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Black women are falling behind in their wealth-building journeys
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 27, 2024
Black women are falling behind in their wealth-building journeys

While more than half of those surveyed want to leave an inheritance, student debt and hurdles to homeownership are holding them back.

By Leo Almazora
Net flows pose huge challenge for RIAs, advisor says
RIAS FEB 26, 2024
Net flows pose huge challenge for RIAs, advisor says

‘What are we going to do about organic growth when we can't hold on to the household of the primary relationship?’

By Josh Welsh
New Fidelity benefit aims to help relieve student loan burden
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2024
New Fidelity benefit aims to help relieve student loan burden

The program enables employers to match workers' student loan repayments with contributions to their 401(k) accounts to help them save for retirement while paying down student debt.

By Gregg Greenberg
REIT sales tank, BDCs roll at start of 2024: Report
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2024
REIT sales tank, BDCs roll at start of 2024: Report

Financial advisors' clients are turning to business development companies for better yields.

By Bruce Kelly
Retail investors begin 2024 on an optimistic note
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 26, 2024
Retail investors begin 2024 on an optimistic note

Main Street investors are feeling bullish on U.S. stocks as confidence in an economic soft landing surges. Schwab survey finds.

By Leo Almazora
Cetera sweetens advisor growth offering with industry-first guarantee
BROKER DEALERS FEB 26, 2024
Cetera sweetens advisor growth offering with industry-first guarantee

The broker-dealer giant is providing a money-back guarantee to newly affiliated advisors and firms.

By Leo Almazora
Michigan workers could gain retirement lifeline with auto-IRA proposal
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2024
Michigan workers could gain retirement lifeline with auto-IRA proposal

The state is the latest to move to fill the gap in employer-sponsored retirement programs.

By Leo Almazora
Father-son team shares tips for business, relationship success
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 26, 2024
Father-son team shares tips for business, relationship success

UBS wealth manager Hannes Grascher was extremely careful when he brought his son Max onto his team.

By Gregg Greenberg
U.S. Bank consolidates teams into new private capital division
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 26, 2024
U.S. Bank consolidates teams into new private capital division

It brings together experts from across the firm as a centralized team.

By Steve Randall
American workers less interested in promotion, they just want more money
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 26, 2024
American workers less interested in promotion, they just want more money

Getting to the top of their career ladder is not appealing for most people.

By Steve Randall
Don’t rush to open private equity floodgates
OPINION FEB 26, 2024
Don’t rush to open private equity floodgates

Change is in the air over what constitutes an accredited investor but how far should the industry go?

By InvestmentNews
Alt managers priming the retail sales pump for 2024
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2024
Alt managers priming the retail sales pump for 2024

As investors pull money out of real estate investment trusts, asset managers are rolling out new products to get in front of financial advisors.

By Bruce Kelly
$5B family office beefs up ultra-high-net-worth support service
RIAS FEB 24, 2024
$5B family office beefs up ultra-high-net-worth support service

Philadelphia-based Callan Family Office also welcomes former Abbot Downing exec as it expands its financial administration services.

By Leo Almazora
LPL inks deal for Wintrust wealth management businesses
BROKER DEALERS FEB 23, 2024
LPL inks deal for Wintrust wealth management businesses

Roughly $16 billion of brokerage and advisory assets are set to change hands in the acquisition.

By Leo Almazora
Carson Group green-lights just 4 bitcoin ETFs
RIAS FEB 23, 2024
Carson Group green-lights just 4 bitcoin ETFs

The RIA prioritized 'significant asset growth' and trading volume in selecting two of the ETFs, while the other two are among the least expensive offerings, executive says.

By Bloomberg
Emergency savings lag credit card debt for a third of households
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 23, 2024
Emergency savings lag credit card debt for a third of households

Survey breaks down generational differences in financial stability amid high-interest-rate environment.

By Leo Almazora
SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts
BROKER DEALERS FEB 23, 2024
SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts

'The large size of such fines underscores the point that regulators want this behavior to change quickly,' a compliance executive notes.

By Bruce Kelly
Envestnet sees Q4 bump with surge in nonrecurring revenue
FINTECH FEB 23, 2024
Envestnet sees Q4 bump with surge in nonrecurring revenue

The company’s annual revenue was virtually unchanged from 2022 even as it faced challenges from ballooning operating expenses.

By Leo Almazora
Wells Fargo appoints 34-year veteran to lead growing independent channel
WIREHOUSES FEB 23, 2024
Wells Fargo appoints 34-year veteran to lead growing independent channel

New leader will focus on growing market share for firm’s WIM business.

By Steve Randall
Snowden Lane Partners adds $208M mother-son advisor team in New York
ADVISOR MOVES FEB 23, 2024
Snowden Lane Partners adds $208M mother-son advisor team in New York

The advisors become managing directors at the firm’s headquarters.

By Steve Randall