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RetireOne insurance platform buys EF Legacy Securities
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 14, 2019
RetireOne insurance platform buys EF Legacy Securities

Edelman Financial Engines sells its Kentucky-based broker-dealer unit.

By InvestmentNews
Fidelity report warns boomers to ease up on stocks
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 14, 2019
Fidelity report warns boomers to ease up on stocks

More than a third had crossed Fidelity's 70% threshold for those 10 years from retirement.

By Bloomberg
LPL backs off lucrative recruiting deal
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 14, 2019
LPL backs off lucrative recruiting deal

The independent broker-dealer is moving away from an offering that pumped up its recruiting numbers.

By Bruce Kelly
How new fintech solutions can assist with Reg BI
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 14, 2019
How new fintech solutions can assist with Reg BI

Leveraging key technologies can ensure that clients' interests are protected.

By Bloomberg
Insurer lures young annuity buyers by invoking parents' financial woes
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 14, 2019
Insurer lures young annuity buyers by invoking parents' financial woes

MassMutual has a new annuity designed for customers who fear they'll have to help cash-strapped parents in later life.

By Greg Iacurci
Motif brings direct indexing to investors with as little as $10,000
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 14, 2019
Motif brings direct indexing to investors with as little as $10,000

The product is only available initially on Motif's consumer-facing platform, but the company plans to make it available to financial advisers in the future.

By Ryan W. Neal
Regulators can do more to protect vulnerable, senior investors
OPINION NOV 14, 2019
Regulators can do more to protect vulnerable, senior investors

Ongoing support must be committed to continuously enhance protection and fraud detection.

By Michelle Oroschakoff
Team managing $240 million at Merrill Lynch joins Raymond James
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2019
Team managing $240 million at Merrill Lynch joins Raymond James

Vic Howie, Paige Passerallo and staff move to employee unit in Charlotte, N.C.

By InvestmentNews
Ameriprise duo managing $200 million sets up RIA through Integrated Partners
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2019
Ameriprise duo managing $200 million sets up RIA through Integrated Partners

Homer Smith and Dave Stuehling create Konvergent Wealth Partners in Seattle.

By InvestmentNews
Google partners with Citigroup to offer consumer checking accounts
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2019
Google partners with Citigroup to offer consumer checking accounts

The move is the latest by Silicon Valley tech companies muscling in on financial firms' territory.

By Bloomberg
This rule of thumb about 401(k) investments is wrong
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2019
This rule of thumb about 401(k) investments is wrong

More funds may be better than fewer funds.

By Greg Iacurci
Top advisory firms focus on culture as well as growth
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2019
Top advisory firms focus on culture as well as growth

InvestmentNews honors some of the best-performing practices at its Top Advisory Firm Summit in Chicago.

By Ryan W. Neal
Making a 60/40 portfolio work when bond yields are low
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 13, 2019
Making a 60/40 portfolio work when bond yields are low

Advisers get creative with alternatives to traditional fixed income, but say portfolios still need ballast.

By Jeff Benjamin
Financial firms say they are making inroads in creating more diverse workforce
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 13, 2019
Financial firms say they are making inroads in creating more diverse workforce

Merrill Lynch, Chase Wealth Management tout people of color in training programs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
2 financial principles that show whether clients are ready to invest
OPINION NOV 13, 2019
2 financial principles that show whether clients are ready to invest

There are a couple of requirements clients should meet before they start picking stocks.

By Jamie Hopkins
Wealthy amass record $121 billion in tax-sheltered accounts
TAX NOV 12, 2019
Wealthy amass record $121 billion in tax-sheltered accounts

More than $37 billion flowed into donor-advised funds last year as tax reform increased interest.

By Bloomberg
Indie hybrid managing $240 million switches to LPL from FSC
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2019
Indie hybrid managing $240 million switches to LPL from FSC

Four-adviser group in Nashville, Tenn., will use Independent Advisor Alliance as OSJ.

By InvestmentNews
Fearing a market drop in 2020, wealthy increase cash levels
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2019
Fearing a market drop in 2020, wealthy increase cash levels

Twenty-five percent of average assets of rich investors are currently in cash, according to UBS Global Wealth Management survey

By Bloomberg
Finra moves to limit brokers' ability to serve as executors, beneficiaries for clients
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2019
Finra moves to limit brokers' ability to serve as executors, beneficiaries for clients

Rule proposal would require firms to review rep requests to hold such positions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra bars former First Standard rep being investigated for churning
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2019
Finra bars former First Standard rep being investigated for churning

Philip Sparacino, a hearing no-show, had licensed revoked by New Jersey regulators.

By InvestmentNews