On net, the RIA channel gained 1,097 advisors and independent broker-dealers gained 923, while 1,291 advisors on net left wirehouses.
The CE requirements are the first for investment advisors, who must take 12 credit hours of courses in products and practice as well as ethics.
Soteria blends personalized safe-landing target-date fund glide paths with the personalization of managed accounts.
A survey of business owners shows that amid inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty, 43% of those who work with an advisor say they've communicated with their advisor more frequently in the past year.
Not only did Social Security benefits increase in 2023, but Medicare Part B premiums declined for the first time in more than a decade, resulting in larger net Social Security benefits for most retirees.
For advisors who don’t do their homework, the possibility of a regulatory slap on the wrist may be less of a deterrent than a whack in the wallet from aggressive attorneys.
Plus First Rate, a Texas-based provider of wealth management technology, has acquired Finantech SpA, a Santiago, Chile-based reporting fintech.
YieldX’s technology will be integrated into FNZ’s existing product to enable advisors to scan the universe of fixed-income securities.
The SEC said Nexo's Earn Interest Product amounted to a security that should have been registered with the agency.
A new report from Nationwide shows 62% of women are putting off retirement or don’t believe they will ever retire due to inflation, compared to 47% of men.
Since the credit crisis, investment frauds have proliferated in ways most Wall Street executives and financial advisors in 2008 never would have foreseen.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen had previously estimated that such steps would likely keep the government running at least until early June.
Founder Bob Cortright is stepping back in as global CEO of the digital custody and clearing firm upon the exit of Terry Angelos.
An unusual coordinated effort among state lawmakers seeks to impose wealth taxes across the country, but advisors warn levies on assets will drive high-net-worth clients to lower-tax states.
The death of Lisa Marie Presley may leave her children on the hook for $1 million in back taxes. Could this have been avoided?
Half of near-retirees are relying on self-education to understand Social Security and Medicare, while 53% plan to use an advisor to maximize retirement income sources.
Other direct indexing products have avoided the fixed-income space because it has a different liquidity profile and requires going directly to dealers.
One advisor allegedly recommended unsuitable investments to a client and then failed to monitor her portfolio or meet with her. Another claimed in an ad his retirement program could raise all the money needed for a nest egg in 3 to 5 years.
It’s the central question for the GOP and industry lobbyists as Congress takes a larger role in regulating the regulator.
The Zoe Wealth Platform charges a fee based on advisory assets for everything an RIA needs to work with clients.
