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MassMutual indie broker-dealer to offer Bitcoin fund to clients
NEWS ALTERNATIVES AUG 11, 2021
MassMutual indie broker-dealer to offer Bitcoin fund to clients

MML Investors Services has entered into a placement agent agreement with NYDIG, a provider of technology and investment solutions that focuses on Bitcoin.

By Bruce Kelly
Voya explores potential deal for newly public Alight
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2021
Voya explores potential deal for newly public Alight

Voya has recently looked at purchasing benefits administrator Alight, according to people with knowledge of the matter, but it isn't clear whether the companies are in active talks.

By Bloomberg
Mariner adds $500 million Pennsylvania RIA
NEWS RIAS AUG 11, 2021
Mariner adds $500 million Pennsylvania RIA

Commonwealth Advisory Group will be Mariner’s first office in Pittsburgh.

By InvestmentNews
Hybrid managing $300 million moves to Arkadios
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2021
Hybrid managing $300 million moves to Arkadios

Personal Portfolio, based in Redwood City, California, previously was affiliated with Investment Architects.

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo names Steve Black chairman
NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 10, 2021
Wells Fargo names Steve Black chairman

Charles Noski, who had served as the bank's chairman since March 2020, is stepping down.

By Bloomberg
BofA banker charged with murder in Michelle Avan's death
NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 10, 2021
BofA banker charged with murder in Michelle Avan's death

Anthony Turner, a commercial banker, faces one felony count each of murder and first-degree residential burglary, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. The case remains under investigation.

By Bruce Kelly
Market risk, longevity still worry plan participants
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2021
Market risk, longevity still worry plan participants

About 40% of retirement plan participants say they're unsure how to make their money last, an American Century study finds.

By InvestmentNews
HSAs keep growing, but employer support lags, report finds
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2021
HSAs keep growing, but employer support lags, report finds

Just over a third of companies that have high-deductible health plans automatically enroll workers covered by those plans into HSAs, the report from PSCA notes. About 15% of those enrolled in eligible plans do not participate in HSAs.

By Emile Hallez
DPL and tech firm launch online insurance marketplace
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2021
DPL and tech firm launch online insurance marketplace

The platform, called the SS&C Advent Insurance Marketplace, allows advisers to access a range of fee-only products through Black Diamond Wealth Platform and DPL's proprietary Product Discovery tools.

By InvestmentNews
Colony Group to buy $288 million RIA
NEWS RIAS AUG 10, 2021
Colony Group to buy $288 million RIA

The Boston-based firm will acquire Calabasas, California-based Legacy Wealth Partners.

By InvestmentNews
How COLA affects Social Security benefits
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2021
How COLA affects Social Security benefits

Those 62 and older profit from cost-of-living adjustments even if they're not yet collecting benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Group-of-plans model good alternative for those waiting on PEPs
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2021
Group-of-plans model good alternative for those waiting on PEPs

The model provides simplicity, with a single investment lineup, and also offers record-keeping pricing advantages.

By Fred Barstein
CI Financial acquires $3.4 billion Ohio-based RIA
NEWS RIAS AUG 10, 2021
CI Financial acquires $3.4 billion Ohio-based RIA

The addition of Budros Ruhlin & Roe will give the Toronto-based aggregator a total of $74 billion in U.S. wealth management assets.

By Jeff Benjamin
Driving diversity and inclusion in the independent financial services industry
NEWS OPINION AUG 10, 2021
Driving diversity and inclusion in the independent financial services industry

To fulfill our mission of expanding access to financial advice to all corners of the country, our membership and our profession must reflect the makeup of our overall society.

By Dale Brown
The Many Benefits of Annuities Might Surprise You
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 10, 2021
The Many Benefits of Annuities Might Surprise You

Annuities can provide important protected income during retirement, but many clients don't understand what they can do. This article details how annuities can protect and grow retirement income.

By Alliance for Lifetime Income
American Express returns to financial planning
NEWS FINTECH AUG 09, 2021
American Express returns to financial planning

The company unveiled a new tool, called My Financial Plan, that is certainly akin to the work done by financial advisers, but is stressing publicly that it is not eying an avenue back into the wealth management business.

By Bruce Kelly
Morgan Stanley bucks trend of more advisers leaving wirehouses
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 09, 2021
Morgan Stanley bucks trend of more advisers leaving wirehouses

The company maintained its healthy recruiting pace over the first two quarters of the year even as losses continued to mount among its wirehouse competitors.

By Devin McGinley
Indies managing $376 million switch to Securities America
NEWS RIAS AUG 09, 2021
Indies managing $376 million switch to Securities America

Robert Batick moves from Westport Capital, while Norman Coates made the switch from LPL Financial.

By InvestmentNews
A chance meeting leads an adviser to a bountiful niche practice
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2021
A chance meeting leads an adviser to a bountiful niche practice

As a rookie adviser, Vidal Peoples met a doctor in need of comprehensive financial planning. He taps into the kind of professionals whose incomes can skyrocket but are also saddled with mountains of student loan debt.

By Jeff Benjamin
Merrill Lynch veteran Michelle Avan dies
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 09, 2021
Merrill Lynch veteran Michelle Avan dies

Avan recently became SVP and head of global women's and under-represented talent strategy, global human resources for Bank of America.

By Liz Skinner