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Insurer lures young annuity buyers by invoking parents' financial woes
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 14, 2019
Insurer lures young annuity buyers by invoking parents' financial woes

MassMutual has a new annuity designed for customers who fear they'll have to help cash-strapped parents in later life.

By Greg Iacurci
Regulators can do more to protect vulnerable, senior investors
OPINION NOV 14, 2019
Regulators can do more to protect vulnerable, senior investors

Ongoing support must be committed to continuously enhance protection and fraud detection.

By Michelle Oroschakoff
Google partners with Citigroup to offer consumer checking accounts
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2019
Google partners with Citigroup to offer consumer checking accounts

The move is the latest by Silicon Valley tech companies muscling in on financial firms' territory.

By Bloomberg
Ameriprise duo managing $200 million sets up RIA through Integrated Partners
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2019
Ameriprise duo managing $200 million sets up RIA through Integrated Partners

Homer Smith and Dave Stuehling create Konvergent Wealth Partners in Seattle.

By InvestmentNews
Team managing $240 million at Merrill Lynch joins Raymond James
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2019
Team managing $240 million at Merrill Lynch joins Raymond James

Vic Howie, Paige Passerallo and staff move to employee unit in Charlotte, N.C.

By InvestmentNews
Financial firms say they are making inroads in creating more diverse workforce
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 13, 2019
Financial firms say they are making inroads in creating more diverse workforce

Merrill Lynch, Chase Wealth Management tout people of color in training programs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Making a 60/40 portfolio work when bond yields are low
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 13, 2019
Making a 60/40 portfolio work when bond yields are low

Advisers get creative with alternatives to traditional fixed income, but say portfolios still need ballast.

By Jeff Benjamin
Top advisory firms focus on culture as well as growth
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2019
Top advisory firms focus on culture as well as growth

InvestmentNews honors some of the best-performing practices at its Top Advisory Firm Summit in Chicago.

By Ryan W. Neal
This rule of thumb about 401(k) investments is wrong
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2019
This rule of thumb about 401(k) investments is wrong

More funds may be better than fewer funds.

By Greg Iacurci
2 financial principles that show whether clients are ready to invest
OPINION NOV 13, 2019
2 financial principles that show whether clients are ready to invest

There are a couple of requirements clients should meet before they start picking stocks.

By Jamie Hopkins
Indie hybrid managing $240 million switches to LPL from FSC
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2019
Indie hybrid managing $240 million switches to LPL from FSC

Four-adviser group in Nashville, Tenn., will use Independent Advisor Alliance as OSJ.

By InvestmentNews
Wealthy amass record $121 billion in tax-sheltered accounts
TAX NOV 12, 2019
Wealthy amass record $121 billion in tax-sheltered accounts

More than $37 billion flowed into donor-advised funds last year as tax reform increased interest.

By Bloomberg
Fearing a market drop in 2020, wealthy increase cash levels
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2019
Fearing a market drop in 2020, wealthy increase cash levels

Twenty-five percent of average assets of rich investors are currently in cash, according to UBS Global Wealth Management survey

By Bloomberg
Finra bars former First Standard rep being investigated for churning
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2019
Finra bars former First Standard rep being investigated for churning

Philip Sparacino, a hearing no-show, had licensed revoked by New Jersey regulators.

By InvestmentNews
Finra moves to limit brokers' ability to serve as executors, beneficiaries for clients
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2019
Finra moves to limit brokers' ability to serve as executors, beneficiaries for clients

Rule proposal would require firms to review rep requests to hold such positions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Ohio National to pay $213,000 to insurance agent for breaching contract
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2019
Ohio National to pay $213,000 to insurance agent for breaching contract

A jury found the insurer prevented Elisia Lattimer from recruiting insurance agents to her practice.

By Greg Iacurci
Northern Trust's Shundrawn Thomas walks the talk on diversity in financial services
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2019
Northern Trust's Shundrawn Thomas walks the talk on diversity in financial services

A role model and a mentor who believes in paying it forward and back.

By Jeff Benjamin
No bonuses to advisers in Ladenburg Thalmann, Advisor Group deal
BROKER DEALERS NOV 12, 2019
No bonuses to advisers in Ladenburg Thalmann, Advisor Group deal

But they will see extras in services, including trusts and insurance marketing, says Advisor Group CEO Jamie Price

By Bruce Kelly
Riding the waves of zero-fee disruption
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2019
Riding the waves of zero-fee disruption

The elimination of commissions on online trading will make it for advisers to use direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

By Eric Clarke
Digital moneyball
OPINION NOV 12, 2019
Digital moneyball

7 habits of a successful digital executive

By Steve Gresham