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SEC bars ex-Transamerica broker who took $583,000 from clients
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 08, 2019
SEC bars ex-Transamerica broker who took $583,000 from clients

The broker, Pedro L. Gonzalez-Seijo, was charged last summer with fraud.

By Bruce Kelly
Why healthy clients need to save more for retirement
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 08, 2019
Why healthy clients need to save more for retirement

Tax-free health savings accounts, Roth IRAs, insurance and annuities can help cover retirees' future health-care costs.

By Mary Beth Franklin
A higher standard of client care
NEWS OPINION JUL 08, 2019
A higher standard of client care

Finra's recent guidance on firms' communications with clients of transitioning advisers recognizes the importance of choice and continuity of service for clients.

By Tash Elwyn
Client longevity is advisers' top retirement planning concern
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 08, 2019
Client longevity is advisers' top retirement planning concern

But clients may be underestimating the possibility of longer lifespans when they're planning for retirement.

By jgallardo
Crypto broker logjam may be swept away by regulatory guidance
NEWS RIAS JUL 08, 2019
Crypto broker logjam may be swept away by regulatory guidance

SEC and Finra provide information on how securities rules apply to some of the complicated compliance issues posed by digital tokens.

By Bloomberg
Millennial women and finances: Study yields surprising results
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 06, 2019
Millennial women and finances: Study yields surprising results

When it comes to investing and planning, more millennial women cede control to their husbands than women of previous generations.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Educate clients on the reality of Social Security benefits
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 06, 2019
Educate clients on the reality of Social Security benefits

Lower Social Security income is not just a possibility.

By crain-api
Morgan Stanley breakaway team forms $215 million RIA in N.J.
NEWS RIAS JUL 03, 2019
Morgan Stanley breakaway team forms $215 million RIA in N.J.

QP Wealth Management specializes in serving wealthy clients and alternative investments.

By Jeff Benjamin
How employee stock ownership becomes a succession plan
NEWS RIAS JUL 03, 2019
How employee stock ownership becomes a succession plan

Spreading ownership across the advisory firm keeps employees happy and engaged while offering a clean exit for the owners.

By Jeff Benjamin
New York lawmaker works on bill to establish fiduciary duty for advisers in state
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 03, 2019
New York lawmaker works on bill to establish fiduciary duty for advisers in state

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz says measure will be 'stronger' than previous disclosure bill.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Financial industry group asks CFP Board to back off if reps comply with Reg BI
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 02, 2019
Financial industry group asks CFP Board to back off if reps comply with Reg BI

CFP Board CEO Keller touts standard but indicates possible delay in its enforcement.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra slaps Summit Brokerage with fines, restitution over broker churning
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 02, 2019
Finra slaps Summit Brokerage with fines, restitution over broker churning

Broker's trading generated $650,000 in commissions while clients suffered steep losses.

By Bruce Kelly
Former brokers say breaking away to be RIA went better than they feared
NEWS RIAS JUL 02, 2019
Former brokers say breaking away to be RIA went better than they feared

TD Ameritrade Institutional survey predicts continuation of trend toward independence

By Jeff Benjamin
Treasury proposes curtailing 'one bad apple' rule for MEPs
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 02, 2019
Treasury proposes curtailing 'one bad apple' rule for MEPs

Current rules punish all the employers in a multiple employer plan for a mistake made by just one

By Greg Iacurci
The perils of do-it-yourself IRA transactions
NEWS IRA ALERT JUL 02, 2019
The perils of do-it-yourself IRA transactions

A $20,000 Roth conversion turns into a $2 million tax disaster, demonstrating why clients need advisers for critical IRA moves.

By Ed Slott
Judge rejects Ohio National motion to throw out case involving variable annuity commissions
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 01, 2019
Judge rejects Ohio National motion to throw out case involving variable annuity commissions

LPL broker Lance Browning alleges the insurer acted unlawfully last year when it terminated certain trail commissions.

By Greg Iacurci
MAI acquires insurance-oriented RIA
NEWS RIAS JUL 01, 2019
MAI acquires insurance-oriented RIA

Deal for John D. Dovich & Associates in Cincinnati adds $600 million in AUM.

By InvestmentNews
Deutsche Bank to add 300 employees to wealth management ranks
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 01, 2019
Deutsche Bank to add 300 employees to wealth management ranks

Announcement comes three years after bank offloaded its private client services unit to Raymond James.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC bars head of terminated RIA, orders $1.3 million in payments
NEWS RIAS JUL 01, 2019
SEC bars head of terminated RIA, orders $1.3 million in payments

Kristofor Behn and his firm, Fieldstone Financial Management, charged with fraud.

By InvestmentNews
Wall Street is going RIA-ish
NEWS RIAS JUL 01, 2019
Wall Street is going RIA-ish

Big firms creating business models that kinda, sorta, look like an RIA for advisers.

By Bruce Kelly