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How tax refunds can kickstart clients' retirement plans
OPINION JUL 05, 2023
How tax refunds can kickstart clients' retirement plans

There are many ways for clients to make sound investment decisions with their tax refunds, but it's important to understand their entire financial picture before giving advice.

By Nasha Knowles
AI scams contribute to rise in investment fraud
FINTECH JUL 03, 2023
AI scams contribute to rise in investment fraud

A record $3.82 billion was stolen through investment fraud in 2022, a 128% increase over the previous year.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra posts net loss of $218.1 million for 2022
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 03, 2023
Finra posts net loss of $218.1 million for 2022

The broker-dealer regulator's revenue fell as a result of a decline in the market transactions on which Finra charges fees.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Employee, heal thyself! The financial wellness trend will only get hotter
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 03, 2023
Employee, heal thyself! The financial wellness trend will only get hotter

More than 83% of human resource leaders worry employees’ financial issues could impact their productivity, while 66% of employees agree financial stress is negatively affecting their work and personal life.

By Gregg Greenberg
Fidelity leads flurry of bitcoin ETF refilings to answer SEC questions
ALTERNATIVES JUL 03, 2023
Fidelity leads flurry of bitcoin ETF refilings to answer SEC questions

All five of the refiled applications indicated that Coinbase will provide market surveillance for their funds, a fact that wasn't included in previous iterations.

By Bloomberg
Reveal and respond: What truly matters to prospects and clients
OPINION JUL 03, 2023
Reveal and respond: What truly matters to prospects and clients

If advisors want to drive more meaningful and engaged relationships with clients, they need to be equipped with tools to reveal and respond to the true needs of prospects and client.

By Julie Littlechild
Why financial advisors can't live with or without  Florida
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2023
Why financial advisors can't live with or without Florida

A new study ranks the Sunshine State as the second-most popular state for Americans thinking about relocating. But it also tops the list of states residents are seeking to leave.

By Gregg Greenberg
SEC's rejection of BlackRock bitcoin ETF unlikely to derail eventual approval
ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2023
SEC's rejection of BlackRock bitcoin ETF unlikely to derail eventual approval

Rejection screams 'we're ready to approve,' says financial planner.

By Ryan W. Neal
Advisors, be careful what you wish for with interest rates
FIXED INCOME JUN 30, 2023
Advisors, be careful what you wish for with interest rates

'When an advisor or client stretches for yield, that’s when they can get hit,' one financial advisor notes.

By Bruce Kelly
Staying in-plan: More 401(k)s keep retiree assets but more products needed
RIA NEWS JUN 30, 2023
Staying in-plan: More 401(k)s keep retiree assets but more products needed

Keeping retirees in the plan helps both participants and sponsors save on costs, but many 401(k)s are lacking income options.

By Emile Hallez
Student loan court ruling is a 'one-two punch' for clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 30, 2023
Student loan court ruling is a 'one-two punch' for clients

Advisors react to financial challenge posed by Supreme Court's decision, combined with the lifting in October of a freeze on student loan payments

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Broker-dealer employee hit by SEC legal action
WIREHOUSES JUN 30, 2023
Broker-dealer employee hit by SEC legal action

A Chinese fintech company executive, inside information about Morgan Stanley deals and six-figure illicit profits.

By InvestmentNews
Don't split heirs! How to avoid family fights when leaving behind a second home
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2023
Don't split heirs! How to avoid family fights when leaving behind a second home

Ownership, management and use of the holiday home: That’s the trifecta estate planners and financial advisors need to reckon with if they want to keep the peace.

By Gregg Greenberg
Supreme Court rejects student-loan relief plan
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 30, 2023
Supreme Court rejects student-loan relief plan

The high court tossed out President Joe Biden's plan to slash the student debt of more than 40 million people.

By Bloomberg
Fidelity joins race for spot-bitcoin ETF with SEC filing
ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2023
Fidelity joins race for spot-bitcoin ETF with SEC filing

It's the latest high-profile traditional financial finance firm to file for such an exchange-traded fund, after BlackRock made a splash with its June 15 application.

By Bloomberg
How the end of affirmative action could hurt financial advice
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 29, 2023
How the end of affirmative action could hurt financial advice

Diversity among financial advisors is currently lacking, and the Supreme Court's ruling is unlikely to help.

By Emile Hallez
Investors favoring taxable accounts over IRAs, 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2023
Investors favoring taxable accounts over IRAs, 401(k)s

As wealthier clients approach retirement, advisors must focus on income strategies, Hearts & Wallets says.

By Emile Hallez
Carson Group parts ways with its first chief technology officer
RIA NEWS JUN 29, 2023
Carson Group parts ways with its first chief technology officer

Nimesh Patel was named to the firm's newly created CTO position in February 2022.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finishing jail term for Ponzi, recidivist fraudster sold another: Feds
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 29, 2023
Finishing jail term for Ponzi, recidivist fraudster sold another: Feds

'A leopard doesn’t change its spots,' one industry attorney said of Wilson Baston of Brooklyn, New York, who had pleaded guilty in 2008 to deceiving hundreds of investors in a Ponzi scheme.

By Bruce Kelly
Morgan Stanley gets serious about a new CEO
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 29, 2023
Morgan Stanley gets serious about a new CEO

Wealth management boss on shortlist of three to replace outgoing Aussie.

By Matthew Sellers