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TriplePlay: Finding opportunities in a crisis
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2020
TriplePlay: Finding opportunities in a crisis

Erin Botsford of The Advisor Authority describes ways advisers can use challenging times, like the current pandemic, as opportunities to improve their businesses

By InvestmentNews
UBS team managing $325 million joins Kestra
BROKER DEALERS APR 14, 2020
UBS team managing $325 million joins Kestra

Sean Russell and Philip Giammarino move to Coastline Wealth Management

By InvestmentNews
Fidelity plans to hire 2,000 employees to bolster service
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2020
Fidelity plans to hire 2,000 employees to bolster service

The financial services firm plans to add consultants and service representatives around the country

By InvestmentNews
How firms can increase diversity and inclusion
OPINION APR 14, 2020
How firms can increase diversity and inclusion

It’s a broad topic to tackle, and firms may find the challenge lies in knowing where to start

By Pedro Suriel & Renee Baker
Team managing $350 million at Ameriprise switches to Raymond James
BROKER DEALERS APR 14, 2020
Team managing $350 million at Ameriprise switches to Raymond James

Caliber, based in Overland Park, Kansas, has seven advisers and a staff of six

By InvestmentNews
JPMorgan profit falls to lowest since 2013 on pandemic
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 14, 2020
JPMorgan profit falls to lowest since 2013 on pandemic

The damage at the bank hints at what's to come as the rest of Wall Street reports results this week

By Bloomberg
Creative Planning's Mallouk challenges industry to protect employees
RIAS APR 13, 2020
Creative Planning's Mallouk challenges industry to protect employees

The RIA pledges no layoffs or pay cuts resulting from economic fallout from COVID-19

By Jeff Benjamin
Morgan Stanley loses appeal of $3.3 million Finra arbitration
WIREHOUSES APR 13, 2020
Morgan Stanley loses appeal of $3.3 million Finra arbitration

The wirehouse sought to toss a large award it lost to investors who owned Puerto Rican bonds

By Bruce Kelly
Finra rule allows investors more latitude in arbitration if brokers disappear
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 13, 2020
Finra rule allows investors more latitude in arbitration if brokers disappear

Now customers can withdraw their claim and proceed in court or file additional claims against firm personnel

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
As 401(k) assets fall, investors could pay higher fees
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2020
As 401(k) assets fall, investors could pay higher fees

Several factors are moving money out of plans, including provisions in the recently passed CARES Act

By Emile Hallez
RIA consolidation drags during COVID-19
RIAS APR 13, 2020
RIA consolidation drags during COVID-19

Merger and acquisition activity slowed from the record-level pace of the past several years

By Jeff Benjamin
Former Wells Fargo adviser part of alleged $33 million crypto Ponzi: lawsuit
WIREHOUSES APR 13, 2020
Former Wells Fargo adviser part of alleged $33 million crypto Ponzi: lawsuit

The purported scheme targeted doctors and claimed their money would be used to trade cryptocurrency using a proprietary algorithm

By Bruce Kelly
New York State fines pension risk transfer insurer $45 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2020
New York State fines pension risk transfer insurer $45 million

The regulator says Athene Holding Ltd. sold insurance in the state without a license

By InvestmentNews
COVID-19 restrictions not affecting adviser service delivery, report finds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 13, 2020
COVID-19 restrictions not affecting adviser service delivery, report finds

One in three advisers say they have not made any changes to client portfolios

By InvestmentNews
Client anxiety about retirement planning escalates
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2020
Client anxiety about retirement planning escalates

Survey shows 93% of advisers say clients have contacted them with concerns about their retirement plans

By Mary Beth Franklin
Goldman says U.S. stocks have probably bottomed
EQUITIES APR 13, 2020
Goldman says U.S. stocks have probably bottomed

The unprecedented support from policymakers and a flattening viral curve have 'dramatically' cut risks to both markets and the economy, strategists say

By Bloomberg
Deadly virus shows advisers need their own backup plan
OPINION APR 13, 2020
Deadly virus shows advisers need their own backup plan

When a partner in an advisory firm dies without a plan, it can wreak havoc on the business for years to come

By InvestmentNews
Annuities take center stage
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 12, 2020
Annuities take center stage

As the pandemic roils the financial markets, Americans increasingly seek the safety of guaranteed income as they enter their third act. But the rates and guarantees that have been selling points for annuities for years simply aren’t what they used to be.

By Emile Hallez
3 Questions: Inside a Best Places advisory firm
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 11, 2020
3 Questions: Inside a Best Places advisory firm

By InvestmentNews
Why I chose Buckingham
RIAS APR 11, 2020
Why I chose Buckingham

I believe there are three broad trends that will determine the next stages in the evolution of financial planning in the years ahead

By Michael Kitces