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Advisors want to use alternatives. Here are 3 reasons they aren't
OPINION APR 26, 2023
Advisors want to use alternatives. Here are 3 reasons they aren't

The investments may fit the times, but lack of choice and transparency, and liability fears help explain why some are dissatisfied with the offerings.

By Matt Schiffman
Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders says return to normal could be a rocky ride
EQUITIES APR 26, 2023
Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders says return to normal could be a rocky ride

Speaking at the Morningstar conference this week, the popular strategist said there are still excesses that need to be wrung out of the economy.

By Jeff Benjamin
iCapital launches structured investments offering on Envestnet
TAMPS APR 25, 2023
iCapital launches structured investments offering on Envestnet

The integration provides advisors with proposal generation tools, analytical features, trading workflows and the ability to integrate data on structured investments into client reports.

By InvestmentNews
State Street rolls out second 401(k) target-date series featuring an annuity
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2023
State Street rolls out second 401(k) target-date series featuring an annuity

The plan feature is provided by Global Trust Co. and Annexus Retirement Solutions.

By Emile Hallez
Advisors seen as crucial as financial crisis fears mount, Nationwide says
ALTERNATIVES APR 21, 2023
Advisors seen as crucial as financial crisis fears mount, Nationwide says

According to Nationwide’s eighth annual Advisor Authority survey, four in 10 investors believe that the US is already in a financial crisis and three in 10 believe the U.S. is approaching one.

By Gregg Greenberg
Financial advisors wave the caution flag in client portfolios
RIA NEWS APR 20, 2023
Financial advisors wave the caution flag in client portfolios

Fidelity research shows a trend toward de-risking and an increased focus on diversification in the portfolios advisors build for their clients.

By Jeff Benjamin
Protesters block Vanguard office over climate policy
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2023
Protesters block Vanguard office over climate policy

A total of 16 people, many affiliated with a Quaker group, were arrested Wednesday outside the company's Malvern, Pennsylvania, headquarters.

By Emile Hallez
Prudential collected life insurance premiums, later told claimants they were ineligible
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2023
Prudential collected life insurance premiums, later told claimants they were ineligible

The insurer has settled with the Department of Labor; the policies in question were part of employer-sponsored insurance where workers had opted for supplemental coverage.

By Emile Hallez
Barclays to shut 21 ETNs a year after major error tied to products
ETFS APR 19, 2023
Barclays to shut 21 ETNs a year after major error tied to products

The redemption announcement comes after the UK-based lender said it had erroneously sold $15 billion more structured notes and ETNs over the course of about a year than it had registered for.

By InvestmentNews
Lawmakers press Gensler over climate, crypto and rulemaking pace
ALTERNATIVES APR 18, 2023
Lawmakers press Gensler over climate, crypto and rulemaking pace

Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee questioned the SEC leader about the roughly 50 rules the agency has proposed over the past two years.

By Emile Hallez
Advisor Group RIAs add alts, and fresh conflict, to platform
ALTERNATIVES APR 17, 2023
Advisor Group RIAs add alts, and fresh conflict, to platform

The agreement between Advisor Group and CAIS on sales of alternative investments, and the revenue such sales would generate, is the crux of the matter.

By Bruce Kelly
Not investing in ESG doesn't make you anti-ESG
RIA NEWS APR 17, 2023
Not investing in ESG doesn't make you anti-ESG

As the environmental, social and governance space evolves, we're learning that the value from an investment perspective is not always best, even if it's always good.

By Jeff Benjamin
First Republic's efforts to woo rich clients may be bank's undoing
FIXED INCOME APR 17, 2023
First Republic's efforts to woo rich clients may be bank's undoing

The bank attracted wealthy clients with loans that have become a costly hurdle to finding a rescuer.

By Bloomberg
Advisors expect more crypto problems after FTX meltdown
ALTERNATIVES APR 13, 2023
Advisors expect more crypto problems after FTX meltdown

Most advisors are avoiding recommending cryptocurrencies to their clients, a CoreData Research survey found.

By Emile Hallez
Yield on I bonds set to plunge below 4%
FIXED INCOME APR 13, 2023
Yield on I bonds set to plunge below 4%

Inflation-linked I bonds have soared in popularity over the past two years, but now the yield is set to slump from the historic 9.62% rate the bonds offered just a few months ago.

By Bloomberg
Fidelity’s health business booms as Americans pile into HSAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2023
Fidelity’s health business booms as Americans pile into HSAs

More than half of consumers say they’ve taken steps to lower health care costs over the last two years, Fidelity reports.

By Gregg Greenberg
Financial advisors are jumping on the bull market bandwagon
RIA NEWS APR 11, 2023
Financial advisors are jumping on the bull market bandwagon

As some of the worst performers of 2022 rebound in the first quarter, the outlook for the financial markets looks rosy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Nuveen gets new muni bond leader amid lawsuit settlement
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 10, 2023
Nuveen gets new muni bond leader amid lawsuit settlement

As the firm announces a settlement of suits brought by Preston Hollow Community Capital, Nuveen announced that John Miller is retiring and will be replaced by Daniel Close.

By Emile Hallez
Client wasn’t lovin’ it:  Wells Fargo loses arbitration case over McDonald’s stock
ALTERNATIVES APR 10, 2023
Client wasn’t lovin’ it:  Wells Fargo loses arbitration case over McDonald’s stock

Finra arbitrators order the firm and a broker to pay about $500,000 to a former McDonald's franchise owner after an options trading snafu.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
The 5-minute rule for evaluating alternative investments
OPINION APR 10, 2023
The 5-minute rule for evaluating alternative investments

Advisors evaluating alts for their clients should focus on what clients want to achieve as part of a well-diversified portfolio and understand their clients' cash flow requirements.

By Jenny Zhan