The investment firms are buying the company from backers including Genstar Capital, Aquiline Capital and Atlas Merchant Capital.
For years, Wells Fargo Advisors has touted its in-house investment management and planning platform for clients and advisers, called Envision. Now, it is introducing the outside eMoney Advisor.
CITs, which are bank products, have been gaining market share in 401(k)s for years, but they are not expressly permitted in 403(b) plans.
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The number of carriers on its RIA custodial platform increased to 20 from seven and the number of fee-based products rose to 70.
While the people who took loans or withdrawals as a result of Covid-19 are in a better place financially, they feel behind in their saving.
Some of the biggest names in financial services are building the wealthtech equivalents of Uber right now, and they’re using APIs to do it.
The insurer recently won a long-running case brought by several brokers, though it is fighting several other suits from broker-dealers.
Republicans are likely to oppose the tax increases en masse, but the White House is also risking a struggle with Democratic lawmakers who want the administration to address the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions.
Advisers nearly universally agree that a return to office meetings is key, and that they must change
Family offices traditionally were set up by wealthy families to manage their assets, along with handling taxes, estate planning and other chores. As the ranks of the rich expanded, so did the number of family offices.
Last year, the 25 largest independent broker-dealers reported $26.6 billion in revenue, an increase of 4.3% from 2019. Although financial results were far from spectacular, growth at leading IBDs last year was resilient in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and the havoc it caused for the broader stock market.
RIAs will be at the center of a great deal of our coverage and content over the coming weeks, and we even have Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young on the agenda.
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Big banks' finance work involving environmental, social and governance projects saves them a lot on taxes.
After a six-day bench trial in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Iowa Central Division, a judge ruled in favor of Principal on all counts. Salesforce also won a case, while a new one was filed against Kimberly-Clark, and another was settled by John Hancock.
Most state-level advisory firms are one- or two-person shops staffed exclusively by financial professionals.
The idea of hiking taxes on capital gains from the current top rate of 23.8% is viewed by some as a trial balloon to test levels of support and resistance. The top tax rate would apply to those with annual incomes of at least $1 million, which is about 500,000 American taxpayers.
The former Goldman mortgage-backed securities star will take over from John Hollyer, who is retiring.
A 12-member group at the independent broker-dealer will work on company and industrywide initiatives.
