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HSA assets hit $100 billion
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2022
HSA assets hit $100 billion

As of January, there were 33 million health savings accounts, according a Devenir study.

By InvestmentNews
Protecting vulnerable people from financial fraud
OPINION MAR 25, 2022
Protecting vulnerable people from financial fraud

Seniors lose more than $3 billion annually as a result of financial scams and other forms of elder abuse, and as baby boomers continue to age, this already staggering figure is sure to rise.

By Dale Brown
Senators seek better spousal protections in DC plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2022
Senators seek better spousal protections in DC plans

The bipartisan letter asks the Government Accountability Office to examine current protections in defined-contribution plans.

By InvestmentNews
The new IRS 10-year RMD rule isn't what we thought it was
IRA ALERT MAR 24, 2022
The new IRS 10-year RMD rule isn't what we thought it was

The big surprise was the IRS' announcement that if an account holder dies after their required beginning date, required minimum distributions would be required for years one through nine.

By Ed Slott
Cetera adds team that managed $327 million at LPL
BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2022
Cetera adds team that managed $327 million at LPL

The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Hays Breard Financial Group is joining Cetera’s Summit Financial.

By InvestmentNews
Jury finds ex-LPL broker liable in fraudulent sale of annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2022
Jury finds ex-LPL broker liable in fraudulent sale of annuities

The Securities and Exchange Commission wins its case against Jonathan Dax Cooke for fraudulently selling variable annuities to hundreds of federal employees.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra expels Alpine Securities
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 24, 2022
Finra expels Alpine Securities

A Finra hearing panel also ordered the Salt-Lake City broker-dealer to pay $2.3 million in restitution.

By InvestmentNews
Edward Johnson III, fund pioneer at Fidelity, dies at 91
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 24, 2022
Edward Johnson III, fund pioneer at Fidelity, dies at 91

Johnson revolutionized the money management industry by promoting mutual funds for retirement plans and money market checking accounts as head of Fidelity Investments.

By Bloomberg
Fidelity launches business mimicking hedge-fund strategies
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2022
Fidelity launches business mimicking hedge-fund strategies

The asset manager is jumping into liquid alternatives, citing its clients' interest in diversifying.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says war to speed shift to green energy, digital currencies
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2022
BlackRock’s Larry Fink says war to speed shift to green energy, digital currencies

The firm's CEO said the war will prompt countries to reconsider their reliance on traditional money and payment systems.

By Bloomberg
The ‘Great Retirement’ disconnect that puzzles economists
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
The ‘Great Retirement’ disconnect that puzzles economists

When the pandemic pushed millions of older Americans out of the labor force, it also should have spawned a surge in Social Security applications — but it hasn’t.

By Bloomberg
Inflation a concern for those approaching retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Inflation a concern for those approaching retirement

More than half of investors expect inflation to increase this year, and 61% think the combination of low rates and rising price pressures will make it tougher to create a retirement income stream.

By InvestmentNews
Tax planning for new retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Tax planning for new retirees

The shift from having taxes withheld to making estimated tax payments can be challenging for people entering retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Niche practice designed around women leaves nothing to chance
RIAS MAR 23, 2022
Niche practice designed around women leaves nothing to chance

Ann Alsina kicks off the Women Adviser Summit by inspiring women to find their own niche.

By Jeff Benjamin
Raymond James nabs Edward Jones adviser managing $275 million in California
ADVISOR MOVES MAR 23, 2022
Raymond James nabs Edward Jones adviser managing $275 million in California

Amy Wasser and her team operate as Wasser Wealth Management, which is based in Pleasant Hill.

By InvestmentNews
Estate planning fintech Wealth lands $16 million in funding
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Estate planning fintech Wealth lands $16 million in funding

The Wealth platform is designed to help clients better manage their legacies by creating plans online through a combination of proprietary legal documents and encrypted digital vaults. 

By Sean Allocca
B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra
ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2022
B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra

Dempsey Lord Smith and BD4RIA were negligent in 2018 when they failed to inform clients that GPB had missed a deadline for filing financial information, according to Finra.

By Bruce Kelly
Avantax adds $200 million LPL team in Las Vegas
BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2022
Avantax adds $200 million LPL team in Las Vegas

Sullivan Financial’s Tom Sullivan had been affiliated with LPL for 24 years.

By InvestmentNews
UBS will allow some US employees to work remotely full-time
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2022
UBS will allow some US employees to work remotely full-time

The Swiss bank expects about 10% of its workers in the US to go remote as the program is implemented in phases, starting at the wealth unit.

By Bloomberg
Massachusetts slaps crypto firm with $1 million fine
ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2022
Massachusetts slaps crypto firm with $1 million fine

The state claims U.S. Data Mining Group sold $4 million in unregistered securities to Massachusetts investors.

By InvestmentNews