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Social Security faces a customer service backlog
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 01, 2022
Social Security faces a customer service backlog

Expect delays as the Social Security Administration's field offices reopen to the public after closing in March 2020 amid the pandemic.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Quitting work is great, but don't forget about saving
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2022
Quitting work is great, but don't forget about saving

The Great Resignation continues to produce record quit rates, which makes it a good time to think about 401(k)s and other job benefits.

By Emile Hallez
3 ways volatility diminishes the value of your firm
OPINION JAN 31, 2022
3 ways volatility diminishes the value of your firm

The impact that market corrections can have on advisory firms' profits makes having the right strategy and doing an exceptional job of implementing it even more important.

By Scott Hanson
The rise of the crypto robo-advisors
ALTERNATIVES JAN 31, 2022
The rise of the crypto robo-advisors

Recent market volatility is making crypto robos more appealing in the traditionally passive world of digital advice.

By Sean Allocca
NewEdge hires UBS team managing $3 billion in South Florida
RIAS JAN 31, 2022
NewEdge hires UBS team managing $3 billion in South Florida

Days after hiring Robert McCann, former UBS chairman for the Americas region, NewEdge announces more UBS veterans are joining the firm.

By Bruce Kelly
Billion-dollar Truist group moves to RBC
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 31, 2022
Billion-dollar Truist group moves to RBC

The team of five advisers and three staff members is joining the firm's office in Richmond, Virginia.

By InvestmentNews
Georgia court refuses to dismiss 401(k) suit, citing SCOTUS Northwestern decision
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2022
Georgia court refuses to dismiss 401(k) suit, citing SCOTUS Northwestern decision

The case filed against the Columbus Regional Health System cited breaches similar to those alleged in the Northwestern case, such as offering retail share classes of mutual funds instead of lower-cost institutional shares.

By InvestmentNews
Who most wants to work with an adviser? Millennials
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 31, 2022
Who most wants to work with an adviser? Millennials

Millennials are the most optimistic generation, with nearly half saying their quality of life is better or much better over the previous year, study finds.

By InvestmentNews
ESG principles must include balanced and globally aligned approaches
OPINION JAN 31, 2022
ESG principles must include balanced and globally aligned approaches

This will ensure that energy and aerospace/defense sectors continue to attract the necessary investment and financing needed to guard global economic growth and national security.

By Michael Roman
Rising crypto star faces SEC, volatile markets
ALTERNATIVES JAN 31, 2022
Rising crypto star faces SEC, volatile markets

Ophelia Snyder, 29, is already managing $2.5 billion. She is now teaming up with Cathie Wood to bring a Bitcoin ETF to the U.S. — if regulators allow it.

By Bloomberg
UBS gets dose of digital disruption
FINTECH JAN 31, 2022
UBS gets dose of digital disruption

CEO Ralph Hamers is on a mission to pull UBS into the digital age, and last week's announcement of the bank's acquisition of robo-adviser Wealthfront was his first move.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock navigates a divided America
ESG JAN 28, 2022
BlackRock navigates a divided America

In oil-rich Texas, BlackRock is being castigated by the GOP establishment for even talking about reducing greenhouse gases. In West Virginia, where King Coal reigns, it’s been cut out of a state treasury fund.

By Bloomberg
SEC keeps up pressure on private fund advisers
ALTERNATIVES JAN 28, 2022
SEC keeps up pressure on private fund advisers

Under Chairman Gary Gensler, the agency is taking a closer look at private equity, hedge funds.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Adviser's faith-based ESG niche attracts true believers
RIAS JAN 28, 2022
Adviser's faith-based ESG niche attracts true believers

Robert Netzly has maintained his focus on biblically-based financial planning, while keeping his expectations low. The market is finding him.

By Jeff Benjamin
Firm spices up Bitcoin IRA option with in-app game
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2022
Firm spices up Bitcoin IRA option with in-app game

Choice is adding a Price-Is-Right-style game that rewards account holders with small amounts of Bitcoin that are added to their retirement savings.

By Emile Hallez
How UBS plans to leverage Wealthfront's robo-adviser
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 28, 2022
How UBS plans to leverage Wealthfront's robo-adviser

Wealthfront’s technology will become the foundation of a new digital offering for the wirehouse, but a major issue will be determining how to successfully integrate it into its existing product lineup.

By Sean Allocca
If regulators want meaningful feedback, bring back 60-day comment periods
OPINION JAN 28, 2022
If regulators want meaningful feedback, bring back 60-day comment periods

Stakeholders must have enough time to analyze and provide a reasoned response in order to provide helpful input on proposed regulations.

By Gail Bernstein
Lincoln partners with CHIP to broaden access to advice
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 28, 2022
Lincoln partners with CHIP to broaden access to advice

The firm's African American Financial Professionals Network will use tools provided by Changing How Individuals Prosper, an online referral network.

By InvestmentNews
Ask follow-up questions to better serve client needs
OPINION JAN 28, 2022
Ask follow-up questions to better serve client needs

When a client has a request, dig deeper before you take action by asking, 'Why you want to do that?'

By Michael Broad
Franklin Templeton picks Ascensus for its managed account offering
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2022
Franklin Templeton picks Ascensus for its managed account offering

Fund firm will use tools to increase personalization of its retirement accounts.

By InvestmentNews