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NYC won’t open Wells Fargo accounts over racial disparities
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 09, 2022
NYC won’t open Wells Fargo accounts over racial disparities

The bank approved Black homeowners seeking to refinance mortgages in the pandemic at a far lower rate than white ones.

By Bloomberg
Turn leads into clients with this irresistible marketing strategy
OPINION APR 08, 2022
Turn leads into clients with this irresistible marketing strategy

Here are 5 steps that need to be considered when making potential clients an offer they can't refuse.

By Robert Sofia
Why women make great financial advisers
OPINION APR 08, 2022
Why women make great financial advisers

Women's emotional and social competencies are essential for financial advisers, who often have to have tough conversations with clients and handle delicate situations.

By Kristine McManus
Finra smacks National Securities with $663,000 penalty over private placement
ALTERNATIVES APR 08, 2022
Finra smacks National Securities with $663,000 penalty over private placement

The agency said Boca Raton, Florida-based National Securities deceived investors in December 2017 and January 2018 about the price of shares in the private placement offering.

By Bruce Kelly
Made a killing in crypto? Your tax bill is coming due
ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2022
Made a killing in crypto? Your tax bill is coming due

Digital tokens like Bitcoin and Ethereum are classified as property by the Internal Revenue Service and taxed like stocks and bonds.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Schroders maps out engagement priorities
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 07, 2022
Schroders maps out engagement priorities

The company says it is taking 'a further step forward in sustainability leadership.'

By Emile Hallez
Pelosi adviser among Biden's nominees for SEC commissioner slots
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2022
Pelosi adviser among Biden's nominees for SEC commissioner slots

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Jaime Lizarraga, a senior adviser to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Mark Uyeda, who has spent a chunk of his career at the SEC.

By Bloomberg
Finra bars ex-Cetera rep who used clients’ money for own family's investments
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2022
Finra bars ex-Cetera rep who used clients’ money for own family's investments

The broker, Marianne O'Shee Smith, a 34-year veteran of the securities industry, used $45,100 she had received from three customers, all senior citizens.

By Bruce Kelly
Black Americans more engaged with investing,  especially outside the mainstream
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2022
Black Americans more engaged with investing, especially outside the mainstream

Black Americans increasingly turn to newer types of assets, like cryptocurrency, that are less likely to be associated with structural discrimination, according to a study from Ariel and Schwab.

By Joanne Cleaver
Flat fees gain traction among advisers critical of asset-based pricing
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 05, 2022
Flat fees gain traction among advisers critical of asset-based pricing

While the financial planning industry clings to the more lucrative asset-based fee model, a steady push toward flat fees is gaining steam.

By Jeff Benjamin
Introducing the 2022 Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion honorees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 04, 2022
Introducing the 2022 Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion honorees

InvestmentNews is proud to present our fifth annual Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award individual winners and firm finalists. The 15 individuals and 15 firms are superstars when it comes to boosting awareness of the need and the importance of creating a more diverse financial advice profession.

By InvestmentNews
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2022 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Eddie C. Brown
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 04, 2022
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2022 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Eddie C. Brown

As Brown Capital Management has grown, founder Eddie Brown has also seen his appreciation for being able to 'pay it forward' grow as well.

By Jeff Benjamin
Our industry is not reading the room
OPINION APR 04, 2022
Our industry is not reading the room

Here are 5 steps financial advisers can take to promote diversity, inclusion and belonging.

By Dasarte Yarnway
J.P. Morgan's remote advice offering takes shape
FINTECH MAR 31, 2022
J.P. Morgan's remote advice offering takes shape

J.P. Morgan hired Boaz Lahovitsky from Vanguard in 2020 to oversee the call center and video conferencing program.

By Bruce Kelly
Taxing financial planning services is not the answer
OPINION MAR 30, 2022
Taxing financial planning services is not the answer

Proposed legislation in Kentucky that would tax services including financial planning and investment management could significantly harm the way Kentuckians save and plan for retirement.

By Dennis J. Moore
Financial help a top concern for aspiring advisers
FINTECH MAR 30, 2022
Financial help a top concern for aspiring advisers

A new survey of some 4,300 financial advisers and students found that a lack of financial assistance was the No. 1 barrier to entry into the industry, with nearly half of the respondents citing finances as a top concern.

By Sean Allocca
Attracting new clients is the key to increasing value
OPINION MAR 30, 2022
Attracting new clients is the key to increasing value

The most productive use of an adviser's time is not spending it with current clients, it's attracting new ones.

By Scott Hanson
Riskalyze doubles down on fixed-income analysis
ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2022
Riskalyze doubles down on fixed-income analysis

The risk-analysis platform plans to more than double its bond coverage by adding 800,000 more individual bonds this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Payout grids for independent broker-dealers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 30, 2022
Payout grids for independent broker-dealers

See the payout grids for 49 IBDs, based on data the firms provided to InvestmentNews Research.

By InvestmentNews
Helping clients tune out 'investment noise'
OPINION MAR 30, 2022
Helping clients tune out 'investment noise'

Outside information about investing and markets can unsettle clients, and an important part of the job is encouraging them to tune that out.

By Michael Broad