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Love and money: The challenges of separating the two when marriage breaks down
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2025
Love and money: The challenges of separating the two when marriage breaks down

Advisor Sylvia Guinan shares what she’s learned from working with couples.

By Steve Randall
Morgan Stanley's deferred compensation fight
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 10, 2025
Morgan Stanley's deferred compensation fight

It's early days in what is shaping up to be a long legal battle between Morgan Stanley and former advisors over who controls valuable deferred compensation money.

By Bruce Kelly
Envestnet, Betterment ink new planning-focused partnerships
FINTECH SEP 10, 2025
Envestnet, Betterment ink new planning-focused partnerships

The wealth tech platforms are expanding their offerings for advisors with new philanthropic and estate planning integrations.

By Leo Almazora
Bahamas-based fund adviser, firms agree to multimillion-dollar SEC settlement over fund misrepresentations
ALTERNATIVES SEP 10, 2025
Bahamas-based fund adviser, firms agree to multimillion-dollar SEC settlement over fund misrepresentations

The former Colorado resident allegedly caused private funds his firms advised to make detrimental short-term loans without investors' knowledge, among other fiduciary breaches.

By Leo Almazora
Baird, Sagard join forces to supercharge alternative investment access for US wealth clients
ALTERNATIVES SEP 10, 2025
Baird, Sagard join forces to supercharge alternative investment access for US wealth clients

Baird will take a minority stake in the Canadian asset manager as part of the deal.

By Steve Randall
Retirement envy: Why young Americans doubt matching their parents' later years
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2025
Retirement envy: Why young Americans doubt matching their parents' later years

Anxiety among those yet to retire is growing, new report reveals.

By Steve Randall
Big money is on the move but young Americans lack financial planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2025
Big money is on the move but young Americans lack financial planning

Confidence is under pressure as the wealth transfer complicates finances.

By Steve Randall
Financial services need an updated regulatory framework
OPINION SEP 09, 2025
Financial services need an updated regulatory framework

With thousands of small independent advisors racing to meet clients' digital expectations, the time has come to repair archaic rules of the road.

By Dale Brown
Judge gives blessing to $25M settlement in Vanguard target-date fund tax lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2025
Judge gives blessing to $25M settlement in Vanguard target-date fund tax lawsuit

The approved compensation would be on top of an even larger $133 million fair fund set up in a related SEC settlement, according to lawyers for the aggrieved investors.

By Leo Almazora
Advisor moves: LPL scoops $1.8B quintet from UBS
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 09, 2025
Advisor moves: LPL scoops $1.8B quintet from UBS

An ex-Ameriprise duo has also joined LPL in Virginia, while Raymond James welcomes advisors from Edward Jones and Oppenheimer to its network.

By Leo Almazora
Retail sales of alternative funds hits $200B this year
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 09, 2025
Retail sales of alternative funds hits $200B this year

"The money has gone into BDCs and credit products because of higher yields," said one industry executive.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA moves: SEIA announces second-largest deal with $1.6B California firm
RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2025
RIA moves: SEIA announces second-largest deal with $1.6B California firm

Also, a triple-deal propels Beacon Pointe to reach a $48 billion asset milestone, and Bluespring merges in another Kestra firm.

By Leo Almazora
Americans growing more hopeful about retirement, but lingering doubts persist
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2025
Americans growing more hopeful about retirement, but lingering doubts persist

InvestmentNews talks to Natixis Center for Investor Insight director Dave Goodsell.

By Steve Randall
AssetMark, Dispatch announce senior hires to boost wealthtech leadership
FINTECH SEP 09, 2025
AssetMark, Dispatch announce senior hires to boost wealthtech leadership

Hires include former innovation lead at mega-RIA Mariner.

By Steve Randall
State-registered RIAs' assets top $360B as firm count slips, NASAA says
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 08, 2025
State-registered RIAs' assets top $360B as firm count slips, NASAA says

Annual snapshot shows registration failures, fees, and fiduciary shortfalls as top enforcement issues, with California, Texas, and Florida hosting the most state-level RIAs.

By Leo Almazora
Envestnet CEO claims to be 'net winner' of consolidating advisor market
FINTECH SEP 08, 2025
Envestnet CEO claims to be 'net winner' of consolidating advisor market

"More often than not, when two firms come together they're both Envestnet firms or we are going to end up with the lion's share of the assets," Envestnet CEO Chris Todd said amid record-breaking M&A activity for RIAs.

By Andrew Cohen
Nasdaq seeks SEC nod for tokenized stock trading
EQUITIES SEP 08, 2025
Nasdaq seeks SEC nod for tokenized stock trading

The New York-based exchange's bid to trade tokenized versions of listed stocks and funds comes as Washington signals a friendlier stance toward digital assets.

By Leo Almazora
iCapital takes on private-market liquidity challenge with strategic investment in Tangible Markets
ALTERNATIVES SEP 08, 2025
iCapital takes on private-market liquidity challenge with strategic investment in Tangible Markets

The integration into iCapital's platform will give advisors and qualified investors a means to rebalance portfolios through a robust buyer-seller network.

By Leo Almazora
SEC bars advisor who broke trust of amorous partner, client
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 08, 2025
SEC bars advisor who broke trust of amorous partner, client

James Warring and his firm, EagleStone, charged the client unauthorized and undisclosed fees during parts of the RIA relationship, the SEC claims.

By Bruce Kelly
Gen X lags as retirement confidence gap widens, BlackRock survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2025
Gen X lags as retirement confidence gap widens, BlackRock survey finds

Latest annual research sheds light on demographic disparities, as well as the rising role of guaranteed income and alternative investments in workplace retirement plans.

By Leo Almazora