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How advisers can help prevent elder bankruptcy
OPINION DEC 05, 2019
How advisers can help prevent elder bankruptcy

Advisers can use cutting-edge planning solutions to help seniors and their families avoid financial hardships.

By Tom Burmeister
Why complying with Reg BI can't wait for the last minute
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 04, 2019
Why complying with Reg BI can't wait for the last minute

Webcast panelists recommend starting what could be an expensive and time-consuming process sooner than later.

By Jeff Benjamin
Assets managed by robos up 10% so far in 2019 to $283 billion
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 04, 2019
Assets managed by robos up 10% so far in 2019 to $283 billion

Full-service wealth management firms see the fastest growth in digital assets.

By Ryan W. Neal
Biden tax plan targets wealthy and corporate behemoths such as Amazon, Netflix
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 04, 2019
Biden tax plan targets wealthy and corporate behemoths such as Amazon, Netflix

Plan also details call to end loopholes worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

By Bloomberg
Galvin posts revised fiduciary duty proposal
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 04, 2019
Galvin posts revised fiduciary duty proposal

Advisers must act without regard to compensation, but 'best available option' language excised.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Social Security's outdated rules
OPINION DEC 04, 2019
Social Security's outdated rules

Delayed claiming favors the wealthy, while taxes on benefits hurt middle-income recipients.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Calpers scales back on 'emerging' equity fund managers as returns lag
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 04, 2019
Calpers scales back on 'emerging' equity fund managers as returns lag

Launched in 1991, the program has failed to produce acceptable gains.

By Bloomberg
Proposal to amend SEC testimonial rule to greatly expand advisers' advertising efforts
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 04, 2019
Proposal to amend SEC testimonial rule to greatly expand advisers' advertising efforts

Advisers will need to be well-versed on the details before starting an aggressive marketing campaign.

By Blaine F. Aikin
Markets are putting a price on climate risks
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 04, 2019
Markets are putting a price on climate risks

Two new studies suggest, however, that financial markets have started seriously pricing carbon risk, especially since the Paris Agreement of 2015.

By Peter R. Orszag
Creative Planning to acquire $300M RIA
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 03, 2019
Creative Planning to acquire $300M RIA

Creative Planning to acquire $300 million Hogan Financial Firm founded by Paula Hogan is based in Milwaukee, Wis.

By InvestmentNews
Schwab, Wells Fargo and Edward Jones praised for mobile apps
OPINION DEC 03, 2019
Schwab, Wells Fargo and Edward Jones praised for mobile apps

J.D. Power study found three firms with apps that score high with customers.

By Ryan W. Neal
Client behavior is a better benchmark for measuring success
OPINION DEC 03, 2019
Client behavior is a better benchmark for measuring success

The most critical part of a financial plan is usually whether or not the client has done their part.

By Sarah Newcomb
Galvin says retirees led astray with investment in gold and silver coins
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 03, 2019
Galvin says retirees led astray with investment in gold and silver coins

Regulator charges firm with persuading six investors to liquidate retirement accounts to buy precious metals.

By Bloomberg
Adam Antoniades promoted to CEO of Cetera
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 03, 2019
Adam Antoniades promoted to CEO of Cetera

Takes reins from chairman and interim CEO Ben Brigeman.

By InvestmentNews
Millennium Trust Co. announces expansion
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 03, 2019
Millennium Trust Co. announces expansion

Acquires Liberty Trust Company, custodian for specialized Individual Retirement Accounts.

By Bloomberg
Warren wealth tax could be stymied by constitutional challenge
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 03, 2019
Warren wealth tax could be stymied by constitutional challenge

How Democrats could get a wealth tax past the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Bloomberg
What will happen to the little RIA when Schwab acquires TD Ameritrade?
RIAS DEC 03, 2019
What will happen to the little RIA when Schwab acquires TD Ameritrade?

Deals by giants often overlook the little guy.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay female brokers $171,445
WIREHOUSES DEC 03, 2019
Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay female brokers $171,445

UBS considers low damages award an 'overwhelming rejection' of their claims.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 03, 2019
What's the value of an inorganic growth strategy

By InvestmentNews Create
Team managing $550 million at Northwestern Mutual goes indie with LPL
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 02, 2019
Team managing $550 million at Northwestern Mutual goes indie with LPL

Thirteen-member Gatewood Wealth Solutions is based in St. Louis.

By InvestmentNews