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INmail: Earnings after age 66 may increase Social Security benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 11, 2021
INmail: Earnings after age 66 may increase Social Security benefits

Social Security benefits are typically calculated using your highest 35 years of indexed earnings.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Mercer Global buys second woman-led RIA in a week
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JAN 11, 2021
Mercer Global buys second woman-led RIA in a week

McGee Wealth Management, a Portland, Oregon-based firm with 800 clients and $815 million in assets under management, is leveraging the sale for succession planning.

By Jeff Benjamin
B. Riley to acquire remaining 55% of National Holdings
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 11, 2021
B. Riley to acquire remaining 55% of National Holdings

The combination of Los Angeles-based B. Riley and New York-based National Holdings will result in a firm with roughly 900 registered representatives and $29 billion in client assets.

By InvestmentNews
RIA M&A starts 2021 with a bang
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 11, 2021
RIA M&A starts 2021 with a bang

In the first week of the new year, eight significant deals involving advisory firms were announced and a total of $159.6 billion in assets changed hands. Among the buyers and sellers — including Hightower, Sageview Advisory Group and Aquiline Capital Partners — were some of the most significant names in the burgeoning RIA industry.

By Bruce Kelly
Investing depends upon a stable government
OPINION JAN 11, 2021
Investing depends upon a stable government

Clients look to advisers for stability — especially when everything we thought as a nation about our republic was thrown into question in just a few short hours

By InvestmentNews
Market watchers search for silver linings in 2021
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 11, 2021
Market watchers search for silver linings in 2021

Will more stimulus, curbing COVID-19 and releasing pent-up demand fuel a second-half surge?

By Jeff Benjamin
Razor-thin majority in Senate endangers Biden's agenda
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 11, 2021
Razor-thin majority in Senate endangers Biden's agenda

The twin wins give Democrats operational control of the Senate, which is split 50-50s. While Democrats claim the majority because of the tie-breaking vote of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, they hardly have free rein to advance legislation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Critics say Finra proposal to rein in rogues falls short
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 08, 2021
Critics say Finra proposal to rein in rogues falls short

Under the measure, which the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. first released in May 2019, the broker-dealer self-regulator would use numeric thresholds for regulatory disclosures to identify firms that pose a heightened risk to investors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Buffered ETFs add 'guard rails' to uneasy equity market
EQUITIES JAN 08, 2021
Buffered ETFs add 'guard rails' to uneasy equity market

There are now five companies offering downside protection through buffered ETFs, and two more firms with products in the filing stages

By Jeff Benjamin
Vail 401(k) lawsuit dismissed
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 08, 2021
Vail 401(k) lawsuit dismissed

The plaintiff failed to raise issues with the company's process of selecting and monitoring funds, a judge wrote

By Emile Hallez
Biden names Boston Mayor Walsh to head Labor Department
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 08, 2021
Biden names Boston Mayor Walsh to head Labor Department

Walsh is a former head of the Boston Building and Construction Trades Council; his appointment is a signal that Biden will make the labor agenda a priority

By Bloomberg
Gush of ESG bond sales expected from blue wave
ESG JAN 07, 2021
Gush of ESG bond sales expected from blue wave

As control shifts to Democrats, corporate bonds for climate, infrastructure and other projects likely to grow

By Bloomberg
Stocks rally on stimulus hopes
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 07, 2021
Stocks rally on stimulus hopes

All major U.S. benchmarks notched all-time highs, with the Nasdaq up 2.5%, a day after violence rocked the Capitol

By Bloomberg
January is the new December for charitable contributions
IRA ALERT JAN 07, 2021
January is the new December for charitable contributions

Qualified charitable contributions can help offset the tax bill from required minimum distributions — but only with the right timing

By Ed Slott
'Rule of law prevailed': Advisers confident after riots at US Capitol
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 07, 2021
'Rule of law prevailed': Advisers confident after riots at US Capitol

Advisers and analysts also cautioned investors and clients not to confuse ugly, divisive political action like riots with what’s happening in the broad stock market, which has been on a record run since March and the advent of COVID-19.

By Bruce Kelly
Allstate sued again over target-dates, managed accounts in 401(k)
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 07, 2021
Allstate sued again over target-dates, managed accounts in 401(k)

The company was already targeted in another class-action case over the target-date series and managed account options in its plan

By Emile Hallez
Driving progress during an unprecedented year
OPINION JAN 07, 2021
Driving progress during an unprecedented year

The challenges of the pandemic were magnified by the implementation of the SEC's Reg BI

By Dale Brown
Mercer plants flag in Georgia with second deal this week
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JAN 07, 2021
Mercer plants flag in Georgia with second deal this week

It is acquiring woman-led Atlanta Financial Associates, which has $815 million under management

By Jeff Benjamin
Captrust adds $3.29 billion with MRA Associates deal
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 07, 2021
Captrust adds $3.29 billion with MRA Associates deal

Raleigh-based Captrust swells to $409 billion under advisement with its Southwest expansion

By Jeff Benjamin
The cost of record-keeper consolidation
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2021
The cost of record-keeper consolidation

Big mergers can lead to headaches for broker-dealers.

By Fred Barstein