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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
LinePoint, Five Eleven Partners launch to shake up family office space
RIAS MAR 11, 2025
LinePoint, Five Eleven Partners launch to shake up family office space

With a pro-advisor and family executive platform and a business pushing back against industry consolidation, the New York-based firms are striking out with different visions of independence.

By Leo Almazora
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
CEO Andrew Busser sets the stage for Pitcairn’s next 100 years
RIAS MAR 11, 2025
CEO Andrew Busser sets the stage for Pitcairn’s next 100 years

Pitcairn's leader has no problem combining tradition and innovation.

By Gregg Greenberg
Limra projects strong annuity sales through 2027 despite expected declines
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2025
Limra projects strong annuity sales through 2027 despite expected declines

Latest figures confirm record sales in 2024, including four straight quarters exceeding $100 billion, with most of the wins going to the largest players.

By Leo Almazora
Investors losing faith as Trump recession fears roil markets
EQUITIES MAR 11, 2025
Investors losing faith as Trump recession fears roil markets

Allocations to cash and money market funds are rising, and dip-buying is slowing, as the president's coyness on downturn odds adds to mounting pessimism.

By Leo Almazora
Private credit's push into retail opens new vulnerability, warns BIS
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
Private credit's push into retail opens new vulnerability, warns BIS

A new report adds to a string of alerts from watchdogs, noting that the growing role of small investors, use of leverage, and concentration risks "warrant monitoring."

By Bloomberg
Survey reveals generation gaps in retirement, with a reality check for pre-retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2025
Survey reveals generation gaps in retirement, with a reality check for pre-retirees

Gen X emerges as the least confident in their future, while many retirees are navigating financial shocks from inflation and healthcare costs.

By Leo Almazora
Finra not folding its tent any time soon: attorney
BROKER DEALERS MAR 11, 2025
Finra not folding its tent any time soon: attorney

Meanwhile, Finra’s fines against the brokerage industry declined in 2024.

By Bruce Kelly
Are value stocks finally taking the baton from growth?
EQUITIES MAR 11, 2025
Are value stocks finally taking the baton from growth?

Wealth managers weigh in on the battle between growth and value stocks, and whether the tide is turning in favor of value.

By Gregg Greenberg
Aligning client expectations with reality
ALTERNATIVES MAR 11, 2025
Aligning client expectations with reality

Clients are often seduced by alternative investments’ potential for outsized returns, but Ed Cofrancesco knows education is key.

By Chris Davis
'We need more leaders'
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 11, 2025
'We need more leaders'

Advisor says Black professionals remain underrepresented in profession and 'nothing has improved in 25 years'.

By Chris Davis
Could market turmoil, recession risks hasten Trump tax cuts?
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2025
Could market turmoil, recession risks hasten Trump tax cuts?

Cuts were promised and some want the president to act faster.

By Steve Randall
Millennials reveal rising source of debt, but it's not what you think
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2025
Millennials reveal rising source of debt, but it's not what you think

The same thing is also maxing out the credit cards of older Americans.

By Steve Randall
US contagion fears spark 'hedge hunting' worldwide
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2025
US contagion fears spark 'hedge hunting' worldwide

Strategists are trying to second-guess how markets rout may unfold.

By Bloomberg
Crypto day-traders are wondering where their easy ride has gone?
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2025
Crypto day-traders are wondering where their easy ride has gone?

Expected soft-touch regulation has yet to materialize.

By Bloomberg
Trump pledges support for Musk's pressured Tesla, kind of
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2025
Trump pledges support for Musk's pressured Tesla, kind of

The president says he will buy a new Tesla as a show of confidence.

By Bloomberg
MrBeast investors more likely to gain from chocolate than videos
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 11, 2025
MrBeast investors more likely to gain from chocolate than videos

Feastables business makes a profit while media business posts a loss.

By Bloomberg
Crypto investment scams are very common: learn to spot them!
MAR 11, 2025
Crypto investment scams are very common: learn to spot them!

How can you spot a crypto investment scam? What should you do if you've been scammed? A crypto forensic expert answers these questions and more in this guide

By Mark Rosanes