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Minnesotans managing $750 million join Commonwealth from Lincoln
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 21, 2022
Minnesotans managing $750 million join Commonwealth from Lincoln

The five-adviser Ryan Financial Group has offices in Hibbing and White Bear Lake.

By InvestmentNews
Investors remain positive on stocks even while cutting spending, survey shows
EQUITIES NOV 21, 2022
Investors remain positive on stocks even while cutting spending, survey shows

A survey by Janus Henderson shows 60% of investors expect the S&P 500 Index to be higher in a year, although 86% are worried about rising prices.

By Gregg Greenberg
Trading app Fennel seeks to win customers with ESG data
FINTECH NOV 21, 2022
Trading app Fennel seeks to win customers with ESG data

The subscription-based service’s key feature is its in-app ESG data and rankings, which provides information to retail investors on public companies’ environmental, social and governance practices.

By Emile Hallez
Post-Roe environment calls for finesse and wisdom from advisers
OPINION NOV 21, 2022
Post-Roe environment calls for finesse and wisdom from advisers

The Dobbs decision threatens uncertainty for many of our clients but it also can bring out our professional best when we help them craft the safeguards they deserve.

By Rita Robbins
One woman’s vision to empower women clients transcends tragedy
OPINION NOV 21, 2022
One woman’s vision to empower women clients transcends tragedy

The Lucy Shair Foundation for Women in Finance seeks to reduce the gender gap by neutralizing one barrier to establishing a firm of one’s own: lack of seed capital.

By Ellen Cherveny
First-generation women crave personal investment to spark vision 
OPINION NOV 21, 2022
First-generation women crave personal investment to spark vision 

It is imperative that we not let women miss out on a profession that can provide purpose, financial stability and a path towards a balanced life.

By Sathya Chey Patterson
Morgan Stanley rep managing $430 million moves to Merrill
WIREHOUSES NOV 18, 2022
Morgan Stanley rep managing $430 million moves to Merrill

Nandi Gunning joins a trio of advisers managing $2.5 billion in San Francisco.

By InvestmentNews
Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering
FINTECH NOV 18, 2022
Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering

The unsecured convertible notes have a 2.625% annual interest rate and will mature on Dec. 1, 2027.

By Ryan W. Neal
Financial firms, lobbying organizations urge Congress to vote on SECURE 2.0
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2022
Financial firms, lobbying organizations urge Congress to vote on SECURE 2.0

Provisions such as raising the RMD age and expanding workplace retirement coverage, which have been approved by the House and by Senate committees, must be rolled into one bill and enacted before year-end.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Betterment raises fees on small investors
FINTECH NOV 18, 2022
Betterment raises fees on small investors

Customers with less than $20,000 on Betterment will now be charged a $4 monthly subscription rather than a 0.25% AUM fee.

By Ryan W. Neal
Morgan Stanley's richest clients being offered Tiger Global venture fund
ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2022
Morgan Stanley's richest clients being offered Tiger Global venture fund

The investment firm has tapped Morgan Stanley's wealth management arm as it seeks to raise $6 billion for its next venture fund.

By Bloomberg
Adviser checklist: Don't forget to do these things before year-end
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2022
Adviser checklist: Don't forget to do these things before year-end

The end of the year is crucial for tax purposes, and strategies include tax-loss harvesting, charitable gifting and rebalancing client portfolios.

By Gregg Greenberg
Colorado revisions to financial planning guide don't quiet a critic
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2022
Colorado revisions to financial planning guide don't quiet a critic

The state is concerned that fee-for-service financial planners aren't aligning their charges with work done for clients. Michael Kitces said the guidance remains biased toward the AUM model.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
What recent anti-ESG rhetoric gets wrong
OPINION NOV 17, 2022
What recent anti-ESG rhetoric gets wrong

In navigating the debate about environmental, social and governance investing, it's valuable to separate well-founded criticisms from misguided cynicism.

By Levi Zurbrugg
Lawmakers, Finra increase scrutiny of cryptocurrency
ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2022
Lawmakers, Finra increase scrutiny of cryptocurrency

The regulator has launched an exam sweep of brokerages' communications with customers about digital assets, while the House Financial Services Committee plans to hold a hearing on the FTX bankruptcy.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — November 2022
FINTECH NOV 16, 2022
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — November 2022

This month's highlights include the launch of a new RIA custodian, Entrustody, along with Orion's announcement of Redtail Campaigns and Riskalyze's plan to rebrand itself.

By Michael Kitces
Lame-duck Congress eyes $100 billion tax-cut package
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 16, 2022
Lame-duck Congress eyes $100 billion tax-cut package

Republicans want tax breaks for private equity, manufacturers and businesses, while Democrats want to expand the child tax credit.

By Bloomberg
SEC officials tell advisers to put clients’ interests first, tell truth in ads
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 15, 2022
SEC officials tell advisers to put clients’ interests first, tell truth in ads

A seminar offers some insight into what the agency is looking for in firms' compliance with Reg BI and the marketing rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Activist investor challenges Envestnet's poor stock performance
RIA NEWS NOV 15, 2022
Activist investor challenges Envestnet's poor stock performance

Hedge fund Impactive Capital is threatening a proxy fight in an effort to secure a seat on Envestnet's board.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC collects record penalties in FY 2022 enforcement actions
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 15, 2022
SEC collects record penalties in FY 2022 enforcement actions

'This past fiscal year, we sought to recalibrate penalties to more effectively promote deterrence,' said SEC enforcement director Gurbir Grewal.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.