OneDigital Investment Advisors, the Atlanta-based registered investment advisory subsidiary of insurance and consulting firm OneDigital, has acquired the assets of Gouldin & McCarthy, a financial planning and retirement plan consulting firm based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
The Gouldin & McCarthy team brings 30 plans and 4,300 participants to OneDigital, along with $314.5 million in advisory assets and $91.9 million in brokerage assets.
The firm’s entire team has joined OneDigital, which now advises on $81 billion for more than one million plan participants.
Chicago-based Mesirow Fiduciary Solutions adds flexPATH's plan-level outsourced fiduciary book, boosting its retirement market reach to $164 billion.
Also, Raymond James's employee advisor channel adds breakaways from Wells Fargo and Stifel, while UBS welcomes an ex-Morgan Stanley duo in Indiana.
It promised guaranteed principal and 10% monthly returns. The SEC says it invested nothing.
Ten years after entering the fee-based annuity market, MassMutual Ascend says nearly half its lifetime sales came in the past two years alone – but barriers remain among fee-only advisors.
Amplify, WealthReach, Zeplyn and Zocks have unveiled partnerships aimed at automating portfolio management, content creation, account opening, and client communication.
Northern Trust’s Ken Lassner shows advisors how to convert volatility into after-tax portfolio gains
Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income
