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Moody's bumps up LPL debt to investment grade from 'junk'
BROKER DEALERS NOV 22, 2022
Moody's bumps up LPL debt to investment grade from 'junk'

Meanwhile, LPL is launching an effort to pursue wealthier clients.

By Bruce Kelly
FTX downfall damaging case for crypto in retirement accounts as Sen. Warren weighs in
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2022
FTX downfall damaging case for crypto in retirement accounts as Sen. Warren weighs in

The FTX breakdown is convenient for plan fiduciaries who were struggling with the prudence of permitting crypto within an employer-sponsored retirement plan.

By Gregg Greenberg
Annuity sales stay torrid in Q3 with help from banks
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 21, 2022
Annuity sales stay torrid in Q3 with help from banks

Bank sales propelled fixed-rate deferred and fixed-indexed annuity sales to hit record levels for the second consecutive quarter.

By Gregg Greenberg
Team managing $270 million exits Janney for Merrill
WIREHOUSES NOV 21, 2022
Team managing $270 million exits Janney for Merrill

The two advisers are based in the firm’s Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, office

By InvestmentNews
The 2022 Alexandra Armstrong winner is Amy Webber of Cambridge
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 21, 2022
The 2022 Alexandra Armstrong winner is Amy Webber of Cambridge

The CEO has taken a road less traveled and says she still has many miles to go.

By Ryan W. Neal
Sen. Tester concerned about impact of SEC climate rules on farmers
ESG NOV 21, 2022
Sen. Tester concerned about impact of SEC climate rules on farmers

The Montana Democrat's pushback gives a bipartisan tenor to ESG skepticism that so far has been voiced loudly by Republicans.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Higher yields on cash give advisers another asset allocation tool
RIAS NOV 21, 2022
Higher yields on cash give advisers another asset allocation tool

The Federal Reserve's fight against inflation has turned boring cash accounts into top performers.

By Jeff Benjamin
Commonwealth becomes latest IBD to invest in adviser firms
RIAS NOV 21, 2022
Commonwealth becomes latest IBD to invest in adviser firms

The firm is introducing an effort to buy minority stakes in the financial advisory firms that use its brokerage and RIA services.

By Bruce Kelly
OneDigital acquires Minnesota benefits firm
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2022
OneDigital acquires Minnesota benefits firm

Brainerd-based Fiducia Benefits Group offers a full suite of employee benefits solutions specializing in large group, self-insured, and customized benefit plans.

By InvestmentNews
Minnesotans managing $750 million join Commonwealth from Lincoln
BROKER DEALERS NOV 21, 2022
Minnesotans managing $750 million join Commonwealth from Lincoln

The five-adviser Ryan Financial Group has offices in Hibbing and White Bear Lake.

By InvestmentNews
Investors remain positive on stocks even while cutting spending, survey shows
EQUITIES NOV 21, 2022
Investors remain positive on stocks even while cutting spending, survey shows

A survey by Janus Henderson shows 60% of investors expect the S&P 500 Index to be higher in a year, although 86% are worried about rising prices.

By Gregg Greenberg
Post-Roe environment calls for finesse and wisdom from advisers
OPINION NOV 21, 2022
Post-Roe environment calls for finesse and wisdom from advisers

The Dobbs decision threatens uncertainty for many of our clients but it also can bring out our professional best when we help them craft the safeguards they deserve.

By Rita Robbins
One woman’s vision to empower women clients transcends tragedy
OPINION NOV 21, 2022
One woman’s vision to empower women clients transcends tragedy

The Lucy Shair Foundation for Women in Finance seeks to reduce the gender gap by neutralizing one barrier to establishing a firm of one’s own: lack of seed capital.

By Ellen Cherveny
First-generation women crave personal investment to spark vision 
OPINION NOV 21, 2022
First-generation women crave personal investment to spark vision 

It is imperative that we not let women miss out on a profession that can provide purpose, financial stability and a path towards a balanced life.

By Sathya Chey Patterson
The Alexandra Armstrong Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient is Amy Webber
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 21, 2022
The Alexandra Armstrong Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient is Amy Webber

The CEO of Cambridge Investment Research has taken a road less traveled and says she still has many miles to go.

By Ryan W. Neal
Introducing the 2022 Women to Watch
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 21, 2022
Introducing the 2022 Women to Watch

This is what success looks like: 23 women financial advisers and industry executives who are advancing the financial advice profession on their own terms and 15 employers that have set a higher standard for women in their workforces and for women clients.

By InvestmentNews
Fisher Investments manager to auction record-breaking homer ball
RIAS NOV 18, 2022
Fisher Investments manager to auction record-breaking homer ball

The bidding on the ball from Aaron Judge's record-breaking 62nd home run of the season will take place Nov. 29.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley rep managing $430 million moves to Merrill
WIREHOUSES NOV 18, 2022
Morgan Stanley rep managing $430 million moves to Merrill

Nandi Gunning joins a trio of advisers managing $2.5 billion in San Francisco.

By InvestmentNews
Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering
FINTECH NOV 18, 2022
Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering

The unsecured convertible notes have a 2.625% annual interest rate and will mature on Dec. 1, 2027.

By Ryan W. Neal
Financial firms, lobbying organizations urge Congress to vote on SECURE 2.0
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2022
Financial firms, lobbying organizations urge Congress to vote on SECURE 2.0

Provisions such as raising the RMD age and expanding workplace retirement coverage, which have been approved by the House and by Senate committees, must be rolled into one bill and enacted before year-end.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.