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Duo managing $473 million at Morgan Stanley joins Janney
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2021
Duo managing $473 million at Morgan Stanley joins Janney

Scott Phelan, Kevin Myers and an assistant switch firms in Atlanta.

By InvestmentNews
An adviser guide to setting goals in 2021
OPINION JAN 25, 2021
An adviser guide to setting goals in 2021

If we set goals that have a 50-50 probability of completion, we know we’re stretching ourselves; we also know that we’ll get to the end of the year achieving far more than we could’ve imagined just one short year earlier.

By Ron Carson
Morgan Stanley's Gorman now best-paid bank CEO, topping Dimon
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2021
Morgan Stanley's Gorman now best-paid bank CEO, topping Dimon

Morgan Stanley boosted its chief executive’s pay 22% to $33 million for 2020, when the Wall Street bank posted its third consecutive year of record earnings and announced two large deals.

By Bloomberg
Day traders turning to advisers for help
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2021
Day traders turning to advisers for help

Do-it-yourself investors found that market gyrations required constant attention and that their amateur trading tools were limited, so many have decided that they need professional help.

By Bloomberg
Texas broker charged with child sexual assault
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2021
Texas broker charged with child sexual assault

Gregory Estes had faced earlier charges of child sexual abuse, which were dismissed. Estes, who has been a registered rep with SA Stone Wealth Management Inc. since 2012, now faces four charges in total.

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity executive leading $3.6 trillion Personal Investing group retires
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2021
Fidelity executive leading $3.6 trillion Personal Investing group retires

After 12 years as president of the division, Kathleen Murphy, 57, will depart this summer; her successor has not yet been named.

By Jeff Benjamin
Now that Wells Fargo has a plan, what's in it for advisers?
OPINION JAN 22, 2021
Now that Wells Fargo has a plan, what's in it for advisers?

CEO Charlie Scharf is making classic changes to streamline and reduce costs at Wells Fargo's Wealth and Investment Management unit, which houses Wells Fargo Advisors.

By Bruce Kelly
Tennessee bank program moves to Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 21, 2021
Tennessee bank program moves to Raymond James

FirstBank’s investment unit, with 17 advisers, had been affiliated with LPL Financial.

By InvestmentNews
Trio managing $500 million at BB&T joins Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 20, 2021
Trio managing $500 million at BB&T joins Raymond James

Chuck Crist, Chuck Gillingham and Ryan H. Jones are joining the firm's employee channel in St. Augustine, Florida.

By InvestmentNews
Preparing clients for the next bear market
OPINION JAN 20, 2021
Preparing clients for the next bear market

The greatest value we add as financial advisers is keeping clients from making mistakes from which they cannot recover.

By Scott Hanson
Toward a definition of financial wellness
OPINION JAN 19, 2021
Toward a definition of financial wellness

Countless wealth management firms, insurance companies and fintech providers are promising to deliver financial wellness, but few can offer a coherent definition, let alone a clear approach to providing it.

By Chris Heye
Merrill Lynch's hunt for new clients tamed by COVID-19
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 19, 2021
Merrill Lynch's hunt for new clients tamed by COVID-19

Net new households at the wirehouse in 2020 declined 37% year over year, the company reported Tuesday. The pandemic clearly hampered advisers' efforts to reel in new clients, a push at the firm since 2016.

By Bruce Kelly
Firms with minority managers more likely to have diverse clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 19, 2021
Firms with minority managers more likely to have diverse clients

A survey of advisers found that those at firms with racial and ethnic minorities employed in management roles were more likely to say that their firms were inclusive and that they were comfortable broaching diversity issues with senior leaders.

By Devin McGinley
Navigating political conversations with clients
OPINION JAN 18, 2021
Navigating political conversations with clients

With advisers serving a more diverse group of clients than ever before, discussions about emotionally charged topics may become unavoidable.

By Brad McMillan
A resolution to cover the topics advisers value most
OPINION JAN 18, 2021
A resolution to cover the topics advisers value most

We resolve to increase the breadth of topics we bring to our adviser audience because we know clients are expecting and needing more right now.

By InvestmentNews
Have the conversation
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 18, 2021
Have the conversation

As the industry tackles diversity, conversation becomes a challenge. But, inclusion requires including everyone who wants to do good and letting them ask the questions that matter.

By George Moriarty
IBDs saw decent year in 2020 wirehouse recruiting
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 18, 2021
IBDs saw decent year in 2020 wirehouse recruiting

Independent broker-dealers saw gains in recruiting coveted wirehouse advisers despite the massive disruptions caused by COVID-19. Firms are also building out registered investment advisory platforms to lure advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 16, 2021
See It Be It Role Model: Gerald Tamparong

The managing director at Miracle Mile Advisors is passionate about giving back and sits on the boards of several charities, where he develops innovative ways for them to maximize their funds.

By InvestmentNews
Rockefeller adds three teams managing $1.7 billion
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 15, 2021
Rockefeller adds three teams managing $1.7 billion

Former Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch advisers join Rockefeller in Boca Raton, Florida, and Chicago

By InvestmentNews
Ed Butowsky pulls Twitter apology to brother of murdered Democratic staffer
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2021
Ed Butowsky pulls Twitter apology to brother of murdered Democratic staffer

In a curious development to a strange, twisting tale, Butowsky, managing director of Chapwood Capital Investment Management, offered an apology to the brother of former DNC staffer Seth Rich on Twitter — then deleted the tweet.

By Bruce Kelly