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11 top retirement movies to watch this summer
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2022
11 top retirement movies to watch this summer

Whether you’re retiring or not, sit back and relax while you gain some insight, motivation and a few good laughs from our list of the best retirement movies of all time.

By Gregg Greenberg
SECURE 2.0 occupies rare common ground, tees up progress
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 11, 2022
SECURE 2.0 occupies rare common ground, tees up progress

The House approved the retirement-industry boosting SECURE Act 2.0 in a landslide, setting the stage for a Senate vote in the back half of 2022.

By Gregg Greenberg
Escalating economic drama dampens appetite for adviser moves
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 11, 2022
Escalating economic drama dampens appetite for adviser moves

Financial adviser moves are up 3.8% year over year through the first five months of the year but down when compared to their most recent high in 2019.

By Bruce Kelly
Are tools smart enough for tough times? Market volatility to test advisers’ tech
FINTECH JUL 11, 2022
Are tools smart enough for tough times? Market volatility to test advisers’ tech

Adviser fintech promised to make firms more efficient and build deeper client relationships. Those claims may soon be tested.

By Ryan W. Neal
Reslicing the profit pie at Wells Fargo
WIREHOUSES JUL 11, 2022
Reslicing the profit pie at Wells Fargo

If the pie keeps growing, wirehouse brokers probably won’t mind getting a relatively smaller slice.

By InvestmentNews
Agenda-driven SEC determined to prevail despite critics’ pushback
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 11, 2022
Agenda-driven SEC determined to prevail despite critics’ pushback

The latest iteration of Chairman Gary Gensler's agenda contains 53 pending proposals. The financial industry is nervous.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fintech Bytes: SEI partners with Holistiplan, IAA launches tech firm
FINTECH JUL 08, 2022
Fintech Bytes: SEI partners with Holistiplan, IAA launches tech firm

The adviser world returned from the July 4 holiday ready to spend some money on technology.

By Ryan W. Neal
Reg BI enters Top 15 of customer claims in Finra arbitration
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 08, 2022
Reg BI enters Top 15 of customer claims in Finra arbitration

Regulation Best Interest now ranks 14th on the list of the types of controversies involved in disputes between customers and brokerages. It likely will keep rising on the list.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LPL to acquire Boenning & Scattergood
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2022
LPL to acquire Boenning & Scattergood

The Pennsylvania-based firm's 40 advisers, who manage $5 billion in assets, will become part of LPL's employee channel.

By InvestmentNews
Statement shock is the beginning, but longevity may be clients’ biggest risk
OPINION JUL 08, 2022
Statement shock is the beginning, but longevity may be clients’ biggest risk

Longer lifespans increase the chance that your clients will outlive their money or have to drastically downgrade their lifestyle.

By Andrew Corn
Envestnet acquires fee and billing fintech Redi2 Technologies
FINTECH JUL 07, 2022
Envestnet acquires fee and billing fintech Redi2 Technologies

The acquisition brings more than 700 RIAs using Redi2's billing and invoicing software, BillFin, into the Envestnet ecosystem.

By Ryan W. Neal
The advantage of tiering your advisory fees 
OPINION JUL 07, 2022
The advantage of tiering your advisory fees 

The AUM fee model works well in rising markets, but when markets begin to decline, the model means revenues are falling as the needs of clients increase.

By Scott Hanson
Adviser killed in Highland Park shooting remembered as ‘kind and gentle,’ devoted to clients
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 07, 2022
Adviser killed in Highland Park shooting remembered as ‘kind and gentle,’ devoted to clients

Stephen Straus began his career in 1968 and was still showing up in the office every day at age 88.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Sanctuary Wealth takes stake in GoalPath Solutions
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 07, 2022
Sanctuary Wealth takes stake in GoalPath Solutions

The Kansas-based firm provides advice and education to participants of workplace retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
Massachusetts orders Vanguard to repay investors $5.5 million for TDF taxes
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 06, 2022
Massachusetts orders Vanguard to repay investors $5.5 million for TDF taxes

Vanguard lowered the account minimum for an institutional target-date fund, causing a migration from the retail TDF, leaving those who held onto it in taxable accounts with a big capital gains bill.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Risk of dissatisfied advisers taking flight is rising: J.D. Power
RIA NEWS JUL 06, 2022
Risk of dissatisfied advisers taking flight is rising: J.D. Power

Ongoing discontent, worsened by the pandemic and tech shortfalls, has resulted in 15% of wirehouse advisers and 7% of independent advisers being 'at risk' of exiting their firms in the next two years.

By Gregg Greenberg
First Trust acquires direct indexing fintech Veriti
FINTECH JUL 06, 2022
First Trust acquires direct indexing fintech Veriti

Another asset management firm is buying its way into the increasingly crowded market for direct indexing.

By Ryan W. Neal
Advisers must weigh whether to be first to use testimonials for marketing
RIA NEWS JUL 06, 2022
Advisers must weigh whether to be first to use testimonials for marketing

An Investment Adviser Association survey shows that for the second year in a row, the SEC advertising rule is the top compliance concern.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Savant Wealth acquires $262 million Virgina-based RIA
RIA NEWS JUL 06, 2022
Savant Wealth acquires $262 million Virgina-based RIA

Alliant Wealth Advisors' qualified plans division will become a part of Savant’s retirement plan services division.

By InvestmentNews
How financing options can help advisers drive growth
OPINION JUL 06, 2022
How financing options can help advisers drive growth

There have been exciting developments in terms of partner firms offering loans and equity options that can provide the capital advisers need to realize their business growth goals.

By Kristine McManus