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Trump’s payroll tax deferral raises red flags on Social Security
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 10, 2020
Trump’s payroll tax deferral raises red flags on Social Security

The president is relying on an expansive and controversial reading of executive power that likely will face legal challenges

By Bloomberg
Pass it along
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2020
Pass it along

Wealth transfer isn’t just for the well-heeled anymore as business owners and families of wide-ranging income levels embrace the latest strategies to keep intergenerational assets in the family — and out of the hands of the IRS

By Emile Hallez
Face-to-face fades away
NEWS OPINION AUG 09, 2020
Face-to-face fades away

The shift to virtual may have been messy, but new ways of working and communicating have become the norm

By InvestmentNews
INmail: Signing up for Medicare nixes HSA contributions
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2020
INmail: Signing up for Medicare nixes HSA contributions

If clients turn 65, and are still working and covered by an employer’s group health insurance plan, should they sign up for Medicare Part A?

By Mary Beth Franklin
Evidence emerges of COVID-19’s impact on forced retirement
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2020
Evidence emerges of COVID-19’s impact on forced retirement

Unplanned retirement in the current crisis is higher than during the Great Recession, with women and people of color disproportionately affected, a report finds

By Emile Hallez
UBS cuts ties with some Venezuelan clients amid U.S. sanctions
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2020
UBS cuts ties with some Venezuelan clients amid U.S. sanctions

The move affects accounts with links to Venezuela's government or to the state-owned oil company, PDVSA

By Bloomberg
Can buffered ETFs help clients ride out the storms?
NEWS ESG AUG 07, 2020
Can buffered ETFs help clients ride out the storms?

There's a growing appeal for the downside protection the products provide, but there's also a downside to that protection

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC penalizes two RIAs $1 million over order flow payments
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 07, 2020
SEC penalizes two RIAs $1 million over order flow payments

New Jersey-based WBI Investments and Millington Securities allegedly made misleading statements

By InvestmentNews
SEC charges RIA with insider trading
NEWS RIAS AUG 07, 2020
SEC charges RIA with insider trading

Former NFL player Jack Brewer allegedly used nonpublic information to sell shares in COPsync

By InvestmentNews
Charles Schwab to adopt TD Ameritrade’s trading, rebalancing tech
NEWS FINTECH AUG 06, 2020
Charles Schwab to adopt TD Ameritrade’s trading, rebalancing tech

The brokerage plans to integrate the popular thinkorswim, thinkpipes and iRebal tools

By Nicole Casperson
DOL denies requests to extend comment deadline on advice proposal
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2020
DOL denies requests to extend comment deadline on advice proposal

Sen. Murray says agency is ‘charging ahead recklessly’ and could cost retirement savers billions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Clients appreciate phone calls now more than ever: Survey
NEWS RIAS AUG 06, 2020
Clients appreciate phone calls now more than ever: Survey

Advisers who made calls during the COVID-19 crisis have more satisfied clients than those who sent form emails

By Emile Hallez
Tough sledding for equity funds in COVID-19's wake: Cerulli
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 06, 2020
Tough sledding for equity funds in COVID-19's wake: Cerulli

The forecast has stock funds losing share to bonds and money market funds over the next five years

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers, please stop calling everything AI
NEWS OPINION AUG 06, 2020
Advisers, please stop calling everything AI

The hype sometimes overshadows the actual returns on investment the technology is creating for financial advisers

By Sean Allocca
Duo managing $200 million at Northwestern Mutual go indie with LPL
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 06, 2020
Duo managing $200 million at Northwestern Mutual go indie with LPL

Scott Dudley and David McQuade form Stirling Financial Group in San Diego

By InvestmentNews
Apex Clearing names Tricia Rothschild president
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2020
Apex Clearing names Tricia Rothschild president

Rothschild spent 26 years at Morningstar, where her final position was chief product officer

By InvestmentNews
Retirement worries keep rising: Reports
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2020
Retirement worries keep rising: Reports

There will be long-term financial fallout for some workers, and plan sponsors and advisers should be talking with them

By Emile Hallez
LPL to pay top dollar for employee reps and advisers
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2020
LPL to pay top dollar for employee reps and advisers

The independent broker-dealer's new employee offer has a payout for the million dollar adviser of 60%

By Bruce Kelly
Canadian buyer gobbles up $4.5 billion RIA, Balasa Dinverno Foltz
NEWS RIAS AUG 05, 2020
Canadian buyer gobbles up $4.5 billion RIA, Balasa Dinverno Foltz

CI Financial marks its fifth U.S. deal since February, and it's just getting started

By Jeff Benjamin
Secure Act’s pooled employer plans a dramatic change for 401(k)s
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2020
Secure Act’s pooled employer plans a dramatic change for 401(k)s

The COVID-19 crisis will make some employers more open to PEPs, but the recent hit to the economy could mean slow uptake for those plans

By Fred Barstein