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Social media scams, crypto fraud on the rise: NASAA report
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 27, 2024
Social media scams, crypto fraud on the rise: NASAA report

State securities regulators investigated 8,538 cases in 2022, up from 7,029 in 2021, according to the report.

By Gregg Greenberg
Veteran dealmaker Nesvold lands at Emigrant Bank
RIAS FEB 27, 2024
Veteran dealmaker Nesvold lands at Emigrant Bank

Part of her focus will be to 'cultivate and elevate the story' of Emigrant Bank in the wealth management industry, she says.

By Bruce Kelly
Minnesota advisor charged in alleged $1.6M wire fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 27, 2024
Minnesota advisor charged in alleged $1.6M wire fraud

An FBI investigation finds the advisor embezzled money meant for clients’ investment accounts to finance her house-flipping business.

By Leo Almazora
$450M team joins Raymond James from Merrill
BROKER DEALERS FEB 27, 2024
$450M team joins Raymond James from Merrill

The Winter Park, Florida-based wealth practice caters to retirees, business owners, and aerospace and defense industry execs.

By Leo Almazora
Veteran advisor vanishes with wife while sailing Caribbean
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 27, 2024
Veteran advisor vanishes with wife while sailing Caribbean

Discovery of a violent scene in couple’s empty yacht off the coast of Grenada prompts police investigation of ‘tragic event.’

By Leo Almazora
LPL lands $1B team from Merrill Lynch
BROKER DEALERS FEB 27, 2024
LPL lands $1B team from Merrill Lynch

The Pennsylvania-based private wealth team works with high-net-worth families, business owners, professionals and executives.

By Leo Almazora
B. Riley client misses payment to investors in collapsed fund
BROKER DEALERS FEB 27, 2024
B. Riley client misses payment to investors in collapsed fund

The claim by a trustee overseeing the settlement is the latest twist in the failure of Prophecy Asset Management, where Brian Kahn, a B. Riley client, allegedly ran up massive losses.

By Bloomberg
Doctors and nurses staggered by impact of student loan payments
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 27, 2024
Doctors and nurses staggered by impact of student loan payments

Faced with high student-debt-to-income ratios, health care professionals are having to reset their financial priorities.

By Leo Almazora
Next-gen medics to study free as Ruth Gottesman donates record $1B to medical school
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 27, 2024
Next-gen medics to study free as Ruth Gottesman donates record $1B to medical school

The gift to Albert Einstein College in New York is the largest ever made to a US medical school.

By Steve Randall
AmeriFlex adds $400M firm to its growing RIA network
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 27, 2024
AmeriFlex adds $400M firm to its growing RIA network

Hybrid firm in Centennial, Colorado, is building on a stellar year in 2023.

By Steve Randall
Strong US economy is driving global resilience, Yellen to say
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 27, 2024
Strong US economy is driving global resilience, Yellen to say

The Treasury secretary will speak with global peers Tuesday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

By Bloomberg
Black women are falling behind in their wealth-building journeys
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 27, 2024
Black women are falling behind in their wealth-building journeys

While more than half of those surveyed want to leave an inheritance, student debt and hurdles to homeownership are holding them back.

By Leo Almazora
Net flows pose huge challenge for RIAs, advisor says
RIAS FEB 26, 2024
Net flows pose huge challenge for RIAs, advisor says

‘What are we going to do about organic growth when we can't hold on to the household of the primary relationship?’

By Josh Welsh
New Fidelity benefit aims to help relieve student loan burden
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2024
New Fidelity benefit aims to help relieve student loan burden

The program enables employers to match workers' student loan repayments with contributions to their 401(k) accounts to help them save for retirement while paying down student debt.

By Gregg Greenberg
REIT sales tank, BDCs roll at start of 2024: Report
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2024
REIT sales tank, BDCs roll at start of 2024: Report

Financial advisors' clients are turning to business development companies for better yields.

By Bruce Kelly
Retail investors begin 2024 on an optimistic note
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 26, 2024
Retail investors begin 2024 on an optimistic note

Main Street investors are feeling bullish on U.S. stocks as confidence in an economic soft landing surges. Schwab survey finds.

By Leo Almazora
Cetera sweetens advisor growth offering with industry-first guarantee
BROKER DEALERS FEB 26, 2024
Cetera sweetens advisor growth offering with industry-first guarantee

The broker-dealer giant is providing a money-back guarantee to newly affiliated advisors and firms.

By Leo Almazora
Michigan workers could gain retirement lifeline with auto-IRA proposal
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2024
Michigan workers could gain retirement lifeline with auto-IRA proposal

The state is the latest to move to fill the gap in employer-sponsored retirement programs.

By Leo Almazora
Father-son team shares tips for business, relationship success
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 26, 2024
Father-son team shares tips for business, relationship success

UBS wealth manager Hannes Grascher was extremely careful when he brought his son Max onto his team.

By Gregg Greenberg
U.S. Bank consolidates teams into new private capital division
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 26, 2024
U.S. Bank consolidates teams into new private capital division

It brings together experts from across the firm as a centralized team.

By Steve Randall