One of life’s most challenging circumstances is caring for a loved one. Here’s how advisers can help female clients who are thrust into the role.
The risk management software provider lashed out at competitors HiddenLevers and RiXtrema for using predictive models that are 'wildly inaccurate.'
President Biden likely will need to keep all Democrats on board to get his spending and related tax proposals through Congress.
Aaron Sehl and Vincent Feijoo set up FS Financial in Southington, Connecticut.
Envestnet CEO Bill Crager outlined how the firm is using additional operating expenses toward the financial wellness ecosystem’s development.
Finra will reopen 62 of its 69 hearing locations in July, while allowing arbitration parties to continue to request remote proceedings. Even if in-person proceedings are allowed, Finra said arbitration parties can still continue to request a remote hearing.
As new generations of investors enter the scene, demand for advisory services will rise, as will expectations about what advisers can deliver. Understanding these shifts will be key to adviser growth in the decade ahead.
The complex nature of the wealth management sector calls for a different approach to artificial intelligence. Take advantage of the rules and regulations that complicate the industry’s operations.
A father-and-son duo in Sarasota, Florida joins the firm’s employee channel.
The Swiss firm is exploring several alternatives for offering the asset class, people familiar with the plan said. Any investment offering would be a very small portion of the clients’ total wealth because of the volatility.
One industry group is now calling on Finra to end the remote hearings it says are harming investors. Two hundred and sixty-three hearings have been conducted remotely as of the end of March.
Tax planning has become an urgent topic following President Joe Biden's proposal aimed at high earners and wealthy investors.
An unscientific poll of readers found 61% disapproving of Biden and 60% opposing his proposed tax increases. The survey was released on April 29, Biden’s 100th day in office.
The heads of the Senate and House committees overseeing labor want to know whether TDFs are working as advertised.
Democratic bills address investor protection concerns related to the frenzy; Republicans warn against regulating ordinary investors out of the market.
While plaintiffs continue to develop many theories and new claims, one type of claim that has appeared with increasing frequency in 401(k) litigation 2.0 is an allegation that deciding to offer additional services to plans and their participants creates conflicts.
Wealthtech has exploded with innovation over the past decade. Today, more firms are merging to create coordinated technology ecosystems.
A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of the case. The savings system is not a plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and is therefore not preempted by the law, the panel wrote in the opinion published yesterday.
Expanded government crackdowns on syndicated conservation easement land deals are creating financial and legal headaches for some wealthy investors.
As firms strive to build enterprise value, create ways for future partners to buy in and design a lasting business model, it may be time to consider adopting an equity-based ownership structure.