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Wrap up, rest and reset: Getting ready for 2021
OPINION DEC 14, 2020
Wrap up, rest and reset: Getting ready for 2021

Your plan for 2021 should focus heavily on how you are going to market and meet virtually

By Erin Botsford
Advisers must examine college savings strategies to get clients to their goals
OPINION DEC 14, 2020
Advisers must examine college savings strategies to get clients to their goals

Schooling remains crucial for career prospects, but with tuition sky high many parents are questioning college savings and the value of an education

By InvestmentNews
RIAs see business go south
RIAS DEC 14, 2020
RIAs see business go south

Large registered investment advisers in the Northeast have watched their assets diminish in 2020, even as the broader market reached fresh highs

By Bruce Kelly
How is your team doing?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2020
How is your team doing?

The single greatest risk facing employees right now may be mental health, and leaders can do a lot to institute a healthy work-life balance

By George Moriarty
DOL limits retirement-plan proxy votes to those affecting financial returns
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 11, 2020
DOL limits retirement-plan proxy votes to those affecting financial returns

The move could curb shareholder actions related to sustainable investing

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Diversity, equity and inclusion: Why I care
OPINION DEC 11, 2020
Diversity, equity and inclusion: Why I care

Take steps to get to know other cultures and diverse groups, and learn how you can best support them

By Marci Bair
State Street looking at options for asset management unit
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2020
State Street looking at options for asset management unit

The company has evaluated potential combinations with the asset management operations of rivals

By Bloomberg
Adviser moves are hopping as 2020   — finally — comes to a close
OPINION DEC 11, 2020
Adviser moves are hopping as 2020 — finally — comes to a close

Advisers are dashing for the door before the end of an eventful year turned upside down by COVID-19

By Bruce Kelly
Spouting Rock quadruples AUM with Penn Capital acquisition
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 11, 2020
Spouting Rock quadruples AUM with Penn Capital acquisition

The asset management firm is looking to roll up boutique asset managers onto a single platform

By Jeff Benjamin
Keeping clients' retirement plans on track amid uncertainty
OPINION DEC 11, 2020
Keeping clients' retirement plans on track amid uncertainty

Your guidance can help clients focus on the fundamentals when making financial decisions, regardless of the markets, the economy or partisan politics

By Eric Henderson
SEC member Crenshaw says agency should provide guidance on Reg BI
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 10, 2020
SEC member Crenshaw says agency should provide guidance on Reg BI

Democratic commissioner says the SEC should define ‘best interest,’ clarify conflict mitigation related to Reg BI

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
How much are nontraded REITs really worth?
OPINION DEC 10, 2020
How much are nontraded REITs really worth?

Advisers don't like it when REIT valuations bounce all over the place

By Bruce Kelly
SEC enforcement chief Stephanie Avakian leaving
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 10, 2020
SEC enforcement chief Stephanie Avakian leaving

Marc Berger, the enforcement unit's deputy director, will serve as acting chief, the agency says

By Bloomberg
Lawmakers want SEC to clarify how brokers can hold digital securities
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 10, 2020
Lawmakers want SEC to clarify how brokers can hold digital securities

The lack of guidance on custody is slowing the adoption of cryptographically based assets, experts say

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo reps to jump higher 'hurdle' in 2021 pay grid
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 10, 2020
Wells Fargo reps to jump higher 'hurdle' in 2021 pay grid

The target to reach the higher payout will increase by $1,000 per month next year which could pinch adviser compensation

By Bruce Kelly
Tax considerations going into year-end
OPINION DEC 10, 2020
Tax considerations going into year-end

The uncertainty around the Georgia runoffs in January complicates efforts to plan for the possibility of higher tax rates under Biden

By Louis Barajas
Raymond James buys 401(k) plan provider NWPS
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 10, 2020
Raymond James buys 401(k) plan provider NWPS

In an unusual move, a broker-dealer is picking up a plan administrator

By Emile Hallez
Indie managing $122 million switches to Cetera from LPL
BROKER DEALERS DEC 10, 2020
Indie managing $122 million switches to Cetera from LPL

Pierson Wealth Management is based in Santa Clarita, California

By InvestmentNews
Vestwell, Envestnet partner to create turnkey retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 09, 2020
Vestwell, Envestnet partner to create turnkey retirement plans

Record keeping will be done by Vestwell, investing by Envestnet

By InvestmentNews
Broker-dealers at convergence of wealth and retirement
RIAS DEC 09, 2020
Broker-dealers at convergence of wealth and retirement

The recent RPA Convergence Broker-Dealer Roundtable and Think Tank highlighted opportunities and challenges.

By Fred Barstein