Improving the digital experience for advisors and clients was a significant theme; Envestnet also announced a partnership with Empower to give advisors easy access to retirement plans.
LPL's advisor head count totaled 21,521 at the end of Q1, an increase of 246 advisors from the previous quarter and up 1,430 year over year.
The last time the EBRI survey showed a decline in confidence of this magnitude was in 2008, during the global financial crisis.
Chicago-based Burnham Harbor Private Wealth has four advisors.
The measure the House passed would require broad spending cuts in return for raising the nation's debt limit, and Biden says he won't entertain strings-attached bargaining to raise the limit.
Although its efforts to meld its businesses met with some opposition, the company's revamped platform will provide great returns for users and investors, Bill Crager says.
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said she's worried that seniors who aren't tech savvy may not be able to opt out and receive paper disclosures.
The SECURE 2.0 legislation, tax rates and other changes can pave the way for conversations with clients about strategies around required minimum distributions, Ed Slott says.
Interest income brought the firm's revenue to a record high during the quarter ended in March, offsetting lower income from asset management fees.
Retirees need to consider a lot more than just the exchange rate, the cuisine and the climate before retiring in a foreign country.
The legislation would amend the definition of accredited investor to include people who have certain licenses, education or experience.
The study shows millennials started saving for retirement 11 years earlier in life than baby boomers did.
The preeminent conflict of the commission-based model is that it forces you to put the pursuit of new clients ahead of serving your existing ones.
Blass, the former head of the SEC's division of investment management, led external affairs at BlackRock for two years.
The investments may fit the times, but lack of choice and transparency, and liability fears help explain why some are dissatisfied with the offerings.
Genivity's core product creates a customized longevity model based on a client's health risks, lifestyle choices and demographics.
A majority of the bank's investors voted in favor of a shareholder proposal requesting an annual public report on efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination against employees.
A new name is forthcoming, and the firm's eight independent broker-dealers will be merged under that new name in 18 months.
BlackRock, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity and Clark Capital will get shelf space alongside Morningstar's own models.
The American Institute of CPAs is also backing the measure because it would cover expenses related to the CPA exam.
