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Fund manager finds way around capital gains distributions
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 12, 2021
Fund manager finds way around capital gains distributions

Huber Capital Management borrows a page from the exchange-traded fund industry to protect mutual fund investors from taxes.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC warns advisers about shortcomings in ESG compliance
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 12, 2021
SEC warns advisers about shortcomings in ESG compliance

The risk alert is the latest step the SEC has taken to emphasize ESG oversight. In recent weeks, it has formed an enforcement task force and released a request for public comment on ESG and climate-risk disclosures.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers are missing the boat on ESG: Cerulli
RIAS APR 12, 2021
Advisers are missing the boat on ESG: Cerulli

Surveys of investors and financial advisers show a disconnect between what investors want with regard to environmental, social and governance strategies, and what most advisers think their clients want.

By Jeff Benjamin
Merrill Lynch team managing $650 million joins LPL
BROKER DEALERS APR 12, 2021
Merrill Lynch team managing $650 million joins LPL

Four-adviser NorthEnd Private Wealth is launching in Greenville, South Carolina; it is affiliating with LPL via its Strategic Wealth Services offering.

By InvestmentNews
Coping with a difficult year: How your expert advice can change a life
OPINION APR 12, 2021
Coping with a difficult year: How your expert advice can change a life

Foundation for Financial Planning helps bring free financial advice and planning to people across the country who can’t afford a financial adviser.

By Kate Healy
Mana Money School spreads the wealth
OPINION APR 12, 2021
Mana Money School spreads the wealth

Mana Money School offers bite-sized lessons that cover core topics in personal finance, introducing the basics of wealth management.

By Cristina Livadary
Ameriprise to buy BMO asset management unit
BROKER DEALERS APR 12, 2021
Ameriprise to buy BMO asset management unit

The deal to purchase the Bank of Montreal's Europe, Middle East and Africa asset management unit will bring $124 billion in AUM.

By Bloomberg
Preparing for higher taxes
OPINION APR 12, 2021
Preparing for higher taxes

Tax-related advice is one of the few areas where advisory expertise so clearly and quickly shows its worth.

By InvestmentNews
Celebrating financial literacy efforts
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 12, 2021
Celebrating financial literacy efforts

More people participating in wealth management is a positive for the markets. But blindly following bad advice opens up the dark side of investing.

By George Moriarty
GameStop’s saga: What the stock surge proves about financial (il)literacy
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 12, 2021
GameStop’s saga: What the stock surge proves about financial (il)literacy

The GameStop trading frenzy taught inexperienced investors the wrong lessons about investing, drawing new attention to the financial literacy threat America has faced for years.

By Mark Schoeff Jr. and Nicole Casperson
Stifel CEO says life after Covid means return to the office
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 09, 2021
Stifel CEO says life after Covid means return to the office

CEO Ron Kruszewski cited benefits related to training, collaboration and the reinforcement of the firm's culture in his annual letter to shareholders.

By Bloomberg
How 403bwise.org provides financial education to K-12 employees
OPINION APR 09, 2021
How 403bwise.org provides financial education to K-12 employees

The 403(b) and the 457(b) are defined-contribution plans. This makes financial education on these plans critical.

By Dan Otter
Columbia, IBM settle 401(k) lawsuits
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 09, 2021
Columbia, IBM settle 401(k) lawsuits

Plaintiffs alleged that IBM failed in its fiduciary duty to participants by not protecting them from stock losses that resulted from an unprofitable chip manufacturing unit.

By Emile Hallez
Are 60-40 portfolios leading investors over a cliff?
EQUITIES APR 09, 2021
Are 60-40 portfolios leading investors over a cliff?

The big increase in the U.S. M1 money supply could lead to inflationary pressures that will increase risks for the fixed-income portion of a 60-40 portfolio allocation.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers managing $686 million affiliate with Raymond James
BROKER DEALERS APR 09, 2021
Advisers managing $686 million affiliate with Raymond James

OSJ Boston Harbor adds two indie teams, as well as advisers from Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.

By InvestmentNews
What the pandemic taught us about helping clients navigate shocks
OPINION APR 09, 2021
What the pandemic taught us about helping clients navigate shocks

A recent academic paper argues that large shocks like the pandemic undermine feelings of financial security. This raises the question of what financial planners can learn from the pandemic to help their clients better prepare for the next shock.

By Kevin R. Keller
What investors should know about the sustainability revolution
OPINION APR 09, 2021
What investors should know about the sustainability revolution

The impact of addressing sustainable issues, from climate change to racial and social justice, has become a compelling investment case and, just as important, not factoring in these issues represents an investment risk.

By Brent Newcomb
SEC to Wall Street: SPACs aren’t a way around securities laws
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 08, 2021
SEC to Wall Street: SPACs aren’t a way around securities laws

Claims that promoters face less legal liability than a traditional public offering are “uncertain at best,” a top SEC official said in a statement.

By Bloomberg
Goldman secrecy on harassment claims faces challenge
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 08, 2021
Goldman secrecy on harassment claims faces challenge

Goldman faces a vote at its annual meeting later this month on whether it should publish a report on how its mandatory-arbitration policy impacts employees and workplace culture.

By Bloomberg
INmail: Delaying Social Security protects the younger spouse
TAX APR 08, 2021
INmail: Delaying Social Security protects the younger spouse

To maximize benefits over the couple’s joint lifetimes, claiming her Social Security benefits early will likely result in the largest payout.

By Mary Beth Franklin