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Top 10 fee-only RIAs by average account size
RIAS AUG 01, 2022
Top 10 fee-only RIAs by average account size

The biggest registered investment advisory firms have mountains of assets under management, but how big are the individual client accounts at those firms?

By InvestmentNews
Buffalo Bills owner backs startup targeting independent advisory firms
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 01, 2022
Buffalo Bills owner backs startup targeting independent advisory firms

Atlanta-based Bison Wealth provides back-office support for advisory firms in exchange for a share of their revenues.

By Bloomberg
Reframing Retirement Income Discussions
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 01, 2022
Reframing Retirement Income Discussions

Research has uncovered a fundamental disconnect between the value advisors think they offer—and what their clients perceive. Here’s how to turn that into an advantage.

By Protective
10 fee-only RIAs with the most advisers in 2022
RIAS JUL 30, 2022
10 fee-only RIAs with the most advisers in 2022

How many financial advisers do registered investment advisory firms need when they manage tens of billions or even hundreds of billions in assets?

By InvestmentNews
Time for investors to get 'real' about retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2022
Time for investors to get 'real' about retirement

Real assets such as real estate, natural resources and infrastructure provide additional diversification benefits, with some returns outpacing traditional asset classes in an inflationary environment.

By Gregg Greenberg
Pentegra Services acquires plan administration firm
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2022
Pentegra Services acquires plan administration firm

New Pinnacle Consulting Group, of Cornelius, North Carolina, specializes in 403(b) plans and currently manages over 600 retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
SEC slaps Aegis Capital with $2.3 million penalty
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 29, 2022
SEC slaps Aegis Capital with $2.3 million penalty

The firm was charged with inadequately supervising its representatives, who made unsuitable recommendations of structured products.

By InvestmentNews
Latest crop of diversity programs hope to create wider, more welcoming points of entry
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 29, 2022
Latest crop of diversity programs hope to create wider, more welcoming points of entry

Goals include dismantling barriers and creating new ways to reach and invite women and minorities.

By Joanne Cleaver
National Securities shuts down after 75 years, reps rolled into B. Riley
BROKER DEALERS JUL 29, 2022
National Securities shuts down after 75 years, reps rolled into B. Riley

B. Riley Financial had purchased a large stake in National Securities Corp.'s parent in 2018 and bought the remaining shares last year.

By Bruce Kelly
House committee presses Wells Fargo rep on Biden family deals
RIAS JUL 29, 2022
House committee presses Wells Fargo rep on Biden family deals

Rep. James Comer is calling on Edward Prewitt, who advised Hunter Biden, to provide information related to deals that triggered suspicious activity reports.

By InvestmentNews
Ken Van Leeuwen works with clients in two underserved niche areas
RIAS JUL 29, 2022
Ken Van Leeuwen works with clients in two underserved niche areas

The adviser targets younger corporate executives and parents whose children have special needs.

By Jeff Benjamin
Secrets to success for RIAs
RIAS JUL 29, 2022
Secrets to success for RIAs

Schwab’s annual benchmarking study shows top-performing firms are more likely to use such tools as marketing plans and ideal client profiles.

By InvestmentNews
Proposed end of carried interest would mean tax hike for rich Wall Streeters
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 28, 2022
Proposed end of carried interest would mean tax hike for rich Wall Streeters

The tax deal in the Senate would eliminate the tax break used by private equity and hedge fund managers.

By Bloomberg
Integrity Marketing to acquire Annexus
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2022
Integrity Marketing to acquire Annexus

Ron Shurts, co-founder and CEO of Annexus, which develops annuities and other insurance products, will become a managing partner of Integrity.

By InvestmentNews
Crypto scams must be reined in, Senate Banking Committee says
ALTERNATIVES JUL 28, 2022
Crypto scams must be reined in, Senate Banking Committee says

At a hearing Thursday on scams and risks in the crypto and securities markets, senators on both sides of the aisle pitched legislation to protect investors from harm.

By Ryan W. Neal
Raymond James hanging onto RIA assets of shifting advisers: Reilly
RIAS JUL 28, 2022
Raymond James hanging onto RIA assets of shifting advisers: Reilly

Raymond James said that its head count of private client group financial advisers was 8,616 at the end of June, an increase of 203 compared to a year earlier.

By Bruce Kelly
Caregivers not taking care of their own finances: Fidelity
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2022
Caregivers not taking care of their own finances: Fidelity

A new study shows 7 out of 10 caregivers are so focused on their caregiving duties that they put off addressing their own needs.

By Gregg Greenberg
Economy shrinks for second straight quarter, pumping up recession angst
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 28, 2022
Economy shrinks for second straight quarter, pumping up recession angst

Inflation undercut consumer spending and Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes stymied businesses and housing.

By Bloomberg
SEC fines J.P. Morgan, UBS, TradeStation total of $2.5 million for lax ID theft prevention
FINTECH JUL 27, 2022
SEC fines J.P. Morgan, UBS, TradeStation total of $2.5 million for lax ID theft prevention

Each of the firms failed to comply with the agency's rule on identify theft red flags.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Long-term care premium hike: Round three
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2022
Long-term care premium hike: Round three

As insurers push prices on LTC policies higher, individuals must weigh their policy options to maintain protection at an affordable price.

By Mary Beth Franklin