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Creative Planning adds $1 billion Memphis RIA
RIAS MAR 08, 2023
Creative Planning adds $1 billion Memphis RIA

Telarray Advisors, which has 18 employees, describes Creative Planning as a 'perfect match.'

By Jeff Benjamin
Gender diversity gives funds a performance lead
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 08, 2023
Gender diversity gives funds a performance lead

Investment teams in the highest quartile for gender diversity outperformed others by 45 basis points, according to Willis Towers Watson.

By ESG Clarity
Women advisors' take on succession planning
OPINION MAR 08, 2023
Women advisors' take on succession planning

Several unique elements affect women advisors' planning, including a greater focus on the established relationships between staff and clients and on the maintenance of culture within their practice.

By Hannah Buschbom
Federal appeals court questions SEC's decision to reject Grayscale bitcoin ETF proposal
ALTERNATIVES MAR 07, 2023
Federal appeals court questions SEC's decision to reject Grayscale bitcoin ETF proposal

Grayscale sued, asking the DC Circuit Court to overturn a decision the firm called arbitrary and discriminatory because the agency had already approved ETFs that track bitcoin futures.

By Bloomberg
Oppenheimer loses another arbitration case over alleged Ponzi scheme
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2023
Oppenheimer loses another arbitration case over alleged Ponzi scheme

The $1.5 million award to two investors follows a $36.7 million loss for Oppenheimer last September in a dispute involving the Horizon Private Equity III fund.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisors flock to ETF that upends traditional value investing metrics
RIAS MAR 07, 2023
Advisors flock to ETF that upends traditional value investing metrics

Pacer's COWZ ETF has grown to $13 billion by screening for free cash flow yields to identify intangible assets.

By Jeff Benjamin
Looming recession has more women worried about retirement, study shows
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 07, 2023
Looming recession has more women worried about retirement, study shows

More than 40% of women believe the US is currently in a financial crisis, with another 24% believing that it is nearing one, according to a Nationwide survey.

By Gregg Greenberg
Raymond James adds advisor managing $350 million at UBS
BROKER DEALERS MAR 07, 2023
Raymond James adds advisor managing $350 million at UBS

Richard Weisberg will operate as Weisberg Wealth Management in Naples, Florida.

By InvestmentNews
Biden proposes tax hike on income over $400,000 to fund Medicare
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 07, 2023
Biden proposes tax hike on income over $400,000 to fund Medicare

The president's proposal, which would also give the government new power to negotiate drug prices, would extend the solvency of the Medicare trust fund beyond 2050, the White House says.

By Bloomberg
Reflections on Michael Kitces’ fintech map
OPINION MAR 06, 2023
Reflections on Michael Kitces’ fintech map

The expansion of the map over the last five years shows the innovation that's occurring in the fintech sector and the many choices available to advisors.

By Philipp Hecker
SEC charges former advisors with stealing $5 million from clients
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 06, 2023
SEC charges former advisors with stealing $5 million from clients

The identical twin brothers overbilled for advisory fees and used their clients' credit cards and bank accounts to finance luxury hotels, jewelry and apparel.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo advisors with $1.45 billion in assets go independent with LPL
BROKER DEALERS MAR 06, 2023
Wells Fargo advisors with $1.45 billion in assets go independent with LPL

The core group of Angie Ostendarp, Jordan Raniszeski and Mary Sherrill Ware is joined by Mitch Mayfield and Jeff Vandiver.

By Ryan W. Neal
Cash to bolster portfolios in the year ahead, investors say
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 06, 2023
Cash to bolster portfolios in the year ahead, investors say

Passive funds and ETFs won’t completely supplant active managers, but their market share will continue to rise.

By Bloomberg
Comerica to use Ameriprise as broker-dealer for  100 advisors
BROKER DEALERS MAR 06, 2023
Comerica to use Ameriprise as broker-dealer for 100 advisors

Ameriprise jumped into the bank broker market in 2017 when it acquired Investment Professionals Inc.

By Bruce Kelly
Want to do a 529-to-Roth rollover? Read the fine print
IRA ALERT MAR 06, 2023
Want to do a 529-to-Roth rollover? Read the fine print

Here’s why you need to read beyond the headlines and understand why this may be the most overhyped provision of SECURE 2.0.

By Ed Slott
UBS CEO gets 11% pay hike
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 06, 2023
UBS CEO gets 11% pay hike

Ralph Hamers received $13 million for his second full year in the job while the overall bonus pool for the rest of the firm was cut 10% to $3.3 billion.

By Bloomberg
2023 Best Places to Work for Financial Advisors
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 06, 2023
2023 Best Places to Work for Financial Advisors

Workplace culture is one of the most powerful employee magnets. This year’s InvestmentNews Best Places to Work for Financial Advisors illustrates how thoughtful leadership and practices create the kind of daily experience that makes everyone want to stick around.

By InvestmentNews
The undiminished lure of RIA firms
RIAS MAR 06, 2023
The undiminished lure of RIA firms

Registered investment advisory firms provide a service that customers understand, demand and are willing to pay a good price for, in good times and bad.

By InvestmentNews
Hello, I must be going
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2023
Hello, I must be going

Advisors and clients will see a flurry of coveted tax breaks come and go in the next three years. Here’s how to keep track.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
A billionaire tax? Don’t bet on it
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 06, 2023
A billionaire tax? Don’t bet on it

The political makeup doesn’t bode well for passing major tax legislation — and a bill that imposes a specific levy on billionaires would be substantial.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.