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Are 60-40 portfolios leading investors over a cliff?
EQUITIES APR 09, 2021
Are 60-40 portfolios leading investors over a cliff?

The big increase in the U.S. M1 money supply could lead to inflationary pressures that will increase risks for the fixed-income portion of a 60-40 portfolio allocation.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers managing $686 million affiliate with Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 09, 2021
Advisers managing $686 million affiliate with Raymond James

OSJ Boston Harbor adds two indie teams, as well as advisers from Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.

By InvestmentNews
What the pandemic taught us about helping clients navigate shocks
OPINION APR 09, 2021
What the pandemic taught us about helping clients navigate shocks

A recent academic paper argues that large shocks like the pandemic undermine feelings of financial security. This raises the question of what financial planners can learn from the pandemic to help their clients better prepare for the next shock.

By Kevin R. Keller
Biden tax talk seen driving RIA M&A activity
RIA NEWS APR 08, 2021
Biden tax talk seen driving RIA M&A activity

The record deal volume in the first quarter is being attributed to multiple factors, not the least of which is President Joe Biden's threats to hike capital gains taxes.

By Jeff Benjamin
AdvicePay launches tool for enterprise oversight
FINTECH APR 07, 2021
AdvicePay launches tool for enterprise oversight

AdvicePay, the payment tool co-founded by Michael Kitces, is trying to make it easier for large advisory firms to adopt different fee models.

By Nicole Casperson
Fidelity plans to hire 4,000, including 1,000 licensed reps
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 07, 2021
Fidelity plans to hire 4,000, including 1,000 licensed reps

The giant asset manager also intends to add technology workers at operations centers.

By InvestmentNews
Group advising on $470 million switches from Triad to Arkadios
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 07, 2021
Group advising on $470 million switches from Triad to Arkadios

Wagner Wealth Management, based in Greenville, South Carolina, has seven reps.

By InvestmentNews
Team with $583 million joins SagePoint from Kestra
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 07, 2021
Team with $583 million joins SagePoint from Kestra

Charles Stephen, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based firm with four advisers, will affiliate through super-OSJ AmeriFlex.

By InvestmentNews
Discover what your clients want with a survey
OPINION APR 07, 2021
Discover what your clients want with a survey

A lot has changed over the past 12 months, and it's likely that what your clients want or prefer may have changed as well.

By Kristine McManus
Well-run advisory firms come in all sizes
OPINION APR 06, 2021
Well-run advisory firms come in all sizes

Advisers thinking of making a move should evaluate firms on what they're doing and what they've done, not on how big or small they are.

By Jamie Mackay
Duo managing $200 million at Wells Fargo joins Baird
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2021
Duo managing $200 million at Wells Fargo joins Baird

Veteran advisers Kellie Rixse and business partner Jeff Todd make move in Anchorage, Alaska.

By InvestmentNews
BlackRock plans racial audit, in break with Wall Street peers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2021
BlackRock plans racial audit, in break with Wall Street peers

The asset manager will undergo a third-party audit of its operations following a request from a shareholder.

By Bloomberg
UBS team managing $630 million moves to Rockefeller
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 02, 2021
UBS team managing $630 million moves to Rockefeller

Five-person Adapt Partners is joining Rockefeller in San Antonio

By InvestmentNews
Switching firms can cost advisers 19% of assets: Cerulli
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2021
Switching firms can cost advisers 19% of assets: Cerulli

Those making a move risk losing clients and accounts; they also face operational challenges.

By InvestmentNews
How to stay focused, and why we lose focus
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2021
How to stay focused, and why we lose focus

We say yes to so much that we’re forced to divide our efforts, which dilutes our efficacy.

By Stephanie Bogan
Trends in high-performing financial adviser teams
OPINION APR 01, 2021
Trends in high-performing financial adviser teams

“Mega teams” with the scale to grow, greater diversity, sophisticated tools and the flexibility to adapt to any environment will lead the way.

By Sterling Shea
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2021
See It Be It Role Model: Dana Wilson

Wilson founded CHIP, which stands for Changing How Individuals Prosper, as a judgment-free, welcoming space that encourages people of color to find financial advisers who look like them.

By InvestmentNews
3 principles for growing your firm
OPINION MAR 31, 2021
3 principles for growing your firm

We’ve gone from $2 billion to over $10 billion in AUM in four years because we’ve consistently adhered to three broad principles: Everything must be repeatable, measurable and scalable.

By Scott Hanson
Financial Gym takes on 'old-school' financial planning
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2021
Financial Gym takes on 'old-school' financial planning

Merrill Lynch alum creates a new service model to provide financial advice to the masses.

By Jeff Benjamin
Retirement plan aggregator Captrust shores up wealth management business
RIA NEWS MAR 30, 2021
Retirement plan aggregator Captrust shores up wealth management business

With $600 billion in assets under advisement, Captrust has appointed a head of wealth management to lead the growing $24 billion under management business.

By Jeff Benjamin