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Thriving in your professional zone
OPINION AUG 22, 2023
Thriving in your professional zone

Over time, the increased demands of running a wealth management shop eat into the time advisors once had to work to their strengths and to devote to clients.

By Scott Hanson
It's time to revamp your digital marketing
OPINION AUG 22, 2023
It's time to revamp your digital marketing

How can fund managers and wealth managers expand investor acquisition through digital marketing when they no longer have access to data from cookies?

By Andrew Corn
Raymond James adds $300 million advisor from Merrill
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2023
Raymond James adds $300 million advisor from Merrill

Burdette Park will launch eponymous firm in Louisville, Kentucky.

By InvestmentNews
LPL adds UnionBanc advisor managing $385 million
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2023
LPL adds UnionBanc advisor managing $385 million

Matthew Holbrook is joining Linsco and will launch Coastline Wealth Advisory in Irvine, California.

By InvestmentNews
Team of 16 advisors with $1.5B AUM switch firms to build on 14-year growth
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2023
Team of 16 advisors with $1.5B AUM switch firms to build on 14-year growth

The firm, founded in 2009 during the financial crisis, is ready for its next phase.

By Steve Randall
Most Americans don't know how long an average retirement lasts
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 22, 2023
Most Americans don't know how long an average retirement lasts

Clients want to talk about retirement planning, so let's start with one of the basics.

By Steve Randall
SEC's lawsuit is a stretch to regulate insurance, lawyer says
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 21, 2023
SEC's lawsuit is a stretch to regulate insurance, lawyer says

A case against an advisor and insurance agent over his failure to disclose commissions could have wider consequences.

By Emile Hallez
Titan hit with $1 million penalty in 'perfect compliance cocktail'
RIA NEWS AUG 21, 2023
Titan hit with $1 million penalty in 'perfect compliance cocktail'

Compliance experts have their say after SEC's first enforcement action based on new marketing rule highlights dangers of hypothetical-performance ads.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra names new head of enforcement
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2023
Finra names new head of enforcement

Bill St. Louis, a long-time Finra executive, succeeds Christopher Kelly, who had served as acting head of enforcement since February.

By InvestmentNews
Capital Group teams with PensionPlus in latest bid to boost retirement biz
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2023
Capital Group teams with PensionPlus in latest bid to boost retirement biz

Personalized paycheck service for retirees will complement the Capital Group's American Funds target-date retirement series.

By Gregg Greenberg
Advisor movement declines 16.6% over first half
RIA NEWS AUG 21, 2023
Advisor movement declines 16.6% over first half

The total of 6,757 advisors moving between advisory and brokerage firms in the first half is the lowest level seen in the data, which go back to 2009.

By Devin McGinley
Social Security’s crucial role shadowed by new doubts
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2023
Social Security’s crucial role shadowed by new doubts

Crisis of confidence in the program is prompting many to claim benefits early.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Why ESG is hard to sell to many advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2023
Why ESG is hard to sell to many advisors

The term is used and misused to the extent that it has lost meaning — but it's not going away, and it could be a mistake to ignore it.

By Emile Hallez
Tsunami of new rules bears down on advisors
RIA NEWS AUG 21, 2023
Tsunami of new rules bears down on advisors

With the SEC preparing to approve a number of major proposals next year, firms face added costs and a huge amount of compliance work.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC races clock to keep rules out of congressional kill zone
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 21, 2023
SEC races clock to keep rules out of congressional kill zone

Regulations that go final during the summer or later in an election year can be vulnerable to a procedure that lets the new Congress disapprove rules approved during the previous Congress.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Preparing for clients’ cognitive decline
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2023
Preparing for clients’ cognitive decline

Financial advisors often find themselves on the front lines of an effort to protect clients’ lifetime savings and investments from the consequences of impaired mental capacity.

By InvestmentNews
RBC snags giant $5.5 billion team from UBS in Atlanta
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2023
RBC snags giant $5.5 billion team from UBS in Atlanta

The ESOP Group, founded in 1989, specializes in working with business owners on the sale of their businesses.

By Bruce Kelly
Largest federal union backs O'Malley for Social Security commissioner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 18, 2023
Largest federal union backs O'Malley for Social Security commissioner

The AFGE represents 43,000 employees of the Social Security Administration.

By Gregg Greenberg
US poised to greenlight new wave of crypto ETFs in the fall
ALTERNATIVES AUG 18, 2023
US poised to greenlight new wave of crypto ETFs in the fall

Unnamed SEC sources signal the regulator is considering approval of new funds.

By Bloomberg
Advisors shouldn't talk to clients about aging, most don't like it
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2023
Advisors shouldn't talk to clients about aging, most don't like it

Growing old ain't what it used to be, and neither is retirement planning.

By Steve Randall