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Small employers are interested in PEPs, survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2022
Small employers are interested in PEPs, survey finds

Businesses want more information about pooled employer plans, but they're not ready to act.

By InvestmentNews
Advisor Group adds CAIS alts platform
ALTERNATIVES MAY 06, 2022
Advisor Group adds CAIS alts platform

The addition gives access to a menu of alternative investment products, including hedge funds, private equity, real estate and private credit.

By InvestmentNews
Crypto-rich puzzle over how to pass high-risk wealth on to heirs
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2022
Crypto-rich puzzle over how to pass high-risk wealth on to heirs

As more crypto holders need help structuring their wealth, the staid world of estate planning is still playing catch up.

By Bloomberg
Fiduciary group offers best practices for using annuities in retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2022
Fiduciary group offers best practices for using annuities in retirement plans

The key to a prudent process for selecting annuities for a retirement plan is to assess cost, performance and risk factors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
J.P. Morgan launches direct indexing for RIAs
FINTECH MAY 05, 2022
J.P. Morgan launches direct indexing for RIAs

The Tax-Smart Separately Managed Account Platform lets advisers customize portfolios based on strategies created by J.P. Morgan’s index team.

By Ryan W. Neal
Inflation could give DB plans a boost, Cerulli says
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2022
Inflation could give DB plans a boost, Cerulli says

Rising rates drive down defined-benefit plan liabilities and raise their funded ratios.

By InvestmentNews
Franklin subsidiary rolls out more custom ESG tweaks for SMAs
FINTECH MAY 05, 2022
Franklin subsidiary rolls out more custom ESG tweaks for SMAs

The service has more data visualization, ESG-specific performance reporting and allows country exclusions.

By InvestmentNews
Only men took the stage on first day of T3 conference
FINTECH MAY 04, 2022
Only men took the stage on first day of T3 conference

Of the 19 speakers scheduled to speak on the first day of the fintech-for-advisers event, only one was a woman.

By Ryan W. Neal
Fed hikes rates half-point as Powell signals similar moves ahead
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 04, 2022
Fed hikes rates half-point as Powell signals similar moves ahead

The interest-rate increase is the biggest since 2000 and is the most aggressive policy action in decades to combat soaring inflation.

By Bloomberg
Raymond James adds $580 million Wells Fargo team
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 04, 2022
Raymond James adds $580 million Wells Fargo team

The four advisers will operate as Heberle Helm Ferguson Group in Monroeville, Pennsylvania.

By InvestmentNews
Providing seamless digital experiences will help clients succeed in the long term
OPINION MAY 04, 2022
Providing seamless digital experiences will help clients succeed in the long term

Advisers should provide a holistic, hyper-personalized view of a client’s entire financial life, complete with data-driven recommendations.

By Brandon Rembe
Jamie Dimon says Fed should have raised rates sooner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 04, 2022
Jamie Dimon says Fed should have raised rates sooner

JPMorgan CEO says a bigger risk to the global economy is the war in Ukraine as it signals the ‘Cold War is back.'

By Bloomberg
Building a resilient portfolio amid war, rising rates and inflation
OPINION MAY 04, 2022
Building a resilient portfolio amid war, rising rates and inflation

Advisers may benefit from shifting allocations within both their fixed-income and equity exposures, as well as introducing alternative asset classes.

By Allison Bonds
10 IBDs with the most CFPs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 04, 2022
10 IBDs with the most CFPs

As the number of certified financial planners grows, here are the independent broker-dealers who employ the most CFPs.

By InvestmentNews
The learning curve for new clients
OPINION MAY 04, 2022
The learning curve for new clients

It takes time to explain the investing approach to clients, and often those explanations don't stick.

By Michael Broad
Momentum continues for SECURE 2.0 legislation
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2022
Momentum continues for SECURE 2.0 legislation

Measures that would build on the SECURE Act's efforts to improve retirement security could run into trouble if consumer advocates zero in on annuity reform.

By Joanne Cleaver
New rules make IRAs less useful for transferring wealth: Ed Slott
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2022
New rules make IRAs less useful for transferring wealth: Ed Slott

Doing a Roth conversion is one way to avoid a tax hit later, Slott said, and life insurance is another, often-overlooked tool.

By Joanne Cleaver
Experts stress retirement strategy preferences go beyond maximizing return
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2022
Experts stress retirement strategy preferences go beyond maximizing return

Advisers should talk to their clients about their comfort level with risk and whether they prefer a safety-first approach.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wall Street regulators consider 'staggering' curbs on complex ETFs
ETFS MAY 03, 2022
Wall Street regulators consider 'staggering' curbs on complex ETFs

The crackdown could hit everything from leveraged and inverse vehicles to cryptocurrency-linked funds and defined-outcome strategies.

By Bloomberg
SECURE Act might unlock work for advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2022
SECURE Act might unlock work for advisers

New retirees must figure out how to convert their savings to retirement income, and the SECURE Act might mean opportunities for advisers willing to ramp up services to attract them.

By Joanne Cleaver