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One woman’s vision to empower women clients transcends tragedy
OPINION NOV 21, 2022
One woman’s vision to empower women clients transcends tragedy

The Lucy Shair Foundation for Women in Finance seeks to reduce the gender gap by neutralizing one barrier to establishing a firm of one’s own: lack of seed capital.

By Ellen Cherveny
First-generation women crave personal investment to spark vision 
OPINION NOV 21, 2022
First-generation women crave personal investment to spark vision 

It is imperative that we not let women miss out on a profession that can provide purpose, financial stability and a path towards a balanced life.

By Sathya Chey Patterson
The Alexandra Armstrong Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient is Amy Webber
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 21, 2022
The Alexandra Armstrong Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient is Amy Webber

The CEO of Cambridge Investment Research has taken a road less traveled and says she still has many miles to go.

By Ryan W. Neal
Introducing the 2022 Women to Watch
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 21, 2022
Introducing the 2022 Women to Watch

This is what success looks like: 23 women financial advisers and industry executives who are advancing the financial advice profession on their own terms and 15 employers that have set a higher standard for women in their workforces and for women clients.

By InvestmentNews
Fisher Investments manager to auction record-breaking homer ball
RIAS NOV 18, 2022
Fisher Investments manager to auction record-breaking homer ball

The bidding on the ball from Aaron Judge's record-breaking 62nd home run of the season will take place Nov. 29.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley rep managing $430 million moves to Merrill
WIREHOUSES NOV 18, 2022
Morgan Stanley rep managing $430 million moves to Merrill

Nandi Gunning joins a trio of advisers managing $2.5 billion in San Francisco.

By InvestmentNews
Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering
FINTECH NOV 18, 2022
Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering

The unsecured convertible notes have a 2.625% annual interest rate and will mature on Dec. 1, 2027.

By Ryan W. Neal
Financial firms, lobbying organizations urge Congress to vote on SECURE 2.0
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2022
Financial firms, lobbying organizations urge Congress to vote on SECURE 2.0

Provisions such as raising the RMD age and expanding workplace retirement coverage, which have been approved by the House and by Senate committees, must be rolled into one bill and enacted before year-end.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
As financial markets dampen RIA valuations, buyers get creative with deal structures
RIAS NOV 18, 2022
As financial markets dampen RIA valuations, buyers get creative with deal structures

A report from DeVoe & Co. shows dramatic drop-off in fourth-quarter deals, but the biggest buyers say they are as busy as ever.

By Jeff Benjamin
JPMorgan to give all new parents 16 weeks of leave
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2022
JPMorgan to give all new parents 16 weeks of leave

The firm will also increase employees' sick days and bereavement leave, according to an internal memo.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley's richest clients being offered Tiger Global venture fund
ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2022
Morgan Stanley's richest clients being offered Tiger Global venture fund

The investment firm has tapped Morgan Stanley's wealth management arm as it seeks to raise $6 billion for its next venture fund.

By Bloomberg
Adviser checklist: Don't forget to do these things before year-end
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2022
Adviser checklist: Don't forget to do these things before year-end

The end of the year is crucial for tax purposes, and strategies include tax-loss harvesting, charitable gifting and rebalancing client portfolios.

By Gregg Greenberg
Colorado revisions to financial planning guide don't quiet a critic
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2022
Colorado revisions to financial planning guide don't quiet a critic

The state is concerned that fee-for-service financial planners aren't aligning their charges with work done for clients. Michael Kitces said the guidance remains biased toward the AUM model.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Ritholtz Wealth Management hires its first company president
RIAS NOV 17, 2022
Ritholtz Wealth Management hires its first company president

Jay Tini joins Ritholtz from Vanguard, where he was divisional sales manager, for his first job at an RIA.

By Jeff Benjamin
What recent anti-ESG rhetoric gets wrong
OPINION NOV 17, 2022
What recent anti-ESG rhetoric gets wrong

In navigating the debate about environmental, social and governance investing, it's valuable to separate well-founded criticisms from misguided cynicism.

By Levi Zurbrugg
Givers kept giving despite bear market, says report on donor-advised funds
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 16, 2022
Givers kept giving despite bear market, says report on donor-advised funds

Donor-advised funds' grants to charities around the world were up 60% this year compared to pre-pandemic 2019 and have increased 400% over the past decade, according to the report. 

By Gregg Greenberg
Lawmakers, Finra increase scrutiny of cryptocurrency
ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2022
Lawmakers, Finra increase scrutiny of cryptocurrency

The regulator has launched an exam sweep of brokerages' communications with customers about digital assets, while the House Financial Services Committee plans to hold a hearing on the FTX bankruptcy.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Webber, Franklin win top Women to Watch awards
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 16, 2022
Webber, Franklin win top Women to Watch awards

Amy Webber, CEO of Cambridge Investment Research Inc., won the Alexandra Armstrong Lifetime Achievement Award, while Mary Beth Franklin took home the Trailblazer Award.

By Bruce Kelly
Morgan Stanley rep goes RIA with $5 billion book of business
RIAS NOV 16, 2022
Morgan Stanley rep goes RIA with $5 billion book of business

Jim Martin left $4 billion worth of client assets behind when he formed Nordwand Capital, but he says it was all part of the plan.

By Jeff Benjamin
Choreo to acquire $1 billion Cherry Bekaert Wealth Management
RIAS NOV 16, 2022
Choreo to acquire $1 billion Cherry Bekaert Wealth Management

The deal expands Choreo’s footprint in the Southeast; the firm said it’s also entering a strategic relationship with an affiliated firm, Cherry Bekaert Advisory.

By InvestmentNews