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Can generative AI help advisors with personalization?
FINTECH FEB 14, 2024
Can generative AI help advisors with personalization?

New survey unveils challenges in client engagement, and the potential advantages of cutting-edge technology.

By Leo Almazora
Retirement income literacy lacking among older Americans
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2024
Retirement income literacy lacking among older Americans

The study exposes demographic fault lines in financial knowledge, with advised individuals scoring higher on several fronts.

By Leo Almazora
Are LPL shares heading to $300?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 14, 2024
Are LPL shares heading to $300?

The acquisition of Atria will transform LPL 'from a leading player in the space into a category killer,' analyst says.

By Bruce Kelly
What, me worry? Most people's retirement egos are inflated
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2024
What, me worry? Most people's retirement egos are inflated

While many say they can easily cut spending in retirement, one advisor says it's not so easy.

By Emile Hallez
Cetera recruits three-decade veteran from Triad
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 14, 2024
Cetera recruits three-decade veteran from Triad

The seasoned advisor oversees more than $120 million in assets at his planning and investment practice in Rome, Georgia.

By Leo Almazora
Morgan Stanley to cut several hundred jobs in wealth unit
WIREHOUSES FEB 14, 2024
Morgan Stanley to cut several hundred jobs in wealth unit

The layoffs will affect less than 1 percent of the workers in the wealth management business.

By Bloomberg
Another setback for Schwab as net new assets decline again
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 14, 2024
Another setback for Schwab as net new assets decline again

The firm saw a year-over-year drop of 65 percent in new asset flows in January, including a steep slowdown in core net new assets.

By Leo Almazora
Treasury proposes anti-money laundering rule for financial advisors
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 14, 2024
Treasury proposes anti-money laundering rule for financial advisors

Should advisors receive a cash prize for catching potential money launderers?

By Gregg Greenberg
Alt managers’ push to advisors hits resistance at some B-Ds
ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2024
Alt managers’ push to advisors hits resistance at some B-Ds

‘When I got here in 2016, I had no idea who the alternative investment sponsors were,’ says Jamie Price of Osaic.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James adds to talent pool with Morgan Stanley hire
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 14, 2024
Raymond James adds to talent pool with Morgan Stanley hire

The seasoned advisor brings more than two decades of industry experience.

By Leo Almazora
iCapital expand advisors’ access to alternatives platform
ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2024
iCapital expand advisors’ access to alternatives platform

Wealthtech provider opens opportunities for portfolio diversification to more than 350,000 wealth advisors.

By Leo Almazora
On a mission to make the advisory industry more female-friendly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 14, 2024
On a mission to make the advisory industry more female-friendly

‘Women are like an afterthought in the industry’, says Cary Carbonaro, of Advisors Capital Management

By Emily Douglas
Deep client relationships drive culture at Advus
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2024
Deep client relationships drive culture at Advus

Mark Lamoriello, CEO of Advus Financial Partners, explains why client relationships not AUM drives his firm.

By Emily Douglas
SEC’s Gensler cautions against overblown claims about AI
FINTECH FEB 13, 2024
SEC’s Gensler cautions against overblown claims about AI

The SEC chair warned companies against 'AI washing' when they talk to investors about their use of the technology.

By Bloomberg
What advisors should consider before participating in awards season
OPINION FEB 13, 2024
What advisors should consider before participating in awards season

Look at the award from the point of view of your clients and prospects before accepting.

By Kristine McManus
EBSA reports $1.4B recovery haul from 2023 enforcement actions
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 13, 2024
EBSA reports $1.4B recovery haul from 2023 enforcement actions

The DOL unit closed nearly 200 criminal investigations and recovered more than $840 million through formal enforcement actions.

By Leo Almazora
Target-date funds hit $3.5T in record surge
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 13, 2024
Target-date funds hit $3.5T in record surge

Mutual funds narrowly maintained their lead over collective investment trusts, but CITs are growing faster, suggesting a potential shift in leadership this year.

By Leo Almazora
Ex-Oppenheimer advisor sentenced to 8 years for $50M Ponzi scheme
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 13, 2024
Ex-Oppenheimer advisor sentenced to 8 years for $50M Ponzi scheme

The disgraced advisor fleeced more than 400 investors in a fraudulent 'private equity' fund over a 13-year period.

By Leo Almazora
Edward Jones leads the way in adding CFPs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 13, 2024
Edward Jones leads the way in adding CFPs

Other firms that saw big increases in the number of CFP professionals in 2023 included Charles Schwab and Northwestern Mutual.

By Leo Almazora
LPL snaps up 2,400 advisors, $100B in assets with Atria acquisition
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 13, 2024
LPL snaps up 2,400 advisors, $100B in assets with Atria acquisition

LPL's equity purchase of Atria will cost the firm at least $805 million.

By Bruce Kelly