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Retirement savings for the suddenly self-employed
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 01, 2020
Retirement savings for the suddenly self-employed

Pandemic-induced gig work provides opportunities for tax savings

By Mary Beth Franklin
Finra slaps reps who carried client information out the door
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 01, 2020
Finra slaps reps who carried client information out the door

Two former wirehouse brokers run afoul of Reg S-P, according to Finra

By Bruce Kelly
Nasdaq plans to require more diversity on listed company boards
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2020
Nasdaq plans to require more diversity on listed company boards

Under the proposed rules, most companies on the U.S. exchange would have to have one woman director and one who is minority or LGBTQ

By Bloomberg
Orion taps Ascensus veteran to expand 529 offering
FINTECH NOV 30, 2020
Orion taps Ascensus veteran to expand 529 offering

Orion currently serves as program manager for Texas' 529 plan and partners with the program managers for Mississippi and Vermont

By Nicole Casperson
401(k) litigators target Coca-Cola bottler
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 30, 2020
401(k) litigators target Coca-Cola bottler

The lawsuit, like others, cites allegedly excessive investment and administrative fees

By Emile Hallez
Diversity among those developing financial products and services is crucial to full engagement
OPINION NOV 30, 2020
Diversity among those developing financial products and services is crucial to full engagement

Need inclusive culture to help attract and retain investors of the future

By Lule Demmissie
Why hosting a two-day retreat is critical to your 2021 success
OPINION NOV 30, 2020
Why hosting a two-day retreat is critical to your 2021 success

You'll need new ideas to take your business to the next level, and you need time to develop those ideas

By Erin Botsford
San Diego hybrid managing $250 million returns to LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 30, 2020
San Diego hybrid managing $250 million returns to LPL

Nautica Wealth Advisors had moved with its OSJ to Cetera for three years

By InvestmentNews
SEC settles with RIA involved in $3 million Ponzi scheme
RIA NEWS NOV 30, 2020
SEC settles with RIA involved in $3 million Ponzi scheme

Craig Rumbaugh and his California-based firms will pay $1 million for misleading investors

By InvestmentNews
How women-led fintechs are combating the gender wealth gap
FINTECH NOV 28, 2020
How women-led fintechs are combating the gender wealth gap

Female-led fintechs use digital platforms to curate content and tools aimed at deconstructing systemic issues that have kept women from investing

By Nicole Casperson
Two sponsors settle 401(k) cases, Victoria's Secret owner sued
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Two sponsors settle 401(k) cases, Victoria's Secret owner sued

A grocery chain is paying $17.5 million in one case, and a pharmaceutical company is shelling out more than $2.5 million in another

By Emile Hallez
Challenging all to play their role in improving diversity and inclusion
OPINION NOV 25, 2020
Challenging all to play their role in improving diversity and inclusion

Consider the role we can play in creating the radical change needed to improve diversity, inclusion and belonging

By Marg Franklin
Create a strong network of supporters to help combat impostor syndrome
OPINION NOV 25, 2020
Create a strong network of supporters to help combat impostor syndrome

You can call it self-doubt, lack of confidence or — as RuPaul would put it — your 'inner saboteur'

By Phuong Luong
Focus energy on helping yourself and care for those around you
OPINION NOV 25, 2020
Focus energy on helping yourself and care for those around you

I haven’t been on a plane for months, but remember the many times flight attendants tell us to 'put your mask on before helping others'

By Elissa Buie
Mobile app usage up, client satisfaction down: J.D. Power
FINTECH NOV 25, 2020
Mobile app usage up, client satisfaction down: J.D. Power

Chase and Wells Fargo mobile apps ranked higher than competing offerings from Schwab, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley, according to new research

By Nicole Casperson
Keeping clients on track in an era of uncertainty
OPINION NOV 25, 2020
Keeping clients on track in an era of uncertainty

Majority of investors surveyed say the events of the last six months have made them less likely to take risks

By Chris Blunt
Labor Department sends fiduciary rule update to OMB
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Labor Department sends fiduciary rule update to OMB

Approval may be moot as the new administration could easily quash it

By InvestmentNews
Social Security shortchanged some older workers, survivors
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2020
Social Security shortchanged some older workers, survivors

Two new audits reveal underpayments to certain groups of beneficiaries

By Mary Beth Franklin
Gig workers could get stock under SEC proposal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 25, 2020
Gig workers could get stock under SEC proposal

Plan would allow drivers, people who deliver food and other gig workers to receive up to 15% of their compensation in shares

By Bloomberg
3 tips for customizing client communication
OPINION NOV 24, 2020
3 tips for customizing client communication

Being armed with the data that allow you to target your customization efforts is essential

By David Mehlhorn