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INmail: Social Security do-over options
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2020
INmail: Social Security do-over options

Someone who has been collecting Social Security for more than a year can't stop her benefits now, but she might be able to in the future.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Merrill team managing $550 million moves to Rockefeller Capital
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2020
Merrill team managing $550 million moves to Rockefeller Capital

CM Private Wealth Group is based in Northbrook, Illinois

By InvestmentNews
Strategies of top-performing firms can help RIAs thrive
NEWS OPINION OCT 26, 2020
Strategies of top-performing firms can help RIAs thrive

Whatever the future may hold, insights from Schwab’s 2020 RIA Benchmarking Study can help advisers position themselves for success

By Lisa Salvi
UBS to boost fixed pay, cut bonuses
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2020
UBS to boost fixed pay, cut bonuses

The changes apply to the bank's more senior employees, some of whom may see their salaries boosted by up to 20%

By Bloomberg
Make personal finance fun
NEWS OPINION OCT 26, 2020
Make personal finance fun

Stop using jargon and graduate school terminology. Talk with your clients the way you talk with your friends

By Ric Edelman
Lessons from the financial experts
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 26, 2020
Lessons from the financial experts

For advisers and their client, there is no one best way to invest

By InvestmentNews
Why are advice firms still trying to ride a bull market?
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2020
Why are advice firms still trying to ride a bull market?

The industry is overly dependent on the markets for revenue growth, according to an InvestmentNews pricing study

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC slaps former adviser with $4.24 million penalty
NEWS RIAS OCT 23, 2020
SEC slaps former adviser with $4.24 million penalty

Paul Horton Smith Sr., who's awaiting trial, targeted California seniors in Ponzi scheme

By InvestmentNews
160 at MassMutual face layoffs due to Empower deal
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2020
160 at MassMutual face layoffs due to Empower deal

About 90% of a group of 2,000 MassMutual workers have been informed that they will receive job offers, according to the companies

By Emile Hallez
Wells Fargo abandons plans to cut 401(k) match for high earners
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 23, 2020
Wells Fargo abandons plans to cut 401(k) match for high earners

The change comes just two days after the original cost-cutting measure was unveiled

By Jeff Benjamin
Auto-IRA states, AARP blast CalSavers lawsuit claims
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2020
Auto-IRA states, AARP blast CalSavers lawsuit claims

Oregon, Illinois and others are backing California in a legal attack on the state's auto-IRA system, while the Trump administration has taken the opposite side

By Emile Hallez
The InvestmentNews Podcast: A 2020 review and a look ahead
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 23, 2020
The InvestmentNews Podcast: A 2020 review and a look ahead

InvestmentNews staffers share stories of challenges overcome, lessons learned and what they're looking forward to next year.

By InvestmentNews
Adviser managing $300 million goes indie with Raymond James
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 23, 2020
Adviser managing $300 million goes indie with Raymond James

Roark Head spins off his practice from Wedbush in Fairbanks, Alaska

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo said to discuss sale of asset management unit
NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 23, 2020
Wells Fargo said to discuss sale of asset management unit

Selling the business could bring in more than $3 billion

By Bloomberg
Are free trades next for digital advice?
NEWS OPINION OCT 23, 2020
Are free trades next for digital advice?

Prominent digital providers have added zero-commission brokerage features in recent months — and billions in new assets

By Sean Allocca
Wells Fargo cuts 401(k) match for high earners, hurting advisers
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2020
Wells Fargo cuts 401(k) match for high earners, hurting advisers

"This is a loss of thousands of dollars," one adviser says

By Bruce Kelly
How advisers are fending off fee pressure
NEWS RIAS OCT 22, 2020
How advisers are fending off fee pressure

Clients are willing to pay top dollar for advice, but are asking for additional offerings and services

By Jeff Benjamin
Securities America loses top executive to Carson Group
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 22, 2020
Securities America loses top executive to Carson Group

The departure of Kevin Miller, formerly executive vice president, adds to a growing list of high-level employees to leave the firm in recent months

By Bruce Kelly
Senate Democrats urge SEC to scrap proposed boost in stock reporting threshold
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2020
Senate Democrats urge SEC to scrap proposed boost in stock reporting threshold

Lawmakers say SEC lacks authority to lift current $100 million ceiling and the change risks reducing transparency

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Goldman hit with $2.9 billion fine in 1MDB case
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2020
Goldman hit with $2.9 billion fine in 1MDB case

CEO David Solomon and his predecessor, Lloyd Blankfein, will return some compensation as part of the deal

By Bloomberg