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Why now is the best time I’ve seen in 25 Years for creating “tax alpha”
EXPERT ADVICE NOV 13, 2025
Why now is the best time I’ve seen in 25 Years for creating “tax alpha”

Darnel Bentz shares why now is the most promising time in 25 years to create "tax alpha" through proactive, tax-efficient portfolio management. Drawing on decades of experience, Bentz explains how evolving strategies and legislative awareness can help clients minimize tax burdens and grow wealth sustainably.

By Darnel Bentz 
How a Roth conversion can protect your heirs and your spouse
EXPERT ADVICE NOV 13, 2025
How a Roth conversion can protect your heirs and your spouse

Jeff DeHaan explains how strategic Roth conversions can safeguard your heirs and spouse from future tax burdens. Drawing on real-life examples and recent tax law changes, DeHaan explores how proactive planning can turn short-term tax costs into long-term family savings, ensuring more of your legacy stays with your loved ones.

By Jeffrey DeHaan, CFP®
Decumulation still lags as retirees lean heavily on DC plans, Vanguard report reveals
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 13, 2025
Decumulation still lags as retirees lean heavily on DC plans, Vanguard report reveals

Data shows retirees need clearer income tools as more stay invested beyond retirement.

By Steve Randall
Osaic loses multi-billion dollar asset firm Priority Financial Group to United Planners' Financial Services of America
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 13, 2025
Osaic loses multi-billion dollar asset firm Priority Financial Group to United Planners' Financial Services of America

Priority Financial Group, with an RIA of $3.1 billion in assets, is moving its broker-dealer operations to United Planners' Financial Services of America, an advisor-owned firm.

By Bruce Kelly
Fired LPL rep faces 22-month Finra suspension after secretly borrowing $50k from clients
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 12, 2025
Fired LPL rep faces 22-month Finra suspension after secretly borrowing $50k from clients

The advisor, formerly with DA Davidson, also repeatedly failed to tell his employers about outside securities accounts he maintained at another Finra member firm.

By Leo Almazora
Revealed: InvestmentNews' Hot List of Financial Professionals for 2025
FINTECH NOV 12, 2025
Revealed: InvestmentNews' Hot List of Financial Professionals for 2025

From C-level leaders to founders and elite advisors, this year's hot list winners are successfully navigating turbulence and waves of change shaping the wealth industry.

By Leo Almazora
RIA moves: Mercer Advisors picks up first tax-focused firm in SoCal
RIA NEWS NOV 12, 2025
RIA moves: Mercer Advisors picks up first tax-focused firm in SoCal

Creative Planning's subsidiary United Capital has also landed a $4 billion planning firm, while a $1 billion-plus firm joins LA-headquartered Lido Advisors in the East Coast.

By Leo Almazora
Morgan Stanley, KKR, and Apollo sign on as founding clients of new Corastone private-investing platform
ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2025
Morgan Stanley, KKR, and Apollo sign on as founding clients of new Corastone private-investing platform

Major Wall Street firms back Corastone’s blockchain-based platform, aiming to reduce friction and expand access in the private markets space.

By Leo Almazora
How advisors can help veterans manage their civilian finances, build financial confidence
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 12, 2025
How advisors can help veterans manage their civilian finances, build financial confidence

Edward Jones advisor and Marine Corps veteran Geoff Meno shares his insights with InvestmentNews

By Steve Randall
EXPERT ADVICE NOV 11, 2025
Mr. Wonderful’s Wonderful New Source of Return: a Record-Setting Sports Card

A $12.9 million sports card sale signals the continued emergence of collectibles as an asset class

By Thomas Ruggie, ChFC®, CFP®
Why Storytelling Matters in Advisor-Client Relationships
EXPERT ADVICE NOV 11, 2025
Why Storytelling Matters in Advisor-Client Relationships

Todd Bryant, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, AIF®, reveals how authentic stories—not just numbers—create lasting connections and trust between advisors and clients. Drawing on years of experience, Bryant explains why narrative is the key to helping clients understand, remember, and act on financial advice.

By Todd Bryant, CFP®, AIF®, ChFC®, CLU®
Schwab: 2025 was the 'year of the notetaker,' but AI's next role is less certain
TECHNOLOGY NOV 10, 2025
Schwab: 2025 was the 'year of the notetaker,' but AI's next role is less certain

Schwab Advisor Services executive Lisa Salvi urged RIAs to create firmwide “AI vision statements” to counter workforce anxiety as the technology seeks expansion beyond today's benign notetaker role.

By Andrew Cohen
Advisor moves: RBC nabs $1.2B UBS team in Louisiana expansion
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 10, 2025
Advisor moves: RBC nabs $1.2B UBS team in Louisiana expansion

Janney has also made its Texas debut with an ex-RBC advisor group, while UBS hires an experienced advisor from Morgan Stanley.

By Leo Almazora
FINRA dings Wedbush Securities for compliance issues involving margin accounts, bond mark-ups
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 10, 2025
FINRA dings Wedbush Securities for compliance issues involving margin accounts, bond mark-ups

Wedbush Securities has 500 registered reps in 70 branch offices.

By Bruce Kelly
Warren Buffett 'going quiet,' converts $1.35B in Berkshire shares in farewell as CEO
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2025
Warren Buffett 'going quiet,' converts $1.35B in Berkshire shares in farewell as CEO

Buffett’s final letter issues warnings on CEO health and pay transparency, while wishing "an extended tenure" for successor Greg Abel.

By Leo Almazora
Small businesses' retirement-plan readiness splits on generational, gender lines
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 10, 2025
Small businesses' retirement-plan readiness splits on generational, gender lines

Research from Capital Group shows three-fifths of small business owners feel confident to start a plan today, with Millennials and women saying they're most ready.

By Leo Almazora
Wealthspire expands in New Jersey with RoundAngle Advisors deal
RIA NEWS NOV 10, 2025
Wealthspire expands in New Jersey with RoundAngle Advisors deal

The newly formed $580 billion RIA giant expands its footprint in the Tri-State area, acquiring a boutique firm focused on personalized financial planning.

By Leo Almazora
Schwab joins Fidelity in credential-sharing crackdown; Pontera escalates Fidelity blame
CUSTODIAN NOV 10, 2025
Schwab joins Fidelity in credential-sharing crackdown; Pontera escalates Fidelity blame

As Schwab forces clients to reset credentials to curb third-party access, the 401(k) fintech Pontera maintains "Fidelity stands alone in its decision to lock out thousands of consumers from their own accounts."

By Andrew Cohen
AI hype is outpacing fundamentals, says  Parnassus Investments’ Todd Ahlsten
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2025
AI hype is outpacing fundamentals, says Parnassus Investments’ Todd Ahlsten

Firm’s CIO speaks with InvestmentNews about investing in the fast-growing tech.

By Steve Randall
Who, me? Nearly two-thirds of millionaires reject 'wealthy' label, says Northwestern Mutual
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 07, 2025
Who, me? Nearly two-thirds of millionaires reject 'wealthy' label, says Northwestern Mutual

Survey data reveal how high-net-worth Americans are split on inheritance plans, and what an abundance of "self-made" millionaires says about financial planning.

By Leo Almazora