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Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion for mistreating customers
NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 20, 2022
Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion for mistreating customers

The bank's settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau deals with a variety of allegations and includes a $1.7 billion fine that's the biggest in CFPB history.

By Bloomberg
Gen Zers aiming to retire earlier than boomers, study shows
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2022
Gen Zers aiming to retire earlier than boomers, study shows

More than any other generation surveyed, members of Gen Z improved their financial habits during the pandemic, with 70% reporting higher savings over that time period.

By Gregg Greenberg
Thank you, 2022, from InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS DEC 19, 2022
Thank you, 2022, from InvestmentNews

I’m grateful to have led the remarkable team at InvestmentNews as editor-in-chief in 2022, and we have great expectations for 2023.

By Paul Curcio
Complex products: You have to know them when you see them
NEWS ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2022
Complex products: You have to know them when you see them

One of the challenges of regulating these investments is that there’s no agreed-upon definition for them.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Dynasty IPO is still in the cards, Shirl Penney says
NEWS RIAS DEC 19, 2022
Dynasty IPO is still in the cards, Shirl Penney says

Despite Dynasty's sales of minority ownership stakes to Schwab and a private equity investor, a public stock offering is still the best long-term strategy for the platform, the CEO says.

By Jeff Benjamin
Prime Capital acquires $1.75 billion wealth planning firm
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 19, 2022
Prime Capital acquires $1.75 billion wealth planning firm

Liberty Wealth Advisors, led by James S. Gladney, has clients in more than 45 states.

By InvestmentNews
This year should have been worse for broker-dealers
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 19, 2022
This year should have been worse for broker-dealers

One of the big themes in 2022 was how well the broad retail wealth management industry has insulated itself from the downside of the bust part of the cycle.

By Bruce Kelly
Had a bad year? It could’ve been worse
NEWS ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2022
Had a bad year? It could’ve been worse

2022 was marked by soaring inflation and a sinking stock market, but it had some redeeming features, including the fact that increasingly fee-based revenues make it easier for advisory firms to weather such storms.

By InvestmentNews
Fintech challenged by market forces
NEWS ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2022
Fintech challenged by market forces

While most adviser-facing fintechs were spared the pain felt across the wider technology landscape, not everyone escaped the year unscathed.

By Ryan W. Neal
Ta-ta, TINA! The year in retirement investing
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2022
Ta-ta, TINA! The year in retirement investing

One thing every investor, and especially retirees, could plainly see was that they were making money for practically nothing each month or quarter for the first time in ages.

By Gregg Greenberg
Diversity imperatives snapped into focus
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 19, 2022
Diversity imperatives snapped into focus

Accountability for fulfilling vows of diversity and inclusion has been scarce, but a spate of new scholarship and outreach programs signaled progress.

By Joanne Cleaver
Goldman weighs cutting up to 4,000 jobs
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 16, 2022
Goldman weighs cutting up to 4,000 jobs

CEO David Solomon is battling to contain a slump in profit and revenue after a costly expansion into consumer bank resulted in deep losses.

By Bloomberg
Lincoln Financial launches financial wellness marketplace
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 16, 2022
Lincoln Financial launches financial wellness marketplace

The first service offered in the marketplace will connect plan participants to student debt solutions.

By InvestmentNews
Raymond James ordered to pay $12 million to Texas plane crash families
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 16, 2022
Raymond James ordered to pay $12 million to Texas plane crash families

The pilot, Jeffrey Weiss, had been a financial adviser with Raymond James & Associates in Houston.

By Bruce Kelly
Wealth Enhancement Group adds $523 million hybrid
NEWS RIAS DEC 16, 2022
Wealth Enhancement Group adds $523 million hybrid

BFS Wealth Management is a hybrid RIA in Iselin, New Jersey, and will be Wealth Enhancement Group's 12th office in the tristate region.

By InvestmentNews
Adviser coach awards $50,000 in scholarships
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 15, 2022
Adviser coach awards $50,000 in scholarships

The grants from Stephanie Bogan will support training for diverse advisers.

By InvestmentNews
Delaying claiming Social Security beyond age 70
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2022
Delaying claiming Social Security beyond age 70

It sounds odd, since delayed retirement credits stop accumulating at age 70, but intentional late filing for benefits can shift income into the next tax year.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Allianz Life study shows rising financial anxiety, greater demand for advice
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 15, 2022
Allianz Life study shows rising financial anxiety, greater demand for advice

Almost one in three Americans say their finances are in worse shape now than at this time a year ago, up from the 19% who felt that way in 2021.

By Gregg Greenberg
Robertson Stephens acquires two RIAs
NEWS RIAS DEC 15, 2022
Robertson Stephens acquires two RIAs

The deals add $370 million in AUM through LFS Wealth Advisors, Vodia Capital.

By InvestmentNews
At LPL Financial, advisory assets are far sweeter than brokerage
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 15, 2022
At LPL Financial, advisory assets are far sweeter than brokerage

An LPL presentation on the return on various types of assets shows the age of advisory assets and fees has arrived in the broad financial advice industry.

By Bruce Kelly