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Is Microsoft debt now safer than Treasuries?
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 13, 2025
Is Microsoft debt now safer than Treasuries?

DoubleLine PM raises an interesting, if uncomfortable, question.

By Bloomberg
Judge green lights Trump's federal workers buyout offer
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 13, 2025
Judge green lights Trump's federal workers buyout offer

Unions can't sue because they are not directly impacted.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley to offload another $3B of debt from Musk's X
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 13, 2025
Morgan Stanley to offload another $3B of debt from Musk's X

Wall Street firm helped finance the billionaire's social media purchase.

By Bloomberg
Record growth: Interval funds emerge as key players in alternative investments
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 12, 2025
Record growth: Interval funds emerge as key players in alternative investments

Blue Vault Alts Summit highlights the role of liquidity-focused funds in reshaping advisor strategies

By Manal Ali
SignatureFD welcomes M&A veteran Peter Nesvold to board
RIAS FEB 12, 2025
SignatureFD welcomes M&A veteran Peter Nesvold to board

The $9.1 billion RIA is tapping into Nesvold's decades of leadership, including his time at Silver Lane Advisors and Bear Stearns, for its next leg of thoughtful expansion.

By Leo Almazora
For two-fifths of modern couples, commitment is spelled with joint insurance
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 12, 2025
For two-fifths of modern couples, commitment is spelled with joint insurance

Survey of renting couples finds joint policies on par with traditional milestones, including moving in together and their first "I love you," as a means to cement relationships.

By Leo Almazora
How pro bono planning creates a practice management edge
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 12, 2025
How pro bono planning creates a practice management edge

Finding purpose, skills enhancement, and attracting new talent are just a few potential benefits for altruistic planners and the firms that support them.

By Leo Almazora
SEC moves to keep ESG shareholder resolutions off proxy ballots
ESG FEB 12, 2025
SEC moves to keep ESG shareholder resolutions off proxy ballots

The agency is reverting to a Trump-era policy that allowed public companies to widely exclude environmentally and socially themed resolutions.

By Emile Hallez
House GOP takes first step toward tax cuts, debt limit increase
TAX FEB 12, 2025
House GOP takes first step toward tax cuts, debt limit increase

The proposed budget, which Democratic critics pan as a "Republican betrayal of the middle class," would open up a $4.5 trillion runway over 10 years for more tax cuts.

By Bloomberg
Hot CPI report has strategists rethinking inflation strategies
ETFS FEB 12, 2025
Hot CPI report has strategists rethinking inflation strategies

Wall Street reacts to the higher-than-expected January CPI report that sent stocks lower.

By Gregg Greenberg
Carson Group taps Zocks for AI-powered client insights
RIAS FEB 12, 2025
Carson Group taps Zocks for AI-powered client insights

The $38 billion national RIA's latest fintech partnership joins a broader trend of platforms helping firms and advisors pursue organic growth with artificial intelligence.

By Leo Almazora
Schwab bumps up fee for RIAs using its referral service
CUSTODIAN FEB 12, 2025
Schwab bumps up fee for RIAs using its referral service

Schwab's referral program has not changed its fees in almost 20 years.

By Bruce Kelly
A boots-on-the-ground global approach
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 12, 2025
A boots-on-the-ground global approach

“Ultimately, if you don’t go [to the country], you don’t [understand] the type of compelling opportunity set,” John Suddeth says.

By Chris Davis
Trump demands lower interest rates as Powell goes to Hill
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 12, 2025
Trump demands lower interest rates as Powell goes to Hill

The president's call for monetary policy easing marks a shift from earlier remarks calling the Fed's January hold "the right thing to do."

By Bloomberg
Five steps to prepare clients to navigate the tragic and unexpected
OPINION FEB 12, 2025
Five steps to prepare clients to navigate the tragic and unexpected

Recent natural disasters show the importance of being ready financially for worst-case scenarios.

By Joe Duran
Demonizing diversity in financial services
OPINION FEB 12, 2025
Demonizing diversity in financial services

Financial services companies are the latest to be caught up in Republicans' war on DEI.

By InvestmentNews
An opportune time for bonds
FIXED INCOME FEB 12, 2025
An opportune time for bonds

The current environment – economic and political – stands to benefit fixed income, and active managers may have a chance shine.

By Emile Hallez
Advisors react to Trump 2.0
EQUITIES FEB 12, 2025
Advisors react to Trump 2.0

The president may be the same as he was before, but circumstances are different this time around – and there are some lessons from the first term, advisors said.

By Gregg Greenberg
Former wirehouse leaders jump to RIAs
RIAS FEB 12, 2025
Former wirehouse leaders jump to RIAs

John Thiel is only the latest in a line of one-time senior executives at wirehouses who have crossed Wall Street and are now working for the competition.

By Bruce Kelly
The war on DEI
ESG FEB 12, 2025
The war on DEI

Financial services companies are being targeted for potential legal action over their programs and initiatives on diversity, equity, and inclusion. It could be just the beginning.

By Emile Hallez