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Merrill duo managing $350 million moves to UBS
RIAS OCT 13, 2022
Merrill duo managing $350 million moves to UBS

Howard Woo, Luke Schell make the wirehouse switch in Irvine, California, and operate as Sequoia Partners.

By InvestmentNews
Social Security announces 8.7% COLA for 2023
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2022
Social Security announces 8.7% COLA for 2023

Next year's cost-of-living adjustment will be the largest increase in retirement benefits and taxable wages in 42 years.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Finra slaps $5,000 fine on ex-broker in first Reg BI enforcement action
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 12, 2022
Finra slaps $5,000 fine on ex-broker in first Reg BI enforcement action

The case demonstrates that Finra has more latitude to purse excessive trading violations, says a former head of enforcement.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Reimagining wealth through my mother's eyes
OPINION OCT 12, 2022
Reimagining wealth through my mother's eyes

Many Hispanics are choosing to start their own businesses, and financial advisers can help those business owners realize their goals.

By Jorge Andres Garcia Jr.
The road to loyalty is paved with exceptional customer experiences
OPINION OCT 12, 2022
The road to loyalty is paved with exceptional customer experiences

Go beyond customer satisfaction — satisfied customers don't drive ROI and profitability the way that a raving fan does.

By Kristine McManus
Advice industry tilts toward model portfolios as surest path to building scale
RIAS OCT 12, 2022
Advice industry tilts toward model portfolios as surest path to building scale

Client-level investment management is gradually going the way of white tennis balls as asset management becomes increasingly commoditized.

By Jeff Benjamin
Inflation roiling retirees, especially boomers, says Goldman survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2022
Inflation roiling retirees, especially boomers, says Goldman survey

A mere 7% of retirees stopped working because their savings were sufficient to fund their retirement, according to the report.

By Gregg Greenberg
Simplify donates ETF’s $100,000 net profit to cancer group
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 12, 2022
Simplify donates ETF’s $100,000 net profit to cancer group

The ETF is designed so that all net profits from managing the fund are donated to Susan G. Komen on an annual basis.

By InvestmentNews
US core inflation set to return to four-decade high
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 12, 2022
US core inflation set to return to four-decade high

Thursday’s CPI report is expected to keep pushing the Federal Reserve on path to a big November rate hike.

By Bloomberg
Baird team managing $2.9 billion jumps to Raymond James
RIAS OCT 11, 2022
Baird team managing $2.9 billion jumps to Raymond James

The eight-adviser group, which operates as The Wise Investor Group of Raymond James in Reston, Virginia, joins the firm's employee channel.

By InvestmentNews
Year-end tax planning for retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2022
Year-end tax planning for retirees

Tax-loss harvesting and charitable contributions can lower what retirees owe the IRS.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Four Raymond James reps managing $375 million go indie with LPL
RIAS OCT 11, 2022
Four Raymond James reps managing $375 million go indie with LPL

The managing partners of The Albany Group, which is based in Decatur, Alabama, use LPL's services for breakaway brokers.

By InvestmentNews
XYPN Live celebrates growth of fee-for-service financial planning
RIAS OCT 11, 2022
XYPN Live celebrates growth of fee-for-service financial planning

The network added 186 new registered investment advisers to its ranks in 2021, bringing its total membership for more than 1,200 firms.

By Ryan W. Neal
Here’s why organic growth still drives the advice industry
RIAS OCT 11, 2022
Here’s why organic growth still drives the advice industry

While there are techniques galore for recruiting new clients, it all comes down to hustle and hard work.

By Jeff Benjamin
More millennials turning to alternative investments to fund their futures
ALTERNATIVES OCT 11, 2022
More millennials turning to alternative investments to fund their futures

A BofA survey finds that wealthy young investors have lost confidence in the stock market as a primary vehicle for creating wealth and instead prefer assets like cryptocurrency, real estate and private equity.

By Bloomberg
Edward Jones adviser managing $331 million opts for Ameriprise
RIAS OCT 11, 2022
Edward Jones adviser managing $331 million opts for Ameriprise

Cate Grinney forms all-female indie firm in Fairbault, Minnesota, and affiliates with the independent channel of Ameriprise.

By InvestmentNews
Billion-dollar Merrill team bolts
RIAS OCT 11, 2022
Billion-dollar Merrill team bolts

Trio of advisers launch Beverly Hills Private Wealth as an independent registered investment adviser and selects Goldman as custodian.

By InvestmentNews
Procrastinating Americans putting off estate plans, says D.A. Davidson survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2022
Procrastinating Americans putting off estate plans, says D.A. Davidson survey

Just 34% of adult Americans have an estate plan and 37% of respondents said they didn't have a plan at the ready.

By Gregg Greenberg
SEC's technical glitch won’t slow rulemaking, experts say
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 10, 2022
SEC's technical glitch won’t slow rulemaking, experts say

The SEC is extending the comment periods on 11 rulemaking proposals and one request for comment due to problems with the electronic comment form on the agency’s website.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Rising interest rates make cash management fun again
EQUITIES OCT 10, 2022
Rising interest rates make cash management fun again

Financial advisers are adding value by finding higher yields for clients' cash balances.

By Jeff Benjamin