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More workers dipped into their retirement savings last year, Vanguard finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2025
More workers dipped into their retirement savings last year, Vanguard finds

Sneak peek into annual defined contribution plan report shows average participant balances reached an all-time high amid rising equity markets.

By Leo Almazora
Social Security Administration sets record straight on dead people getting benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2025
Social Security Administration sets record straight on dead people getting benefits

Of millions of deaths reported yearly, just a fraction of a percent are "erroneously reported" cases that need to be corrected, the agency said.

By Leo Almazora
Risks and opportunities ahead of the great wealth transfer
OPINION MAR 17, 2025
Risks and opportunities ahead of the great wealth transfer

Younger heirs may “be more dubious about forming traditional client-advisor relationships, having grown up with different expectations about financial guidance”.

Financial advisors, what is your volatility game plan for client management?
OPINION MAR 14, 2025
Financial advisors, what is your volatility game plan for client management?

With targeted "comfort calls" and strategically automated follow-ups, advisors who leverage their CRM systems effectively can show up when clients need them most.

By Adrian Johnstone
No new trial for convicted GPB Capital executives
ALTERNATIVES MAR 14, 2025
No new trial for convicted GPB Capital executives

"I've seen lots of denial in this business but this GPB thing take the cake," says one industry executive.

By Bruce Kelly
Edward Jones hit with lawsuit claiming discrimination against white advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 14, 2025
Edward Jones hit with lawsuit claiming discrimination against white advisors

Former advisor alleges an incentive for veteran advisors to give business to women and nonwhite rookies disadvantages straight white male advisors.

By Leo Almazora
Is FINRA on the ropes?
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 13, 2025
Is FINRA on the ropes?

The current legal battle with a broker-dealer, Alpine Securities, is the latest challenge for the industry regulator.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisors' gen AI adoption lags growing interest
FINTECH MAR 13, 2025
Advisors' gen AI adoption lags growing interest

A pair of surveys shed light on how advisors want to use generative AI – and the biggest barriers holding them back.

By Leo Almazora
Citing 'egregious conduct,' Finra panel awards Stifel clients a stunning $132.5 million
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2025
Citing 'egregious conduct,' Finra panel awards Stifel clients a stunning $132.5 million

“The arbitration panel really threw the book at Stifel,” according to one plaintiff’s attorney.

By Bruce Kelly
What makes a great offsite?
OPINION MAR 13, 2025
What makes a great offsite?

Key ingredients to get the most out of staff meetings away from the office.

By Scott Hanson
Financial advisors respond to the rise in recession talk
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2025
Financial advisors respond to the rise in recession talk

Recession fears are rising, or at least more people are talking about the potential one. Here's what financial advisors are saying - and doing - about it.

By Gregg Greenberg
Citi cutting back on contractors, taking more IT in-house on mounting regulatory pressure
WIREHOUSES MAR 13, 2025
Citi cutting back on contractors, taking more IT in-house on mounting regulatory pressure

The banking giant is undertaking a tech revamp as it addresses longstanding concerns around data risk management.

By Leo Almazora
Social Security services at risk as DOGE bulldozer continues
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2025
Social Security services at risk as DOGE bulldozer continues

Reports of cuts to phone support add to broader concerns about reverberations from mass layoffs amid continued efficiency efforts.

By Leo Almazora
Weak-minded financial advice industry bids adieu to diversity work
OPINION MAR 12, 2025
Weak-minded financial advice industry bids adieu to diversity work

The wealth management business has fallen in line with President Trump's anti-DEI stance, and it’s appalling.

By Bruce Kelly
B. Riley spins off investment bank.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 12, 2025
B. Riley spins off investment bank.

The share price of B. Riley financial has plummeted 78.5% over the past year.

By Bruce Kelly
Edward Jones is going upmarket with new high-net-worth service
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 12, 2025
Edward Jones is going upmarket with new high-net-worth service

The firm's new offering, targeted toward investors with at least $10 million, will put it head-to-head against some of Wall Street's biggest names.

By Leo Almazora
Compliance officers not immune from the market's manic behavior
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 11, 2025
Compliance officers not immune from the market's manic behavior

Changes in regulations are keeping compliance officers busy. Here's how they are keeping up.

By Gregg Greenberg
When business development adds the most value
OPINION MAR 11, 2025
When business development adds the most value

As painful as prospecting can be for the majority of advisors, it's an unavoidable factor in any firm's organic growth equation.

By Scott Hanson
Roll back Gensler-era rules, private funds industry urges SEC
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
Roll back Gensler-era rules, private funds industry urges SEC

A new policy proposal from the Managed Funds Association lays out requests to reduce disclosure requirements and offer legal clarity on crypto ownership, among other priorities.

By Leo Almazora
GWG bankruptcy settlement leaves investors with next to nothing
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
GWG bankruptcy settlement leaves investors with next to nothing

Beneficient, an alternative investment company and formerly a part of GWG, has offered $50.5 million to settle claims related to federal lawsuits.

By Bruce Kelly