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Soaring inflation likely to boost 2022 Social Security COLA
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2021
Soaring inflation likely to boost 2022 Social Security COLA

A senior advocacy group predicts benefits will rise 4.7% next year, based on the 0.8% increase in the April consumer price index.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Women and Wealth: How Advisers Can Help Caregivers
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2021
Women and Wealth: How Advisers Can Help Caregivers

One of life’s most challenging circumstances is caring for a loved one. Here’s how advisers can help female clients who are thrust into the role.

By InvestmentNews Create
How online trading is driving investors to human advisers
RIAS MAY 11, 2021
How online trading is driving investors to human advisers

Self-directed investors are reaching thresholds that are starting to make professional financial advice more appealing.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bid to protect farms from capital gains signals Democratic resistance to some tax hikes
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 11, 2021
Bid to protect farms from capital gains signals Democratic resistance to some tax hikes

President Biden likely will need to keep all Democrats on board to get his spending and related tax proposals through Congress.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Rockefeller zeroes in on Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2021
Rockefeller zeroes in on Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley advisers

According to InvestmentNews data, since Rockefeller Capital's launch in early 2018 to the end of March, the clear bulk of its hired advisers have come from CEO Greg Fleming's two former firms.

By Bruce Kelly
Duo managing $200 million at Wells Fargo goes indie with Commonwealth
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2021
Duo managing $200 million at Wells Fargo goes indie with Commonwealth

Aaron Sehl and Vincent Feijoo set up FS Financial in Southington, Connecticut.

By InvestmentNews
Great Valley Advisor Group acquires US Financial Advisors
RIAS MAY 11, 2021
Great Valley Advisor Group acquires US Financial Advisors

The acquisition will expand the Pennsylvania-based Great Valley Advisor Group’s footprint to New England.

By InvestmentNews
Envestnet details $30 million plan for tech ecosystem
FINTECH MAY 10, 2021
Envestnet details $30 million plan for tech ecosystem

Envestnet CEO Bill Crager outlined how the firm is using additional operating expenses toward the financial wellness ecosystem’s development.

By Nicole Casperson
Finra set to resume in-person arbitration hearings
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 10, 2021
Finra set to resume in-person arbitration hearings

Finra will reopen 62 of its 69 hearing locations in July, while allowing arbitration parties to continue to request remote proceedings. Even if in-person proceedings are allowed, Finra said arbitration parties can still continue to request a remote hearing.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
3 trends reshaping wealth management
OPINION MAY 10, 2021
3 trends reshaping wealth management

As new generations of investors enter the scene, demand for advisory services will rise, as will expectations about what advisers can deliver. Understanding these shifts will be key to adviser growth in the decade ahead.

By Richard Keltner
Focus Financial to acquire $310 million RIA
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 10, 2021
Focus Financial to acquire $310 million RIA

Integer Wealth Advisors will become part of Focus-owned JFS Wealth Advisors.

By InvestmentNews
Catching a fish with AI? Find the right guide
OPINION MAY 10, 2021
Catching a fish with AI? Find the right guide

The complex nature of the wealth management sector calls for a different approach to artificial intelligence. Take advantage of the rules and regulations that complicate the industry’s operations.

By Sindhu Joseph
$220 million Baird team moves to Raymond James
BROKER DEALERS MAY 10, 2021
$220 million Baird team moves to Raymond James

A father-and-son duo in Sarasota, Florida joins the firm’s employee channel.

By InvestmentNews
The New Normal: More advisers are abandoning traditional offices to work from home
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 10, 2021
The New Normal: More advisers are abandoning traditional offices to work from home

After more than a year of working remotely, financial advisers and their clients are embracing the upside of virtual interactions and remote worksites.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS explores offering crypto investments to rich clients
FINTECH MAY 10, 2021
UBS explores offering crypto investments to rich clients

The Swiss firm is exploring several alternatives for offering the asset class, people familiar with the plan said. Any investment offering would be a very small portion of the clients’ total wealth because of the volatility.

By Bloomberg
CI Financial buys $5.1 billion Dowling & Yahnke
RIAS MAY 10, 2021
CI Financial buys $5.1 billion Dowling & Yahnke

The deal marks the 18th RIA transaction in the U.S. for the Toronto-based aggregator. The transaction is expected to increase CI’s total U.S. assets to $63 billion, and to $230 billion, globally.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra should review ban on in-person arbitration hearings
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 10, 2021
Finra should review ban on in-person arbitration hearings

One industry group is now calling on Finra to end the remote hearings it says are harming investors. Two hundred and sixty-three hearings have been conducted remotely as of the end of March.

By InvestmentNews
Heeding tax winds, advisers chart new financial tactics for clients
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 10, 2021
Heeding tax winds, advisers chart new financial tactics for clients

Tax planning has become an urgent topic following President Joe Biden's proposal aimed at high earners and wealthy investors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Turning the corner
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 10, 2021
Turning the corner

Reflecting on the outlook from that first week of January, optimism was a triumph of hope over experience. But today’s reality shows us that a positive perspective on that day was not in fact misplaced.

By George Moriarty
Advisers underwhelmed by Biden's first 100 days
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 07, 2021
Advisers underwhelmed by Biden's first 100 days

An unscientific poll of readers found 61% disapproving of Biden and 60% opposing his proposed tax increases. The survey was released on April 29, Biden’s 100th day in office.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.