Private equity is illiquid, hard to value, and expensive. Yet it could be useful within target-date funds, and the industry may be lobbying the Trump administration to get into the 401(k) market meaningfully.
The broker-dealer giants are extending their respective networks in California and Alabama as they each welcome an experienced planning-focused advisor into the fold.
Financial advisors are still battling inflation in client accounts despite the Fed's best efforts.
The financial services giant is expanding its investment banking business by snapping up a specialist firm catering to the middle market.
The outgoing president has signed into law the bill aimed at eliminating reductions to Social Security benefits for millions of public-sector workers and beneficiaries.
A $5.9 billion pension liabilities transfer Verizon made last year to Prudential and RGA is at the center of the latest lawsuit over pension-risk transfers.
The firm allegedly missed warning signs linked to stock transfers, one attorney claims.
2024 saw substantial turnover at the top of the financial advice industry; at least half-a-dozen CEOs were replaced or announced they were leaving
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Two long-standing rules "detested" by millions of public-sector workers for the reductions they make to Social Security benefits may soon go away at a cost of $190 billion.
Stifel this fall lost a stunning $14.2 million arbitration claim linked to Chuck Roberts.
The companies admitted the SEC's findings and made remedial efforts to fix their "blue sheet" transaction reporting, the regulator said.
Finra orders on Friday noted that the companies proactively corrected errors following exams in 2020 that found customers were not properly given rights of reinstatement for mutual fund share purchases.
The strategic acquisition, expected to close early next year, will also see 25-year fintech veteran Reed Colley take on a top leadership role.
The hybrid RIA is going all in on the retirement plan advisory space with its latest veteran hire.
The wealth tech platform's latest offering gives firms and advisors an alternative-investing boost through a dedicated sleeve for private markets securities.
The fintech firms' latest RIA collaborations promise to help firms and financial professionals unlock deeper client relationships with holistic plan advice
The newly introduced act in the House of Representatives takes aim at one confusing process for 401(k) plan participants weighing their distribution options.
David Braeger is at least the second former advisor from Wisconsin this year to face prison time.
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