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Family offices are losing faith in the dollar and bracing for a world that stays broken, UBS reveals
WIREHOUSES MAY 28, 2026
Family offices are losing faith in the dollar and bracing for a world that stays broken, UBS reveals

The wealthiest investors on earth are quietly reshuffling portfolios for permanent uncertainty, not just another rough patch.

By Steve Randall
Retirement is the new American Dream, but millions doubt they'll get there
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2026
Retirement is the new American Dream, but millions doubt they'll get there

ACLI research reveals middle-class financial resilience rebounding, even as inflation anxiety and a deep savings confidence gap cloud the outlook.

By Steve Randall
Estate planning isn't a service add-on. It's your retention strategy.
EXPERT ADVICE MAY 28, 2026
Estate planning isn't a service add-on. It's your retention strategy.

As $84 trillion prepares to change hands, advisors who treat estate planning as peripheral are quietly building a sieve, not a book.

By David Pickler
Robinhood just made a bold move into AI-powered trading for the retail market
FINTECH MAY 27, 2026
Robinhood just made a bold move into AI-powered trading for the retail market

Traders will be able to connect their own third-party AI agents to the brokerage platform.

By Steve Randall
Jamie Dimon signals up to $20 billion acquisition for JPMorgan
WIREHOUSES MAY 27, 2026
Jamie Dimon signals up to $20 billion acquisition for JPMorgan

The bank's outspoken CEO says it's scanning for deal targets even as geopolitical risks and elevated asset prices cloud the outlook.

By Leo Almazora
Fintech bytes: Envestnet's Bill Crager wants to fix tech's disconnection dilemma
FINTECH MAY 27, 2026
Fintech bytes: Envestnet's Bill Crager wants to fix tech's disconnection dilemma

Virtual family office platform Strad and Ai-native CRM slant are also supporting centralization for advisors with newly inked partnerships.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: Cetera's Commonwealth pitch draws public sector-focused veteran
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2026
Advisor moves: Cetera's Commonwealth pitch draws public sector-focused veteran

Meanwhile, Raymond James' employee arm welcomes a $550 million advisor from JP Morgan, and LPL attracts another advisor trio from D.A. Davidson.

By Leo Almazora
Crypto has arrived in the brokerage account but what does it mean for advisors?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2026
Crypto has arrived in the brokerage account but what does it mean for advisors?

Prometheum's Aaron Kaplan on why clearing ETH inside a US brokerage account changes the conversation and what still needs to happen before adoption scales.

By Steve Randall
Technology Is Moving Fast. Adoption Shouldn’t Be Rushed
EXPERT ADVICE MAY 27, 2026
Technology Is Moving Fast. Adoption Shouldn’t Be Rushed

The tools are evolving rapidly, but in wealth management, the real challenge isn’t access. It’s integration, security, and discipline.

By Todd Bryant, CFP®, AIF®, ChFC®, CLU®
Lawyer exits case of former JPMorgan Chase banker whose sexual assault claims went viral
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 26, 2026
Lawyer exits case of former JPMorgan Chase banker whose sexual assault claims went viral

Chirayu Rana’s lawsuit has garnered massive attention on Wall Street.

By James Rogers
Schwab advisor arrested for domestic violence charges
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 26, 2026
Schwab advisor arrested for domestic violence charges

Terrance L. Hayes was arrested April 20 and charged with two felonies.

By Bruce Kelly
Most Americans are at risk of outliving their retirement savings
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2026
Most Americans are at risk of outliving their retirement savings

People are living longer, but new research warns that many may outlive their savings.

By James Rogers
OECD maps AI’s biggest job risks but LPL’s chief economist sees potential upside
TRANSFORMATION MAY 26, 2026
OECD maps AI’s biggest job risks but LPL’s chief economist sees potential upside

Dr Jeffrey Roach says a 19th-century paradox explains why efficiency gains may lift labor demand.

By Steve Randall
Why strategy matters more than performance
EXPERT ADVICE MAY 26, 2026
Why strategy matters more than performance

In volatile markets, the advisors who win aren't the ones with the best calls - they're the ones whose clients stay the course.

By Thomas Ruggie, ChFC®, CFP®
When Growth Outruns the System
TRANSFORMATION MAY 26, 2026
When Growth Outruns the System

According to Flyer Financial Technologies, rising portfolio complexity is exposing the limits of legacy infrastructure and widening the gap between automation and reality

By Manal Ali
SEC to lose Hester Peirce, deepening a commissioner crisis
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 22, 2026
SEC to lose Hester Peirce, deepening a commissioner crisis

The "Crypto Mom" departure would leave the SEC commission with just two members and no Democratic commissioners on the panel.

By Leo Almazora
Florida B-D, RIA owner pitches bold long-term plan to sell to advisors
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS MAY 22, 2026
Florida B-D, RIA owner pitches bold long-term plan to sell to advisors

IFP Securities’ owner, Bill Hamm, has a long-term plan for the firm and its 279 financial advisors.

By Bruce Kelly
Fintech bytes: Vanilla, Wealth.com forge new estate planning partnerships
FINTECH MAY 22, 2026
Fintech bytes: Vanilla, Wealth.com forge new estate planning partnerships

Meanwhile, a Osaic and Envestnet ink a new adaptive wealthtech partnership to better support the firm's 10,000-plus advisors, and RIA-focused VastAdvisor unveils native integrations with leading CRMs.

By Leo Almazora
Fiduciary failure: Ex-advisor who sold practice fined after clients lost millions
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 22, 2026
Fiduciary failure: Ex-advisor who sold practice fined after clients lost millions

A former Alabama investment advisor and ex-Kestra rep has been permanently barred and penalized after clients he promised to protect got caught in a $2.6 million fraud.

By Leo Almazora
Why the evolution of ETFs is changing the due diligence equation
OPINION MAY 22, 2026
Why the evolution of ETFs is changing the due diligence equation

As more active strategies get packaged into the ETF wrapper, advisors and investors have to look beyond expense ratios as the benchmark for value.

By Rob Swanke