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Game over for millennials seeking to retire early
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2022
Game over for millennials seeking to retire early

A new survey shows the true cost of playing around: If millennials saved the $86 that they spend on gaming each month, they'd have put aside $307,306 by the time they hit age 65.

By Gregg Greenberg
FSI, FPA fight state-level taxes on financial advisers
RIA NEWS APR 21, 2022
FSI, FPA fight state-level taxes on financial advisers

A bill in Tennessee would eliminate a privilege tax levied on investment advisers. A proposal to tax financial advice was stopped in Kentucky.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Altruist to launch direct indexing model portfolio
FINTECH APR 21, 2022
Altruist to launch direct indexing model portfolio

Fintech sets $2,000 minimum for new offering, Altruist Strategist Suite, which will bow by June.

By InvestmentNews
LPL share price soars to record high
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 21, 2022
LPL share price soars to record high

It's an interest-rate play, sources say, reflecting the boost the firm could get as the Federal Reserve embarks on a series of rate hikes.

By Bruce Kelly
Estate plans now adding digital content, tools, says survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2022
Estate plans now adding digital content, tools, says survey

Blogs, email accounts are among the items making their way into estate plans these days.

By Gregg Greenberg
Credit Suisse US pension work may be imperiled
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2022
Credit Suisse US pension work may be imperiled

The Labor Department gave the Swiss bank's affiliates a one-year extension of a key designation that allows them to manage U.S. pension funds, but says it will look at whether to revoke that due to the bank's misconduct.

By Bloomberg
GWG blames SEC investigation of brokers for its collapse
ALTERNATIVES APR 20, 2022
GWG blames SEC investigation of brokers for its collapse

The SEC's probe of GWG spilled over to include the sales practices of some of the 145 broker-dealers that sold the bonds, according to bankruptcy filings.

By Bruce Kelly
Independent paths for advisers managing more than $500 million
OPINION APR 20, 2022
Independent paths for advisers managing more than $500 million

Here are the four options that provide the highest level of freedom and control for advisers managing more than $500 million.

By Joshua Tomolak
Orion buys CRM provider Redtail
FINTECH APR 19, 2022
Orion buys CRM provider Redtail

The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, with Redtail CEO Brian McLaughlin becoming president of Orion.

By InvestmentNews
Millennials save for retirement years earlier than boomers
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2022
Millennials save for retirement years earlier than boomers

Schwab study shows the YOLO generation is beating boomers when it comes to starting and stuffing their 401(k)s.

By Bloomberg
LPL creates paraplanning unit to help advisers build plans
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 19, 2022
LPL creates paraplanning unit to help advisers build plans

Team of paraplanners will gather data and input it into planning software to provide financial plans for advisers' clients.

By InvestmentNews
Cannabis investments mellow as Congress tarries on decriminalization
EQUITIES APR 19, 2022
Cannabis investments mellow as Congress tarries on decriminalization

With the Biden administration having let them down, the marijuana industry is now betting on a Republican takeover of Congress.

By Jeff Benjamin
Retirement savers stayed the course in 2021 despite pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2022
Retirement savers stayed the course in 2021 despite pandemic

Only small fractions of workers took withdrawals from or stopped contributing to their company plans last year, according to an Investment Company Institute study.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra bars no-show rep fired for fake account statements
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 19, 2022
Finra bars no-show rep fired for fake account statements

The rep, Philip Riposo of New Bedford, Massachusetts, admitted to creating and providing clients with phony statements.

By Bruce Kelly
Morningstar Office users now can manage held-away accounts
FINTECH APR 19, 2022
Morningstar Office users now can manage held-away accounts

The deal with fintech Pontera provides ability to do more complete household reporting.

By InvestmentNews
Former Morgan Stanley adviser accused of Ponzi scheme in SEC suit
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 19, 2022
Former Morgan Stanley adviser accused of Ponzi scheme in SEC suit

Shawn E. Good, from Wilmington, North Carolina, had clients send funds to his personal bank account to supposedly make low-risk investments in real-estate development projects,

By Bloomberg
AI can help amid industry consolidation, staffing shortages
OPINION APR 19, 2022
AI can help amid industry consolidation, staffing shortages

While artificial intelligence is often seen as a job killer, the Great Resignation has spotlighted the limitations of support and integration operations reliant on traditional workforces and approaches.

By Sindhu Joseph
Lessons from journalism: Pay your diverse talent
OPINION APR 19, 2022
Lessons from journalism: Pay your diverse talent

It’s important that we avoid the pay perils of journalism and make good on our promise to help diverse individuals build generational wealth.

By Ana Trujillo Limon
Social Security rules when divorcing a younger husband
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 18, 2022
Social Security rules when divorcing a younger husband

An ex-wife must wait for her former husband to turn 62 to claim benefits on his record.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SEC freezes assets of alleged $449 million Ponzi schemers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 18, 2022
SEC freezes assets of alleged $449 million Ponzi schemers

Three in Las Vegas charged in scheme involving purported personal injury settlements.

By InvestmentNews