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Dynasty Financial boosts M&A tools for RIAs using its platform
RIAS MAY 30, 2019
Dynasty Financial boosts M&A tools for RIAs using its platform

New effort will provide lead generation and other services for RIAs looking to buy.

By Bruce Kelly
Is Roth participation in DC plans being suppressed by record keepers?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 30, 2019
Is Roth participation in DC plans being suppressed by record keepers?

For a large portion of DC plan participants, a Roth plan might be better than a traditional plan. But few participants choose the Roth option.

By Bloomberg
Overlooked fund category is dominating 2019
RIAS MAY 29, 2019
Overlooked fund category is dominating 2019

Mid-cap funds exhibit unexplained momentum to lead all fund categories so far this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Study: Fees down, quality up in 529 plans
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 29, 2019
Study: Fees down, quality up in 529 plans

Morningstar's annual look at education plans finds total assets unchanged in 2018.

By InvestmentNews
Selling your firm, even if you've never thought about it
ALTERNATIVES MAY 29, 2019
Selling your firm, even if you've never thought about it

The advisory industry is consolidating, and firms that think they might want to do something at some point should explore their options.

By Scott Hanson
Bob Oros opens up about HighTower's aggressive growth strategy
RIAS MAY 29, 2019
Bob Oros opens up about HighTower's aggressive growth strategy

CEO expects acquisitions to continue over the summer.

By Bruce Kelly
Sometimes a sale is the best succession plan
RIAS MAY 28, 2019
Sometimes a sale is the best succession plan

Firm discovers the benefits of scale while searching for a way to transfer ownership.

By Jeff Benjamin
Are China trade tensions a concern among your clients?
EMERGING MARKETS MAY 28, 2019
Are China trade tensions a concern among your clients?

The situation goes beyond tariff increases, so be ready to explain why China matters to the U.S. economy and investors.

By Liz Skinner
SEC busts RIA for padding advisory fees by 40%
RIAS MAY 28, 2019
SEC busts RIA for padding advisory fees by 40%

In addition to overcharging clients, Stephen Brandon Anderson overstated his assets under management in SEC filings.

By Jeff Benjamin
JPMorgan's Dimon criticizes Wells Fargo CEO transition
WIREHOUSES MAY 28, 2019
JPMorgan's Dimon criticizes Wells Fargo CEO transition

Chief executive says it was 'irresponsible' for the bank to announce Tim Sloan's departure without a succession plan in place.

By Bloomberg
Mohamed El-Erian named president of Queens' College at Cambridge University
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 28, 2019
Mohamed El-Erian named president of Queens' College at Cambridge University

The chief economic adviser at Allianz will take up the position at Cambridge in October 2020, succeeding John Eatwell.

By Bloomberg
How to replicate a stretch IRA
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2019
How to replicate a stretch IRA

Stretch IRA is no longer a retirement planning strategy when the SECURE Act was passed in 2019. There are still other options – find out what they are

By Ramon Berenguer
Winning in a crowded field
OPINION MAY 28, 2019
Winning in a crowded field

What the Golden State Warriors' success can teach advisory firms.

By Joe Duran
SEC to tackle thorny topic: How much advice brokers can give without being an adviser
RIAS MAY 28, 2019
SEC to tackle thorny topic: How much advice brokers can give without being an adviser

Language in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 exempts brokers from registering as investment advisers — and being fiduciaries — if their advice is "solely incidental" to their work.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra bars former Commonwealth rep for non-cooperation
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 28, 2019
Finra bars former Commonwealth rep for non-cooperation

Benjamin Bourgeois Jr. failed to give regulator information for its investigation.

By InvestmentNews
What to do when your marketing campaign isn't really a campaign
OPINION MAY 28, 2019
What to do when your marketing campaign isn't really a campaign

A campaign is not a one-time sales email with no follow-up or a landing page that sits all alone on the web where no one will ever find it.

By Angel Gonzalez
Factor investing another step in the evolution of the adviser's role
OPINION MAY 25, 2019
Factor investing another step in the evolution of the adviser's role

As advisers step farther away from stock-picking, their work guiding clients on the bigger financial picture becomes more important and their value potentially greater.

By crain-api
How to battle sequence-of-returns risk
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 25, 2019
How to battle sequence-of-returns risk

Retiring during the longest-running bull market in history can be scary, as some begin to wonder when the good times will end.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SEC, NASAA and Finra issue Senior Safe Act fact sheet
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2019
SEC, NASAA and Finra issue Senior Safe Act fact sheet

Information is intended to help promote greater reporting of suspected financial exploitation.

By InvestmentNews
Tony Robbins loses role with RIA amid charges of sexual misconduct
RIAS MAY 24, 2019
Tony Robbins loses role with RIA amid charges of sexual misconduct

Creative Planning had hired the self-help guru three years ago as chief of investor psychology.

By Jeff Benjamin