As an industry, we’ve probably made business planning more complex than it needs to be. Keep it simple; it’s better to write something down than nothing, and there’s no need to put everything down.
Isaiah Goodman of Becoming Financial Advisory Services allegedly siphoned off most of clients’ money and spent it on himself
SEC obtains judgments against Seth Leyton and the trust of the orchestrator of a fraud involving collateralized mortgage obligations.
The company is among a slim minority of defined-contribution plan sponsors. According to Vanguard’s 2020 How America Saves report, only 4% of its record-keeping clients did not make contributions of any kind to the company retirement plans.
The group of five advisers, which was with J.P. Morgan for nine years, will join UBS' Century City office in Los Angeles.
Mission Financial Group in Hawaii will retain its B-D affiliations through First Allied.
Legal experts say the cases will have a monumental challenge overcoming motions to dismiss. The lawsuits allege online brokerages entered into an agreement and conspiracy to prevent the market from operating normally.
Those hosting conferences must earn the trust of on-site guests by taking every possible precaution, while creating experiences that are just as valuable for the careers of the professionals who participate remotely.
Though retirement planning seems so critical to those of us in the defined-contribution industry, just as copy machines seem to their salespeople, plan sponsors may not feel the same.
Stephen Moleski, who was arrested for a 1989 scheme, was alleged to be running an unregistered offering and acting as an unregistered broker.
A year of remote work appeared to accelerate the trend of advisers going independent for more control over their business, and in many cases, opportunities for higher take-home pay. Independent broker-dealers also saw a year of positive gains, though on net the channel was down from 2019.
A retailing matriarch won the decision against her grandsons, who invested her money in complex products. J.P. Morgan and the grandsons were also found liable for elder abuse under Florida law.
Details of the bonus plan have yet to be revealed. But Adam Antoniades, CEO of Cetera, said such a plan would be forthcoming in an effort to retain as many advisers as possible.
Nearly three-quarters of women with investible assets of $100,000 or more say the pandemic has negatively impacted their ability to retire, but as that is happening, more women are turning to financial professionals for advice, according to a Nationwide survey.
Word-of-mouth from satisfied clients has always been an important channel for generating new business. Now advisers can directly reach out to potential clients and share testimonials.
Survey finds most institutional investors look for sustainable investing and diversity criteria when hiring equity managers.
Private equity-backed networks like Cetera Financial Group have been eager to expand. The latest deal will add 900 Voya advisers with $40 billion in client assets onto the independent broker-dealer's platform.
UBS, Banco BTG Pactual, Insigneo and Andbank are among those seeking to hire from the roughly 330 advisers who were part of Wells' international wealth unit.
Betting that conditions will improve and restrictions be lessened in coming months, a sprinkling of fintech companies and others in and around the financial advice business have announced a resumption of live conferences to be held later in the year.
As society becomes less racially and ethnically homogenous, leaders must develop new skills to support their diverse workforce. This includes acting as mentor, visionary and ally combined
