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Real estate takes top spot in estate planning survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 09, 2024
Real estate takes top spot in estate planning survey

Advisor explains how to guard against pitfalls and family tensions when clients pass on their family home.

By Gregg Greenberg
Is today the day for spot bitcoin ETF approval?
ETFS JAN 09, 2024
Is today the day for spot bitcoin ETF approval?

The cryptocurrency has eased from a $47K high but is up 10% so far this year.

By Bloomberg
3M to freeze its pension plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 08, 2024
3M to freeze its pension plan

The move follows a significant rise in the funded status of corporate defined-benefit plans.

By Emile Hallez
Raymond James' Reilly sees comp soar in 2023
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 08, 2024
Raymond James' Reilly sees comp soar in 2023

Total compensation for the IBD's CEO hit $34.9 million in the company's fiscal year ended Sept. 30.

By Bruce Kelly
Bitcoin-ETF issuers hope for long-awaited SEC OK this week
ETFS JAN 08, 2024
Bitcoin-ETF issuers hope for long-awaited SEC OK this week

The SEC has until Wednesday to take action on at least one of the applications for bitcoin ETFs.

By Bloomberg
Envestnet co-founder Crager to step down as CEO
FINTECH JAN 08, 2024
Envestnet co-founder Crager to step down as CEO

Bill Crager has led the firm since 2019, and his departure follows more than a year of significant developments at the fintech.

By Emile Hallez
Congressional deal on spending cap eases risk of shutdown
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 08, 2024
Congressional deal on spending cap eases risk of shutdown

The agreement, negotiated by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Mike Johnson, sets the cap for the 12 annual spending bills at $1.59T.

By Bloomberg
Hub International adds new acquisition to its South Florida practice
RIA NEWS JAN 08, 2024
Hub International adds new acquisition to its South Florida practice

Latest deal will help expand the firm's reach and capabilities in the region.

By Steve Randall
UBS is expanding its China onshore wealth business
WIREHOUSES JAN 08, 2024
UBS is expanding its China onshore wealth business

Despite tough conditions in the region, the wealth and asset manager sees potential.

By Bloomberg
Advisors expect record federal debt to result in higher taxes
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 05, 2024
Advisors expect record federal debt to result in higher taxes

'As an advisor, the national debt is a very concerning issue, especially with younger clients that have a longer time horizon, because the bill is eventually going to come due,' an advisor says.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bitcoin ETF issuers clear hurdle on path to SEC approval
ETFS JAN 05, 2024
Bitcoin ETF issuers clear hurdle on path to SEC approval

SEC staff members asked some exchanges and issuers seeking to list the ETFs to submit the final version of a key document as soon as Friday, sources said.

By Bloomberg
Congratulations, mountain mamas! West Virginia tops retirement survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2024
Congratulations, mountain mamas! West Virginia tops retirement survey

12.5% of West Virginians say they are 'very satisfied' with their current nest eggs.

By Gregg Greenberg
Wrong birthday info led to $130K in RMD penalties, plaintiffs say
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2024
Wrong birthday info led to $130K in RMD penalties, plaintiffs say

A Wells Fargo client who was born in 1939 had his birthdate incorrectly recorded as 2001, according to a lawsuit.

By Emile Hallez
RBC nabs $610M team from Truist
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 05, 2024
RBC nabs $610M team from Truist

The Cypress Group will operate out of RBC’s office in Wilmington, North Carolina.

By InvestmentNews
Can AI explain annuities better than a human advisor?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2024
Can AI explain annuities better than a human advisor?

This AI product doesn't want to take your job, and it might make it easier.

By Steve Randall
Prospecting for clients the ‘old-fashioned way’
FINTECH JAN 04, 2024
Prospecting for clients the ‘old-fashioned way’

Lead generation platforms are ‘worth exploring’ but advisors prefer other approaches.

By Josh Welsh
Lawyers welcome proposed crackdown on brokers lending money to clients
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 04, 2024
Lawyers welcome proposed crackdown on brokers lending money to clients

'Ninety-nine percent of the time, lending to customers or borrowing from them is a bad idea.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Tifin, Franklin Templeton partner on financial wellness solution
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2024
Tifin, Franklin Templeton partner on financial wellness solution

Tifin @Work is an advice platform powered by AI that plan sponsors can provide to their employees.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley chair thinks proposed bank rules will be 'wound back'
WIREHOUSES JAN 04, 2024
Morgan Stanley chair thinks proposed bank rules will be 'wound back'

James Gorman says regulator’s ideas were ‘extremely aggressive.’

By Bloomberg
LPL nabs $260M advisor from PNC
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 03, 2024
LPL nabs $260M advisor from PNC

Zachary Fiandt will align with Financial Partners Inc.

By InvestmentNews