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No longer 'annuicide': How insurance products are reaching the fee-based channel
RIA NEWS MAY 20, 2022
No longer 'annuicide': How insurance products are reaching the fee-based channel

RIA Lab session looks at the insurance industry's evolution toward providing custodial-like relationships with advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
Convergence of health care costs and retirement planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2022
Convergence of health care costs and retirement planning

Software helps advisers incorporate clients' Medicare expenses into their retirement plans.

By Mary Beth Franklin
DOL continues to have qualms about Fidelity’s crypto 401(k) product
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2022
DOL continues to have qualms about Fidelity’s crypto 401(k) product

DOL acting assistant secretary Ali Khawar isn't reassured by the consumer safeguards included in Fidelity's Bitcoin offering for retirement plans.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Strategists see lower returns as economy mirrors 1970s
ALTERNATIVES MAY 19, 2022
Strategists see lower returns as economy mirrors 1970s

Mohamed El-Erian and Niall Ferguson are seeing echoes of the 1970s in today's market. Will the '70s strategies work in the 2020s?

By Gregg Greenberg
Stocks suffer biggest drop in almost two years
EQUITIES MAY 18, 2022
Stocks suffer biggest drop in almost two years

The sell-off sent the S&P 500 down 4%, while the Nasdaq 100 dropped more than 5% as growth-related tech stocks sank.

By Bloomberg
Big GPB fund reports — finally — and posts revenue and income growth
ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2022
Big GPB fund reports — finally — and posts revenue and income growth

After the partnership missed its deadline to file audited financial statements in 2018 for its two largest private funds, the entire GPB enterprise struggled.

By Bruce Kelly
Direct indexing offers advisers opportunities to engage with clients
EQUITIES MAY 18, 2022
Direct indexing offers advisers opportunities to engage with clients

The best use cases for direct indexing are personalization and tax strategies, said a speaker at the Morningstar conference.

By Debbie Carlson
SEI plants its flag in ETF land with factor-based strategies
RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2022
SEI plants its flag in ETF land with factor-based strategies

The four exchange-traded funds are well-timed given the current market environment.

By Jeff Benjamin
Capital Group says actively run funds are winners in ESG craze
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 18, 2022
Capital Group says actively run funds are winners in ESG craze

Survey finds that 63% think ESG risks are best handled when fund managers select a portfolio to manage opportunities and risks.

By Bloomberg
Northwestern Mutual adds ESG option for wealthy clients
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 18, 2022
Northwestern Mutual adds ESG option for wealthy clients

The new 'white glove, customized' options for high-net-worth clients are available from the company’s advisers.

By ESG Clarity
Market sentiment extremely bearish, say T. Rowe, BlackRock managers
EQUITIES MAY 17, 2022
Market sentiment extremely bearish, say T. Rowe, BlackRock managers

The sell-off so far this year is creating opportunities for investors, two top investment managers said Monday at the Morningstar Investment Conference.

By Debbie Carlson
Broker-dealers face risks aplenty, regulators warn
ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2022
Broker-dealers face risks aplenty, regulators warn

Firms should be watching out for employees chatting on WhatsApp, as well as brokers in need of heightened supervision and complex products being sold to retail customers.

By Bruce Kelly
High-yield funds get ESG treatment
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 17, 2022
High-yield funds get ESG treatment

Several US fund managers are taking an interest in this small but growing area of the market.

By Emile Hallez
Strong returns for alternatives attract flows, but advisers should tread carefully
ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2022
Strong returns for alternatives attract flows, but advisers should tread carefully

The point of investing in alts is to adjust the risk weighting in a portfolio, so advisers need to identify the risk they're seeking to address, said panelists at the Morningstar Investment Conference.

By Debbie Carlson
Gensler: Plenty of pitfalls for clients investing in crypto
ALTERNATIVES MAY 16, 2022
Gensler: Plenty of pitfalls for clients investing in crypto

'This space, crypto markets, is a highly speculative asset class,' the SEC chairman said Monday at Finra's annual meeting.

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity study shows retirees way off on health care cost estimates
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2022
Fidelity study shows retirees way off on health care cost estimates

Fidelity estimates a 65-year-old couple retiring this year will spend $315,000 on health care and medical costs throughout their retirement, which is up 5% from its estimate last year.

By Gregg Greenberg
Customer wins more than $450,000 from TD Ameritrade over volatile investment
ALTERNATIVES MAY 13, 2022
Customer wins more than $450,000 from TD Ameritrade over volatile investment

Ian Delahunty bought a leveraged exchange-traded note and owned it for 199 days rather than the day or two it was meant to be held.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Cryptic crypto doesn't square with qualified retirement plan fundamentals
OPINION MAY 13, 2022
Cryptic crypto doesn't square with qualified retirement plan fundamentals

Crypto assets have not provided audits and other standard modes of verification, which disqualifies them as prudent investments.

By Mitchell Shames
Fidelity partners with Digital Assets Council on crypto education
ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2022
Fidelity partners with Digital Assets Council on crypto education

Clients of Fidelity Institutional will get a discount on the cost of DACFP's Blockchain and Digital Assets certificate program.

By InvestmentNews
Financial industry worries about Finra’s next step on complex products
ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2022
Financial industry worries about Finra’s next step on complex products

Brokerage and fund trade associations caution against limiting the market for retail customers. Consumer group and state regulators say more oversight is needed to protect investors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.