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Trade your to-do list for a to-be list
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 08, 2020
Trade your to-do list for a to-be list

The competing demands of working from home and managing client expectations and markets are leaving many overwhelmed

By Stephanie Bogan
RMD return relief is over
NEWS IRA ALERT SEP 08, 2020
RMD return relief is over

Here are the rules on IRA rollovers that apply now that the Aug. 31 deadline for using the IRS relief has passed

By Ed Slott
Berkshire Hathaway cuts stake in Wells Fargo
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 04, 2020
Berkshire Hathaway cuts stake in Wells Fargo

Warren Buffett's Berkshire sold more than 100 million shares, trimming its holdings of the bank's common stock to about 3.3%, according to a regulatory filing

By Bloomberg
UBS adviser managing $220 million moves to RBC
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 04, 2020
UBS adviser managing $220 million moves to RBC

Wirehouse veteran Carol Wilshire will start a team in Manhattan Beach, California

By InvestmentNews
SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 04, 2020
SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures

Signature Financial Services is the latest adviser to be caught in the regulator's 12b-1 fee dragnet

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ERISA lawsuit filed against Nvidia; suit against Cornell settled
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2020
ERISA lawsuit filed against Nvidia; suit against Cornell settled

Law firm Capozzi Adler filed its latest 401(k) suit and Schlichter Bogard & Denton reached a deal in a case against an Ivy League school

By Emile Hallez
Schwab custodial services, Fidelity models on Orion platform
NEWS RIAS SEP 04, 2020
Schwab custodial services, Fidelity models on Orion platform

Orion is also rolling out new marketing tools and automated proposal systems for its network of advisers

By Nicole Casperson
Jobless rate drops more than expected, to 8.4%
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 04, 2020
Jobless rate drops more than expected, to 8.4%

The labor market showed gains for fourth month in a row in August, with nonfarm payrolls growing by 1.37 million

By Bloomberg
Reframing Social Security claiming decisions
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2020
Reframing Social Security claiming decisions

Focusing on benefit size rather than claiming age can improve outcomes

By Mary Beth Franklin
Court unseals criminal case against former rep Phillip Conley
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 03, 2020
Court unseals criminal case against former rep Phillip Conley

The West Virginian is being charged with fraud in $5.2 million securities offering

By InvestmentNews
Smart-beta funds don't live up to the backtesting
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 03, 2020
Smart-beta funds don't live up to the backtesting

An academic study finds strategies that outperformed on paper disappoint once they're packaged as ETFs

By Bloomberg
Inside JPMorgan's strategy to hire hundreds of remote advisers
NEWS FINTECH SEP 03, 2020
Inside JPMorgan's strategy to hire hundreds of remote advisers

Since the onset of COVID-19, investors have become increasingly comfortable receiving advice through videoconference or phone calls

By Nicole Casperson
COVID-19 leads some to say they will work in retirement: Survey
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 03, 2020
COVID-19 leads some to say they will work in retirement: Survey

Most people have not stopped saving for retirement, but more are saying they will stay on the job past the traditional retirement age

By Emile Hallez
DOL advice proposal criticized by both sides at hearing
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 03, 2020
DOL advice proposal criticized by both sides at hearing

Fiduciary status test draws criticism for creating loopholes, casting net too widely

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Merrill team with $1.4 billion joins RBC
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 03, 2020
Merrill team with $1.4 billion joins RBC

Boca Raton, Florida-based Glasband Stempel Wealth Management includes five advisers

By InvestmentNews
Why ROI is the wrong metric for guaranteed income
NEWS OPINION SEP 03, 2020
Why ROI is the wrong metric for guaranteed income

Comparing annuities to traditional assets and focusing on rates of return undermines the value they provide

By Philip E. Caminiti
Hybrid managing $200 million switches to LPL from Cadaret Grant
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 03, 2020
Hybrid managing $200 million switches to LPL from Cadaret Grant

Murphy Financial Advisors in Amarillo, Texas, also affiliates with Happy State Bank

By InvestmentNews
Robinhood probed by SEC over payments from high-speed traders
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 03, 2020
Robinhood probed by SEC over payments from high-speed traders

Regulator said to be looking at whether the online broker properly informed clients that it sold their stock orders to Wall Street firms

By Bloomberg
Just say no to annuities, one-third of RIAs say: Survey
NEWS RIAS SEP 02, 2020
Just say no to annuities, one-third of RIAs say: Survey

More advisers are becoming open to the products, but many still don't like their costs, complexity and lack of liquidity

By Emile Hallez
Finra sanctions two Wells Fargo B-Ds for failure to supervise VA switches
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 02, 2020
Finra sanctions two Wells Fargo B-Ds for failure to supervise VA switches

Firms will pay $1.4 million in restitution to about 100 clients and fines of $675,000

By InvestmentNews