire 4,000, including 1,000 licensed reps

The giant asset manager also intends to add technology workers at operations centers.

By InvestmentNews
Yankees great Derek Jeter joins board of Rockefeller Capital Management
NEWS RIAS APR 07, 2021
Yankees great Derek Jeter joins board of Rockefeller Capital Management

Jeter, whose teams won five World Series, retired from baseball after the 2014 season and is currently the CEO of the Miami Marlins.

By Bruce Kelly
Group advising on $470 million switches from Triad to Arkadios
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 07, 2021
Group advising on $470 million switches from Triad to Arkadios

Wagner Wealth Management, based in Greenville, South Carolina, has seven reps.

By InvestmentNews
Team with $583 million joins SagePoint from Kestra
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 07, 2021
Team with $583 million joins SagePoint from Kestra

Charles Stephen, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based firm with four advisers, will affiliate through super-OSJ AmeriFlex.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley exited part of Archegos holdings before most rivals
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 07, 2021
Morgan Stanley exited part of Archegos holdings before most rivals

The bank's sale of $5 billion of shares owned by Archegos on March 25, the day before the deluge of block trades by other firms, helped Morgan Stanley emerge largely unscathed from the fund's flameout.

By Bloomberg
Third of near-retirees fail basic Social Security quiz
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 06, 2021
Third of near-retirees fail basic Social Security quiz

The level of knowledge is improving but the public still needs guidance on decisions about claiming benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Well-run advisory firms come in all sizes
NEWS OPINION APR 06, 2021
Well-run advisory firms come in all sizes

Advisers thinking of making a move should evaluate firms on what they're doing and what they've done, not on how big or small they are.

By Jamie Mackay
Altering 401(k) allocations sacrificed returns in 2020: Morningstar
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 06, 2021
Altering 401(k) allocations sacrificed returns in 2020: Morningstar

People who self-directed their investments shifted to more conservative allocations, with an average decrease in equities by 17 percentage points during the first quarter of 2020.

By Emile Hallez
Investments becoming a bigger chunk of HSA assets
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 06, 2021
Investments becoming a bigger chunk of HSA assets

The invested money reached $23.8 billion at the end of 2020, up more than 51% from the $15.7 billion seen at the end of 2019, according to a report Monday from HSA research and consulting firm Devenir.

By Emile Hallez