Hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly are joined by fellow InvestmentNews reporter Nicole Casperson to discuss what the Schwab-TD megamerger means for the overlapping custodial platforms. Also on the docket, Morgan Stanley buys Eaton Vance, and a look at whether one financial adviser on the lam is a sign of things to come.
0:00-10:30 - Interview with Nicole Casperson
The importance of TD Ameritrade’s Veo Platform advisors, and how it fits into the integration (:40)
The other platforms and the data choices (5:30)
Effect on the small advisor (7:30)
Competitive shake-up and opportunity (9:30)
10:30-19:30 - Morgan Stanley buys Eaton Vance
Morgan Stanley’s shopping spree strategy, and The ESG angle, and the advisor impact
19:30-29:00 - Adviser on the lam
The developing story, the echoes of the financial crisis, and is this the start of a trend or a one-off?
Bruce Kelly talks to local Rhode Island reporter Eli Sherman about the former nontraded REIT czar, Nick Schorsch, and his group’s investments in beloved local eateries in the Ocean State.
Bruce Kelly speaks to longtime compliance expert Sander Ressler about elder fraud, artificial intelligence and GWG Holdings and what advisors and their broker-dealers and RIAs should be guarding against.
Bruce Kelly is joined this week by Jeff Vivacqua of Cambridge Investment Research, who breaks down the company's success as a recruiter of financial advisors.
Bruce Kelly is joined this week by InvestmentNews Managing Editor James Rogers as they look ahead to what the financial advice industry can expect in 2026 after a tumultuous start to the year.
