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A chance meeting leads an adviser to a bountiful niche practice
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2021
A chance meeting leads an adviser to a bountiful niche practice

As a rookie adviser, Vidal Peoples met a doctor in need of comprehensive financial planning. He taps into the kind of professionals whose incomes can skyrocket but are also saddled with mountains of student loan debt.

By Jeff Benjamin
Merrill Lynch veteran Michelle Avan dies
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 09, 2021
Merrill Lynch veteran Michelle Avan dies

Avan recently became SVP and head of global women's and under-represented talent strategy, global human resources for Bank of America.

By Liz Skinner
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2021 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Shundrawn Thomas
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2021
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2021 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Shundrawn Thomas

The efforts of Shundrawn Thomas might seem almost subtle, but they are not. In fact, little about Thomas, the president of Northern Trust Asset Management, is subdued, although his demeanor and general presentation suggest otherwise.

By Jeff Benjamin
Nasdaq wins SEC support for plan to diversify boards
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2021
Nasdaq wins SEC support for plan to diversify boards

The exchange will direct its listed companies to pursue board diversity — by having at least one female board member and at least one who identifies as a member of an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ — or explain why they don’t.

By Bloomberg
Janney adds five reps who managed $1 billion at Truist
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2021
Janney adds five reps who managed $1 billion at Truist

The advisers are based in Virginia and the Carolinas; there's also one rep joining Janney from Wells Fargo.

By InvestmentNews
Former LPL adviser's alleged discrimination highlights company culture issues
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2021
Former LPL adviser's alleged discrimination highlights company culture issues

Eileen Cure was dropped from LPL after viral videos surfaced of her allegedly telling employees she will not interview Black job applicants.

By Nicole Casperson
BlackRock, Wells Fargo delay return to office on Covid concerns
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2021
BlackRock, Wells Fargo delay return to office on Covid concerns

The shifts signal that the financial services industry is rethinking its return-to-office plans as the highly contagious delta variant sweeps across the country.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo duo managing $266 million goes indie with Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2021
Wells Fargo duo managing $266 million goes indie with Raymond James

Jeff Anderson and Doug McClure of Bothell, Washington, affiliate through Mainspring Wealth Advisors, an office of supervisory jurisdiction.

By InvestmentNews
LPL cuts ties with adviser accused of racism in TikTok video
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 04, 2021
LPL cuts ties with adviser accused of racism in TikTok video

Eileen Cure is accused of refusing to hire Black job candidates in viral TikTok. Cure called the accusations 'false and defamatory.'

By Nicole Casperson
Jeff Jones elected chair-elect of NAPFA
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 04, 2021
Jeff Jones elected chair-elect of NAPFA

Three new directors were elected to the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors' board.

By InvestmentNews
Vanguard offers workers $1,000 to get vaccinated by October
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 04, 2021
Vanguard offers workers $1,000 to get vaccinated by October

The asset manager will make payments to all workers who can prove they've gotten a Covid-19 vaccine, even if they were inoculated before the company extended the offer.

By Bloomberg
Practice managing $300 million at Lincoln Financial joins Cetera
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 03, 2021
Practice managing $300 million at Lincoln Financial joins Cetera

Exton, Pennsylvania-based Brumbaugh Wealth Management is affiliating with Cetera through super OSJ AdvisorNet

By InvestmentNews
Content marketing for advisers? There’s an app for that
FINTECH AUG 03, 2021
Content marketing for advisers? There’s an app for that

FMG Suite is giving advisers mobile access to content marketing, which relies on sharing online content to drive client engagement. Digital marketing solutions is slated to be the largest planned increase in net spending for an adviser’s tech stack throughout the year, according to the InvestmentNews Adviser Technology Study.

By Nicole Casperson
Stop devaluing your business
OPINION AUG 03, 2021
Stop devaluing your business

If the perceived value of an RIA is tied to the adviser's investing prowess, it makes it hard to develop a succession plan or sell the firm.

By Scott Hanson
When knowledge backfires
OPINION AUG 03, 2021
When knowledge backfires

Understanding what a company does can skew our perceptions of the risk of investing in the company.

By Sarah Newcomb
Merrill Lynch quintet managing $427 million moves to Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 03, 2021
Merrill Lynch quintet managing $427 million moves to Raymond James

The family-based team is joining the firm's employee unit and opening an office in West Fort Worth, Texas.

By InvestmentNews
3 brokers in hot water over sketchy Covid-19 loan applications
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 02, 2021
3 brokers in hot water over sketchy Covid-19 loan applications

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. said at the start of the year it was looking into registered representatives who applied for coronavirus-relief loans for possible violations.

By Bruce Kelly
From reactive to proactive: Ramp up your diversity and inclusion efforts
OPINION AUG 02, 2021
From reactive to proactive: Ramp up your diversity and inclusion efforts

Given the looming shortage of advisers, the industry must improve its diversity and inclusion efforts so it can attract and retain employees from diverse groups.

By Ana Trujillo Limon
Trio managing $170 million switches to LPL from Kestra
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 02, 2021
Trio managing $170 million switches to LPL from Kestra

The Glen Allen, Virginia-based firm was founded in 2015 and operates as Capstone Financial Partners.

By InvestmentNews
SEC approves Finra rule to rein in rogue brokerages
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 30, 2021
SEC approves Finra rule to rein in rogue brokerages

The rule requires firms with a history of misconduct or that employ a high number of reps with disciplinary records to deposit cash into an account controlled by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.