Anyone who has tried to roll assets out of a DC plan knows how difficult and time-consuming it can be.
Group says nonprofessional plan fiduciaries who oversee assets in pension plans, foundations, endowments and trusts often don’t understand their responsibilities
The broker-dealer is potentially facing a penalty from the Securities and Exchange Commission due to sales of high-fee mutual funds. The regulator launched its Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative in February 2018.
An academic study posted this month on the Social Science Research Network found that about $790 million in IRA assets were in limbo in 2017, with account owners 72½ and older failing to take RMDs.
Establishing a national trust charter has been a priority since CEO Bob Oros took over in January 2019. The new Hightower Trust Company is expected to be open for business later this year.
The survey also finds sense among women that their compensation has not kept pace with their experience and responsibilities.
Twenty-two percent of the shares of a typical S&P 500 company sit in the portfolios of the Big Three index fund companies: BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard. This is a massive voting bloc, especially when you factor in that many shareholders don't take the time to vote.
Open rates and click-through metrics can provide unique insight into your prospects’ level of interest, but they can’t fully gauge the connection you’re starting to form.
A sensational report arguing that the wealthy don't pay their fair share of income taxes starts to crumble when percentages are replaced with real money.
Seventy percent of women leave their financial adviser within a year of widowhood. Here’s how advisers can improve service during this challenging life stage.
The goal is to turn the RIA space into community banks, giving RIAs the same access to banking tools as a wirehouse adviser, according to CEO Tyrone Ross.
Enrolling working Americans in a government-sponsored retirement plan is a broadly popular idea.
The six-adviser team, Puzzle Wealth Solutions, is affiliating with LPL Financial through OSJ Gladstone Wealth Partners.
Democrats and trade groups representing investment advisers were mostly on board with the proposed mandatory climate-risk disclosures. However, Republicans and other interest groups opposed the measure.
Dalbar rates 401(k)s with up to five stars and tells plan sponsors what they can do to improve their plans on the basis of environmental, social and governance criteria.
Driving the recruiting overhaul at wirehouses over the past few years has been the tremendous expense of recruiting experienced financial advisers.
Gov. Greg Abbott signs a pro-oil and gas bill in the state's latest fight against ESG investing.
Addepar, a software used by advisers to track how investment portfolios perform across asset classes, raised an additional $150 million from New York City-based hedge fund D1 Capital Partners.
As clients were bombarded with social media messaging during the pandemic, advisers cut through the clutter by taking a more strategic approach.
Discussions on Capitol Hill go a long way to normalize and legitimize digital assets and a technology that could pave the way for sweeping change in the financial services industry.
