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Texas adviser managing $341.5 million becomes RIA
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 15, 2019
Texas adviser managing $341.5 million becomes RIA

Former employee rep Robert Harrell II will use Raymond James as custodian

By InvestmentNews
New Jersey releases rule to impose fiduciary duty on brokers
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 15, 2019
New Jersey releases rule to impose fiduciary duty on brokers

State Securities Bureau says SEC's Regulation Best Interest 'does not provide sufficient protections.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Trump administration puts potential new hurdle in path of Regulation Best Interest
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 15, 2019
Trump administration puts potential new hurdle in path of Regulation Best Interest

Complying with regulatory review guidelines could delay advice rule and have a chilling effect on SEC guidance and no-action letters.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
The cost of putting off enrolling in a Medicare drug plan
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2019
The cost of putting off enrolling in a Medicare drug plan

Healthy seniors who sign up late face possible sticker shock.

By Mary Beth Franklin
401(k) advisers are battling on multiple fronts
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2019
401(k) advisers are battling on multiple fronts

Record keepers and less experienced plan advisers are putting up road blocks for 401(k) specialists.

By Fred Barstein
Dynamic philanthropic environment expected through 2020
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 15, 2019
Dynamic philanthropic environment expected through 2020

Growth in personal income among the factors behind the boost.

By Ellie Zhu
Help parents plan early, realistically around their kids' college costs
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 13, 2019
Help parents plan early, realistically around their kids' college costs

Advisers may not be college planning experts, but they should be helping clients and their children think things through.

By crain-api
There are big benefits to investing in family-controlled businesses
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 12, 2019
There are big benefits to investing in family-controlled businesses

Investing in a family company takes patience and faith, but the payoff is worth it.

By David Marcus
Creativity matters when planning for lone retirees
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2019
Creativity matters when planning for lone retirees

Clients who have great wealth but no friends or family require extraordinary steps, special sensitivity.

By Liz Skinner
Two women arrested for defrauding elderly California woman
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 12, 2019
Two women arrested for defrauding elderly California woman

Insurance agent Erica Salda and financial adviser Wendy Foster sold the victim 25 annuities over 10 years.

By Ryan W. Neal
Rising rich boost stature, growth of family offices
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2019
Rising rich boost stature, growth of family offices

The market for serving wealthy families may be bigger than some data suggest.

By Adam Shell
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act takeaways
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 12, 2019
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act takeaways

Practical insights into the TCJA and its provisions regarding income tax and gift and estate tax.

By Blanche Lark Christerson
Fidelity wants to own the workplace — and beyond
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2019
Fidelity wants to own the workplace — and beyond

Fidelity's new benefits-administration platform signals that the company wants to deepen its client relationships.

By Greg Iacurci
Headcount at Wells Fargo Advisors continues to slide
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 12, 2019
Headcount at Wells Fargo Advisors continues to slide

Firm lost another 140 advisers in the first quarter, compared with 106 the previous quarter.

By Bruce Kelly
How behavioral technology will improve retirement planning
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2019
How behavioral technology will improve retirement planning

As tech starts to track what clients actually do, report back and personalize their experience, planning processes and the client experience will advance.

By Jamie Hopkins
RIAs needn't fear the large custodians
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 12, 2019
RIAs needn't fear the large custodians

While the "Big Four" custody firms have in-house financial consultants, any poaching of RIAs' clients could interfere with the substantial business they do with RIAs.

By Robyn C. Crowther
Finra guidance could help departing reps hang onto clients
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 11, 2019
Finra guidance could help departing reps hang onto clients

If clients ask, firms must give them contact information for their former brokers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
After losing billions in assets, giant hybrid RIA set to open broker-dealer
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2019
After losing billions in assets, giant hybrid RIA set to open broker-dealer

Independent Financial Partners to launch IFP Securities in May.

By Bruce Kelly
Principal-Wells Fargo retirement deal hints at fee compression
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 11, 2019
Principal-Wells Fargo retirement deal hints at fee compression

Principal paid less than other firms that have acquired large retirement businesses in the past decade and a half, according to an InvestmentNews analysis.

By Greg Iacurci
CFP Board's women mentoring program falls short of some expectations
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 11, 2019
CFP Board's women mentoring program falls short of some expectations

Critics say the program lacks structure and is too narrowly focused on passing the CFP exam.

By Jeff Benjamin