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How the COVID-19 crisis is affecting 401(k) sales
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION APR 01, 2020
How the COVID-19 crisis is affecting 401(k) sales

Amid the pandemic, many plan advisers are focusing more on customer service, and the shift to working with clients remotely is likely to accelerate

By Fred Barstein
Here's how financial advisers can help Americans impacted by COVID-19
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2020
Here's how financial advisers can help Americans impacted by COVID-19

The Foundation for Financial Planning is pairing planners with Americans suffering from the financial fallout

By Liz Skinner
Merrill duo managing $900 million goes indie with Raymond James
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 01, 2020
Merrill duo managing $900 million goes indie with Raymond James

Neil Goetzman and Jeffrey Nau set up eponymous business in Alexandria, Va.

By InvestmentNews
Fidelity liable for some 401(k) claims: Court
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2020
Fidelity liable for some 401(k) claims: Court

The company failed to monitor plan fiduciaries' handling of investment and record-keeping fees, the judge wrote

By Emile Hallez
State regulators say they’re not missing an oversight beat
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2020
State regulators say they’re not missing an oversight beat

The North American Securities Administrators Association website provides a rundown of relief granted by each jurisdiction

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers needed as Congress paves the way for selling low
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2020
Advisers needed as Congress paves the way for selling low

Unless clients are in dire circumstances, tapping retirement assets now is a losing strategy

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisor Group plucks top LPL executive for senior role
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2020
Advisor Group plucks top LPL executive for senior role

The network realigns management after its acquisition of Ladenburg Thalmann

By Bruce Kelly
Scammers claim Social Security benefits will be halted
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2020
Scammers claim Social Security benefits will be halted

Meanwhile, the Social Security Administration is scaling back its hotline hours amid a flood of phone calls

By Mary Beth Franklin
Hybrid advisers managing $375 million join LPL from Triad
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2020
Hybrid advisers managing $375 million join LPL from Triad

The four-person Horizons Financial Group is based in Birmingham, Ala.

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo duo managing $200 million goes indie through Raymond James
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2020
Wells Fargo duo managing $200 million goes indie through Raymond James

Mark Killingsworth and Stephen Vessey set up shop in Beaver Dam, Wisc.

By InvestmentNews
Finra bars no-show former Cadaret Grant rep
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 30, 2020
Finra bars no-show former Cadaret Grant rep

Gerald Dewes had been discharged by the firm for selling away

By InvestmentNews
Market volatility likely to prompt 401(k) plan menu changes
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2020
Market volatility likely to prompt 401(k) plan menu changes

Retirement plan sponsors might change their views on risk, especially for participants near retirement

By Emile Hallez
Should fee-based advisers take stimulus loans?
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 30, 2020
Should fee-based advisers take stimulus loans?

The forgivable SBA loans could save some small businesses, or help support the bottom line of fee-based advisers

By Jeff Benjamin
BlackRock waives ETF fees for New York Federal Reserve
INVESTING ETFS MAR 30, 2020
BlackRock waives ETF fees for New York Federal Reserve

The new fee structure addresses how the asset manager will handle conflicts of interest inherent in its arrangement with the Fed

By InvestmentNews
Jefferies exec dies from coronavirus complications
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 30, 2020
Jefferies exec dies from coronavirus complications

Peregrine Broadbent had been CFO at the New York-based investment bank since 2007

By Bloomberg
Adviser's new normal
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2020
Adviser's new normal

The editorial team has put together a series of stories that examines the “new normal” that COVID-19 has imposed upon the advice community

By George Moriarty
Insider's Advantage: Advance Copy of the New Issue - Secure Yours
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 27, 2020
Insider's Advantage: Advance Copy of the New Issue - Secure Yours

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley wins U.S. antitrust approval for ETrade deal
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 27, 2020
Morgan Stanley wins U.S. antitrust approval for ETrade deal

The Justice Department signed off on the takeover without requiring any changes, said a person familiar with the matter

By Bloomberg
The new normal
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 27, 2020
The new normal

The global pandemic caused by the new coronavirus has deeply affected the lives and livelihoods of millions of people over the past few months.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers warn against dipping into 401(k)s
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2020
Advisers warn against dipping into 401(k)s

The $2.2 trillion stimulus package makes retirement assets easier to access, but participants should proceed with caution

By Emile Hallez