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Helping clients crack the code on Social Security
NEWS OPINION AUG 27, 2019
Helping clients crack the code on Social Security

It's critical that advisers educate clients about the benefits and trade-offs related to claiming Social Security at various ages.

By Katherine Roy
Duo managing $1.5 billion move to firm that operates network of family offices
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 27, 2019
Duo managing $1.5 billion move to firm that operates network of family offices

Jonathan Williams and Kevin Curtis will open office in Harrisburg, Pa. for Summit Trail Advisors

By InvestmentNews
Robo-advisers are dead. Long live digital advisers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 27, 2019
Robo-advisers are dead. Long live digital advisers

Worksites provide huge opportunity for 401(k) advisers to integrate fintech solutions.

By Fred Barstein
Hybrid firm managing $225 million switches to LPL from Ameriprise
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 26, 2019
Hybrid firm managing $225 million switches to LPL from Ameriprise

Philadelphia, Pa.-based Barry A. Rucks & Associates uses B-D and RIA platforms

By InvestmentNews
AI, blockchain should be high priority for record keepers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 26, 2019
AI, blockchain should be high priority for record keepers

What would the 401(k) industry look like if firms could start with a blank slate instead of a legacy platform?

By Ryan W. Neal
Team managing $100 million at Morgan Stanley leaves to form hybrid
NEWS RIAS AUG 26, 2019
Team managing $100 million at Morgan Stanley leaves to form hybrid

PrairieFire Wealth Planning uses B-D, RIA platforms of Sanctuary Wealth.

By InvestmentNews
When to buy Medigap insurance
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 26, 2019
When to buy Medigap insurance

Rise in Medigap premiums is outpacing Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment, and the disparity is likely to get worse in 2020.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Verbal agreement became a succession plan
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2019
Verbal agreement became a succession plan

How to buy an RIA in the middle of a global financial crisis.

By Jeff Benjamin
Annuity yield in short supply as interest rates falter
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 23, 2019
Annuity yield in short supply as interest rates falter

Few highly rated insurers are offering fixed annuities guaranteeing more than 3%, a challenge for advisers in search of yield for clients.

By Greg Iacurci
Morgan Stanley team managing $210 million joins Raymond James
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2019
Morgan Stanley team managing $210 million joins Raymond James

Five-adviser group in Tucson, Ariz., moves to firm's employee unit.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley team managing $345 million moves to Stifel
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2019
Morgan Stanley team managing $345 million moves to Stifel

Five-advisor Huggins Winders Group joins firm in Tallahassee, Fla.

By InvestmentNews
Advisor Group acquisition financed by debt rated 'junk' by S&P
NEWS ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2019
Advisor Group acquisition financed by debt rated 'junk' by S&P

High levels of debt could be impacted by declining interest rates, the debt rating firm says.

By Bruce Kelly
Captrust acquires $3.7 billion San Antonio-based RIA
NEWS RIAS AUG 22, 2019
Captrust acquires $3.7 billion San Antonio-based RIA

South Texas Money Management has 60 employees and offices throughout Texas.

By Bloomberg
Dawn Bennett appeals conviction of running $20 million Ponzi
NEWS RIAS AUG 22, 2019
Dawn Bennett appeals conviction of running $20 million Ponzi

In July, Ms. Bennett was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS hit with $4.4 million arb award over Puerto Rico bonds and funds
NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 22, 2019
UBS hit with $4.4 million arb award over Puerto Rico bonds and funds

Finra panel gives UBS investors $4.25 million in damages, $170,000 in costs.

By Bruce Kelly
Vanguard social-investing error prompts funds to check controls
NEWS ESG AUG 22, 2019
Vanguard social-investing error prompts funds to check controls

The mishap raises new questions about how ETF managers monitor the indexes that underlie their portfolios.

By Bloomberg
How a Venezuelan immigrant built a flourishing financial advisory firm
NEWS RIAS AUG 22, 2019
How a Venezuelan immigrant built a flourishing financial advisory firm

Bellaria Jimenez, who came to the U.S. from Caracas, is now president and owner of MassMutual Tri State, overseeing about 200 financial advisers and support staff.

By Greg Iacurci
Fixed indexed annuity sales rise 14% to $20 billion in second quarter
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 21, 2019
Fixed indexed annuity sales rise 14% to $20 billion in second quarter

Limra Secure Retirement Institute data finds VA sales stopped declining.

By InvestmentNews
Fidelity says number of 401(k) millionaires hits record high
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2019
Fidelity says number of 401(k) millionaires hits record high

Employee savings rate also hit a record in Q2 at 8.8%

By Bloomberg
Canton, Ohio-based RIA to acquire $240 million crosstown firm
NEWS RIAS AUG 21, 2019
Canton, Ohio-based RIA to acquire $240 million crosstown firm

Combined RIA firm will have nearly $1 billion in discretionary assets.

By Bloomberg