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How we explain the crypto roller coaster to our clients
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 21, 2022
How we explain the crypto roller coaster to our clients

We need to understand new technologies and combat the fear of missing out on the hottest investment category, which has been cryptocurrencies.

By Nathan Munits
Geneos tagged with $400,000 penalty over alternatives sales
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES MAR 21, 2022
Geneos tagged with $400,000 penalty over alternatives sales

The fine and restitution to customers stem from sales of two alternative investments, the LJM Preservation & Growth Fund and private placements issued by GPB Capital Holdings.

By Bruce Kelly
Retirement planning is anything but normal in a post-pandemic world
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 21, 2022
Retirement planning is anything but normal in a post-pandemic world

One important aspect of retirement planning that hasn’t changed — and is likely never to change — is the need for advisers to be forthright with their clients, especially about matters relating to longevity and income adequacy.

By InvestmentNews
See It Be It Role Model: Syed Nishat
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Syed Nishat

Nishat and his partner specialize in serving immigrants and first-generation Americans; their firm works with physicians and entrepreneurs who moved to the New York area from all over the world.

By InvestmentNews
See It Be It Role Model: Lawrence Smith 
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Lawrence Smith 

Smith, president of ELS Vision Wealth Management, focuses on helping those in the ‘first generation of success.’

By InvestmentNews
Financial advisers starting to view economic outlook as a glass half empty
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 18, 2022
Financial advisers starting to view economic outlook as a glass half empty

The results from the most recent InvestmentNews survey shows sentiment is turning south.

By Jeff Benjamin
Two years later, financial services firms still searching for balance on remote work
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 18, 2022
Two years later, financial services firms still searching for balance on remote work

Some of the biggest brands in wealth management are trying to figure out what normal looks like, and how and whether it makes sense to bring employees back to the office.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fired Merrill broker who threw smoothie lands at Aegis Capital
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2022
Fired Merrill broker who threw smoothie lands at Aegis Capital

James Iannazzo, 48, was arrested in January, faces three charges and is seeking probation.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra board approves remote-inspection proposals, sends them to SEC
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2022
Finra board approves remote-inspection proposals, sends them to SEC

Finra didn't provide details about the rules, which will be made public when they're submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo Advisors sees another senior manager leave
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2022
Wells Fargo Advisors sees another senior manager leave

John Alexander is the second senior manager with two decades at the firm to leave Wells Fargo Advisors in recent months.

By Bruce Kelly
Ex-Wells, LPL broker arrested, charged with stealing more than $500,000 from clients
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2022
Ex-Wells, LPL broker arrested, charged with stealing more than $500,000 from clients

The broker, Mario E. Rivero Jr., 38, was registered with Wells Fargo Advisors from December 2010 through October 2020 and then at LPL Financial until last June, when he was barred from the securities industry.

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James adds Wells duo managing $350 million
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAR 16, 2022
Raymond James adds Wells duo managing $350 million

Houston-based advisers Brandon Glasscock and Mandy Haskell are joining the firm’s independent adviser channel.

By InvestmentNews
Edward Jones to spend $1 billion on tech in 2022
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 15, 2022
Edward Jones to spend $1 billion on tech in 2022

The company is investing in its technology infrastructure — including digital initiatives and virtual tools — to improve the relationships between clients and their financial advisers. 

By Sean Allocca
Advisers must embrace fintech risks, opportunities to keep up with retailers
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 15, 2022
Advisers must embrace fintech risks, opportunities to keep up with retailers

A new report from Celent shines light on the trend of traditional retailers like Walmart migrating into the wealth management space.

By Jeff Benjamin
Raymond James nabs Edward Jones adviser managing $207 million in Texas
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAR 15, 2022
Raymond James nabs Edward Jones adviser managing $207 million in Texas

Lance Murphy, who's based in Houston, has 26 years of experience, much of it with asset management companies.

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo boosts CEO Scharf's pay 20% for 2021
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2022
Wells Fargo boosts CEO Scharf's pay 20% for 2021

Charlie Scharf earned $24.5 million last year, up from $20.3 million for 2020.

By Bloomberg
Advisers flock to RIAs in the new normal
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 14, 2022
Advisers flock to RIAs in the new normal

The RIA channel saw a net gain of 1,530 financial advisers in 2021, while the wirehouses had a net loss of 2,065.

By Bruce Kelly
How bear markets wreak havoc on succession plans
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 14, 2022
How bear markets wreak havoc on succession plans

When the equity markets decline, as they have this year, they take the value of your firm down with them.

By Scott Hanson
Pro bono work gives advisers way to go beyond helping the rich get richer
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 14, 2022
Pro bono work gives advisers way to go beyond helping the rich get richer

The payoff for pro bono work doesn't show up on the bottom line. It’s in the returns you get from touching someone’s life at a vulnerable moment.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers struggle to grow new business: AssetMark
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 14, 2022
Advisers struggle to grow new business: AssetMark

The vast majority of advisers reported having problems finding enough time to focus on business development and client relationships, according to a new study.

By Sean Allocca