Also, Raymond James's employee advisor channel adds breakaways from Wells Fargo and Stifel, while UBS welcomes an ex-Morgan Stanley duo in Indiana.
It promised guaranteed principal and 10% monthly returns. The SEC says it invested nothing.
Ten years after entering the fee-based annuity market, MassMutual Ascend says nearly half its lifetime sales came in the past two years alone – but barriers remain among fee-only advisors.
Amplify, WealthReach, Zeplyn and Zocks have unveiled partnerships aimed at automating portfolio management, content creation, account opening, and client communication.
New Treasury and IRS proposals would let employers add tax-free payroll contributions to the retirement accounts as advisors weigh the fit for client families.
The Atlanta-based RIA has now completed nine acquisitions in 2026, with six of those coming from Commonwealth Financial Network's former advisor base.
Half of small business owners want their company's success to fund generational wealth, says Guardian Life research.
New Principal Financial data reveals 69% of US employers say staff are postponing retirement, with inflation cited as the primary driver amid rising AI optimism.
Anthropic's Millennium partnership moves AI from reactive tool to proactive risk monitor — but other wealth tech leaders question its fit for RIA practices.
Milind Mehere offers perspective on why ambient AI, not smarter models, will define the next decade of wealth tech.
Kenneth Thom, 42, reinvented himself as a finfluencer known as “K Money.”
A press-freedom lawsuit filed in Manhattan challenges the president's $100,000-a-month Truth API service used by trading firms.
Research reveals six hidden costs inside "zero-fee" IRAs, with one investment mistake potentially amounting to $170,000 over a 30-year period.
Meanwhile, Ameriprise has added a Florida-based veteran formerly with Oppenheimer just as it loses a similarly seasoned professional to Prudential Advisors in New Jersey.
Goldman's asset management arm is deepening its options-ETF bet, adding NEOS's $30 billion income lineup a year after buying Innovator's buffer ETFs.
IFP adds roughly $400M in combined assets as advisors from South Dakota and Maryland seek flexible, long-term partnerships following LPL's Commonwealth acquisition.
A score is generated to show coverage needs across life insurance, long-term care coverage, retirement income protection, and annuities.
Christian Mango is joining the PE-backed RIA giant to grow retirement plan services as it deepens its workplace-to-wealth strategy
The startups paying millions in consulting fees were secretly controlled by one insider, the SEC alleges.
Klarna and SpaceX stakes sit at the center of the SEC's fraud claims.
