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Advisor AI startup Zeplyn adds ex-LPL leader Kabir Sethi to board
FINTECH FEB 13, 2025
Advisor AI startup Zeplyn adds ex-LPL leader Kabir Sethi to board

The two-decade veteran, whose career also includes a stint at Merill Lynch, will help shape strategy for the Google engineer-founded fintech.

By Leo Almazora
Proactivity is key to client satisfaction, and it's lagging
RIAS FEB 13, 2025
Proactivity is key to client satisfaction, and it's lagging

Getting ahead of events is critical, say advisors, and the difference between keeping or losing clients.

By Gregg Greenberg
US wholesale inflation surprises on food, energy prices
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 13, 2025
US wholesale inflation surprises on food, energy prices

The latest PPI print, clocking in north of 3 percent, adds to concerns that inflation is far from tamed.

By Bloomberg
Robinhood going after advisory business 'aggressively', says CEO
RIAS FEB 13, 2025
Robinhood going after advisory business 'aggressively', says CEO

DIY investment giant's earnings surge as TradePMR acquisition plan rolls along, putting it on strong footing for future expansion.

By Leo Almazora
Advisors expect revenue boost this year as Secure 2.0 provisions kick in
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 13, 2025
Advisors expect revenue boost this year as Secure 2.0 provisions kick in

Most retirement plan specialists anticipate gain of up to 10%.

By Steve Randall
Debt has become a way of life for working Americans, report warns
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 13, 2025
Debt has become a way of life for working Americans, report warns

And they would have to work extra hard to pay it off.

By Steve Randall
Stock fragility near record levels, stirring memories of dot-com bubble
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 13, 2025
Stock fragility near record levels, stirring memories of dot-com bubble

BofA strategists highlight rising volatility's risk to largest US stocks.

By Bloomberg
Is Microsoft debt now safer than Treasuries?
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 13, 2025
Is Microsoft debt now safer than Treasuries?

DoubleLine PM raises an interesting, if uncomfortable, question.

By Bloomberg
Judge green lights Trump's federal workers buyout offer
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 13, 2025
Judge green lights Trump's federal workers buyout offer

Unions can't sue because they are not directly impacted.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley to offload another $3B of debt from Musk's X
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 13, 2025
Morgan Stanley to offload another $3B of debt from Musk's X

Wall Street firm helped finance the billionaire's social media purchase.

By Bloomberg
Record growth: Interval funds emerge as key players in alternative investments
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 12, 2025
Record growth: Interval funds emerge as key players in alternative investments

Blue Vault Alts Summit highlights the role of liquidity-focused funds in reshaping advisor strategies

By Manal Ali
SignatureFD welcomes M&A veteran Peter Nesvold to board
RIAS FEB 12, 2025
SignatureFD welcomes M&A veteran Peter Nesvold to board

The $9.1 billion RIA is tapping into Nesvold's decades of leadership, including his time at Silver Lane Advisors and Bear Stearns, for its next leg of thoughtful expansion.

By Leo Almazora
For two-fifths of modern couples, commitment is spelled with joint insurance
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 12, 2025
For two-fifths of modern couples, commitment is spelled with joint insurance

Survey of renting couples finds joint policies on par with traditional milestones, including moving in together and their first "I love you," as a means to cement relationships.

By Leo Almazora
How pro bono planning creates a practice management edge
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 12, 2025
How pro bono planning creates a practice management edge

Finding purpose, skills enhancement, and attracting new talent are just a few potential benefits for altruistic planners and the firms that support them.

By Leo Almazora
SEC moves to keep ESG shareholder resolutions off proxy ballots
ESG FEB 12, 2025
SEC moves to keep ESG shareholder resolutions off proxy ballots

The agency is reverting to a Trump-era policy that allowed public companies to widely exclude environmentally and socially themed resolutions.

By Emile Hallez
House GOP takes first step toward tax cuts, debt limit increase
TAX FEB 12, 2025
House GOP takes first step toward tax cuts, debt limit increase

The proposed budget, which Democratic critics pan as a "Republican betrayal of the middle class," would open up a $4.5 trillion runway over 10 years for more tax cuts.

By Bloomberg
Hot CPI report has strategists rethinking inflation strategies
ETFS FEB 12, 2025
Hot CPI report has strategists rethinking inflation strategies

Wall Street reacts to the higher-than-expected January CPI report that sent stocks lower.

By Gregg Greenberg
Carson Group taps Zocks for AI-powered client insights
RIAS FEB 12, 2025
Carson Group taps Zocks for AI-powered client insights

The $38 billion national RIA's latest fintech partnership joins a broader trend of platforms helping firms and advisors pursue organic growth with artificial intelligence.

By Leo Almazora
Schwab bumps up fee for RIAs using its referral service
CUSTODIAN FEB 12, 2025
Schwab bumps up fee for RIAs using its referral service

Schwab's referral program has not changed its fees in almost 20 years.

By Bruce Kelly
A boots-on-the-ground global approach
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 12, 2025
A boots-on-the-ground global approach

“Ultimately, if you don’t go [to the country], you don’t [understand] the type of compelling opportunity set,” John Suddeth says.

By Chris Davis