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Former Northern Trust exec Shundrawn Thomas launches private equity firm
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES SEP 28, 2022
Former Northern Trust exec Shundrawn Thomas launches private equity firm

Thomas is partnering with former Bank of America credit specialist Anthony Hoye to provide financing to minority and women-led businesses.

By Jeff Benjamin
$13 billion branch office to leave Raymond James
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 27, 2022
$13 billion branch office to leave Raymond James

Large branch offices of independent broker-dealers like Concurrent Advisors increasingly are flexing their muscles and either adding on new custodians or spinning off on their own.

By Bruce Kelly
How digital platforms can be more accessible to minority investors
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 26, 2022
How digital platforms can be more accessible to minority investors

Research uncovered three ways that investing platforms can foster a more inclusive and accessible environment for those living on a low to moderate income.

By Ryan W. Neal
A time for difficult conversations
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 26, 2022
A time for difficult conversations

It may be time for advisers to talk to clients about reducing spending and either continuing or returning to work.

By InvestmentNews
New thinking on neurodiversity opens doors for advisers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 26, 2022
New thinking on neurodiversity opens doors for advisers

Autism, Asperger's, dyslexia and other neurological differences open surprising opportunities for talent and employers.

By Joanne Cleaver
Market pullback, recession threat send more financial advisers to alternatives
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS SEP 23, 2022
Market pullback, recession threat send more financial advisers to alternatives

In an RIA Lab discussion of what investors should expect from alternative investments, panelists note that fees are high and liquidity is limited.

By Jeff Benjamin
How to help small-business-owner clients get started with their exit plan
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION SEP 22, 2022
How to help small-business-owner clients get started with their exit plan

Many owners of small firms don't plan their exit properly — or at all. Here are things advisers should keep in mind to help business-owner clients make plans.

By Michael Radford
Raymond James rolls out private wealth designation
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2022
Raymond James rolls out private wealth designation

The program offers six months of training in how to attract and work with high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

By InvestmentNews
Lerner Group promotes three to partner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 22, 2022
Lerner Group promotes three to partner

Michael Schneider, Megan Kowalski and David Sokolovsky will lead initiatives in the family office space.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley study shows employees seeking beefed-up benefits
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 22, 2022
Morgan Stanley study shows employees seeking beefed-up benefits

Sixty percent of workers say they're focusing more on their financial benefits compared to a year ago, according to the firm's survey.

By Gregg Greenberg
Women take the lead at Advisor Group
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2022
Women take the lead at Advisor Group

The imperative for having more women in charge of brokerage and advisory firms is pretty clear — in the future women will control more of the nation's wealth.

By Bruce Kelly
'Central Park Karen' lawsuit over firing thrown out
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2022
'Central Park Karen' lawsuit over firing thrown out

Judge rejects Amy Cooper's suit against Franklin Resources in which she claimed racial and sexual discrimination and defamation.

By Bloomberg
Financial advisers debate the best way to charge clients
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2022
Financial advisers debate the best way to charge clients

A new generation of advisers is critiquing traditional AUM fees and advocating for alternatives.

By Ryan W. Neal
NAPA unveils new adviser designation for nonqualified plans
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 21, 2022
NAPA unveils new adviser designation for nonqualified plans

The credential will confirm an adviser’s expertise in working with nonqualified deferred compensation and executive compensation plans.

By Gregg Greenberg
3 reasons advisers should take millennials more seriously
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION SEP 21, 2022
3 reasons advisers should take millennials more seriously

Millennials — those born between 1981 and 1997 — trail far behind older generations, with only 5% of the country's wealth. But they're starting to come into their own.

By Brian Bunker
Enhancing tax alpha on a multi-account UMA platform
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION SEP 21, 2022
Enhancing tax alpha on a multi-account UMA platform

Adding a tax overlay to multiple unified managed accounts lets advisers generate tax alpha through APIs that identify and recommend tax-smart trades and sales.

By Jack Sharry
Insurers talk big, spend small with diverse asset management firms
YOUR PRACTICE LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 20, 2022
Insurers talk big, spend small with diverse asset management firms

The largest American insurance companies have uneven track records with diversity when it comes to selecting asset managers.

By Joanne Cleaver
NASAA model rules let advisers maintain licenses while out of industry
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2022
NASAA model rules let advisers maintain licenses while out of industry

The move aligns state policy with a Finra initiative that extended the grace from two to five years as long as brokers stay current on continuing education.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Institute for Portfolio Alternatives promotes Anya Coverman to top job
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2022
Institute for Portfolio Alternatives promotes Anya Coverman to top job

The trade group's new president and CEO previously served as its general counsel.

By InvestmentNews
SEC to probe whether advisers can back up ads in marketing-rule reviews
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2022
SEC to probe whether advisers can back up ads in marketing-rule reviews

A risk alert released Monday gives advisers a preview of how the agency will assess compliance with the regulation, which overhauls advertising restrictions for the first time in 60 years.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.