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LPL adds Texas advisor managing $180 million
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 30, 2023
LPL adds Texas advisor managing $180 million

Jonathan Blakelock and six staff members are joining LPL from Ameriprise and will operate as Blakelock Financial Group in Kingwood.

By InvestmentNews
Advisors skeptical about replacing income tax with national sales tax
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2023
Advisors skeptical about replacing income tax with national sales tax

The House Republican bill is likely to hit a wall in the Democratic-majority Senate. There might be a better chance to extend some 2017 tax cuts set to expire in 2025,

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fintech Bytes: Cetera partners with Asset-Map, MSCI goes with Google
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JAN 27, 2023
Fintech Bytes: Cetera partners with Asset-Map, MSCI goes with Google

Plus Morningstar adds investment planning to Advisor Workstation, Element secures $5 million and Kwanti announces an asset screening feature.

By Ryan W. Neal
UBS adds two teams from Merrill Lynch
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 27, 2023
UBS adds two teams from Merrill Lynch

The Klinger Quan Group, which manages more than $1.3 billion, joins in San Francisco, while David Sacharko and Sean Siana, with $340 million, join in Hartford, Connecticut.

By InvestmentNews
More advisors are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 27, 2023
More advisors are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon

With the cryptocurrency's price up 40% so far this year, a new report shows a doggedly bullish outlook among investors and advisors willing to look past extreme volatility.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisor Group firms settle with Finra over 529 plan rollovers
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 27, 2023
Advisor Group firms settle with Finra over 529 plan rollovers

According to Finra, the broker-dealers fell short in giving some clients breaks when rolling over 529 plans from one state to another.

By Bruce Kelly
How advisors can help the 'unretired' with their return to the workforce
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2023
How advisors can help the 'unretired' with their return to the workforce

The convergence of low bond prices, high inflation and market volatility has boosted the number of retirees being forced to go back to work.

By Gregg Greenberg
ChatGPT’s ability to make a market-beating ETF is put to the test
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JAN 27, 2023
ChatGPT’s ability to make a market-beating ETF is put to the test

The AI tool explains that the market is too unpredictable to design such a fund, while warning about the need to pick investments that align with goals and risk tolerance.

By Bloomberg
Best states for retirement in 2023
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 27, 2023
Best states for retirement in 2023

A ranking of the best states to retire takes into account factors related to affordability, health care and overall quality of life.

By InvestmentNews
FPA takes CFP Board at its word that it won’t crowd onto association’s turf
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 26, 2023
FPA takes CFP Board at its word that it won’t crowd onto association’s turf

The CFP Board's decision to split itself into two nonprofits would allow it to establish a membership organization, but groups like FPA don't expect it to do so.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Raymond James record wealth management earnings offset declines in other businesses
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 26, 2023
Raymond James record wealth management earnings offset declines in other businesses

Overall, the firm’s quarterly net revenue was flat compared to the prior year’s fiscal first quarter, and down 2% from the previous quarter.

By Ryan W. Neal
Team of women managing $435 million join Raymond James from UBS
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 26, 2023
Team of women managing $435 million join Raymond James from UBS

Jeanne Eisele, Mary Gilbert and Leanne Gray operate as Anchor Financial in Linwood, New Jersey.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley fines bankers over $1 million each for using unapproved messaging platforms
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JAN 26, 2023
Morgan Stanley fines bankers over $1 million each for using unapproved messaging platforms

The firm is the latest bank to require individual staff to bear some of the burden of an unprecedented regulatory investigation.

By Bloomberg
Portfolio manager providing retirement investors diversification, defense
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 26, 2023
Portfolio manager providing retirement investors diversification, defense

Fund manager Michael Cuggino talks about the value that asset classes like precious metals and real estate can provide.

By Gregg Greenberg
Democrats launch sustainable investment caucus
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 26, 2023
Democrats launch sustainable investment caucus

The effort comes as Republicans have increasingly supported an anti-ESG push, largely led by the states, including Texas and Florida.

By Emile Hallez
Cetera to buy Securian’s wealth business
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 25, 2023
Cetera to buy Securian’s wealth business

The deal will bring Cetera more than 1,000 advisors with $24.8 billion in assets under management and $47.4 billion in assets under administration.

By InvestmentNews
Popular 401(k) funds off to strong start in 2023
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 25, 2023
Popular 401(k) funds off to strong start in 2023

After tanking in 2022, some of the biggest actively managed funds in 401(k)s are outperforming thanks to a comeback in tech stocks.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus

Nearly a year after it announced plans to enter the ETF space, the wirehouse is banking on its Calvert brand to carry the day.

By Jeff Benjamin
8 reasons to consider cash balance plans for business owner clients
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JAN 25, 2023
8 reasons to consider cash balance plans for business owner clients

Such plans can help clients catch up on retirement saving while offering significant tax benefits.

By Ross K. Brown
3 reasons I love my career as a financial planner
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JAN 25, 2023
3 reasons I love my career as a financial planner

A young financial planner cites the benefits of having a supportive team and the fascination of learning about financial planning's emotional and psychological side.

By Kelly Gwynn