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2020 Innovator: Barry Ritholtz
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 22, 2021
2020 Innovator: Barry Ritholtz

Ritholtz Wealth Management, Founder, Chair and Chief Investment Officer

By InvestmentNews
SEC obtains judgment against $4 million Ponzi schemer
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 22, 2021
SEC obtains judgment against $4 million Ponzi schemer

Former adviser James Booth also pleads guilty in criminal case.

By InvestmentNews
2020 Innovator: Alan Moore
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 22, 2021
2020 Innovator: Alan Moore

XY Planning Network, CEO and Co-founder

By InvestmentNews
2020 Innovator: Aaron Klein
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 22, 2021
2020 Innovator: Aaron Klein

Riskalyze, CEO and Co-founder

By InvestmentNews
2020 Icon: Judson Bergman
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 22, 2021
2020 Icon: Judson Bergman

Envestnet, Founder

By InvestmentNews
Adviser managing $315 million at Wells Fargo goes indie with LPL
BROKER DEALERS FEB 22, 2021
Adviser managing $315 million at Wells Fargo goes indie with LPL

Richard Pakes starts CVG Wealth Management in Santa Barbara, California

By InvestmentNews
The Security Based Line of Credit Difference
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 22, 2021
The Security Based Line of Credit Difference

SBLOCs flexible nature means they can serve clients across the spectrum. Learn more now!

By Goldman Sachs
Adapting advisers’ marketing to a new era
OPINION FEB 22, 2021
Adapting advisers’ marketing to a new era

New regulations and the changing technological and media landscape raise many vexing and interrelated questions for advisers, their firms and the investing public.

By InvestmentNews
The unquenchable thirst for wealth management
RIAS FEB 22, 2021
The unquenchable thirst for wealth management

With M&A in the RIA space setting records, the focus turns naturally to the seemingly irreversible influence of private equity money.

By Jeff Benjamin
401(k) lawsuit update: 2 dismissals, 2 settlements
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2021
401(k) lawsuit update: 2 dismissals, 2 settlements

Abbott Labs and Genentech won dismissals in cases against them, although plaintiffs can refile their complaints. Cerner Corp. and BlackRock have reached settlements in class-action cases against them.

By Emile Hallez
GameStop hearing underlines partisan divide on legislative action
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 19, 2021
GameStop hearing underlines partisan divide on legislative action

The atmospherics suggested that if bills emerge, they will have a difficult path through the narrowly divided House and Senate.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Attracting Next Gen clients will require advisers heed three trends
FINTECH FEB 19, 2021
Attracting Next Gen clients will require advisers heed three trends

Tech-driven personalization, enhanced user experiences, and ESG served as key themes during InvestmentNews’ inaugural Next Gen Summit.

By Nicole Casperson
Ex-Janney broker stole $400,000 from clients to pay gambling debt: Feds
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 19, 2021
Ex-Janney broker stole $400,000 from clients to pay gambling debt: Feds

The broker transferred funds from the investment account of a couple whose portfolio he managed directly into bank accounts he controlled, according to the Department of Justice.

By Bruce Kelly
Larry Kudlow joins The Bahnsen Group as an adviser
RIAS FEB 19, 2021
Larry Kudlow joins The Bahnsen Group as an adviser

Firm head and former Trump economic adviser share ‘love of free markets’

By InvestmentNews
Advisers agree: It’s time to stop ignoring Bitcoin
FINTECH FEB 18, 2021
Advisers agree: It’s time to stop ignoring Bitcoin

Bitcoin's rally and an increase in institutional adoption amplify the need for advisers to educate themselves on cryptocurrencies.

By Nicole Casperson
Robinhood, Citadel CEOs spar with lawmakers over retail trading
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 18, 2021
Robinhood, Citadel CEOs spar with lawmakers over retail trading

At a Financial Services Committee hearing, House Democrats pressed the leaders of Robinhood and Citadel on whether they're profiting at the expense of retail investors

By Bloomberg
Warren presses Finra to review whether forced arbitration harms Robinhood customers
FINTECH FEB 18, 2021
Warren presses Finra to review whether forced arbitration harms Robinhood customers

'Investors harmed by Robinhood’s trading restrictions should be able to argue their case in court, rather than in closed-door proceedings that are too often rigged against claimants,' Warren wrote in a letter to Finra CEO Robert W. Cook.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Two FiNet teams managing $1.06 billion move to Raymond James
BROKER DEALERS FEB 18, 2021
Two FiNet teams managing $1.06 billion move to Raymond James

A group with seven advisers in West Virginia and a solo adviser in Ohio switch affiliations.

By InvestmentNews
401(k) savings went up in 2020, but so did retirement worries
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 18, 2021
401(k) savings went up in 2020, but so did retirement worries

Despite new figures showing higher savings rates and account balances, just over half of people said they are worried about how the pandemic will affect their financial security in retirement.

By Emile Hallez
Putnam latest old-school fund firm to sell semitransparent ETFs
EQUITIES FEB 18, 2021
Putnam latest old-school fund firm to sell semitransparent ETFs

The 84-year-old fund complex enters the ETF market with four funds, including two ESG strategies, and joins a host of fund companies seeking opportunities in the semitransparent space.

By Jeff Benjamin