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Biden to forgive $10,000 in student debt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 24, 2022
Biden to forgive $10,000 in student debt

The plan would set a $125,000 income cap for individuals and $250,000 for households, and would provide up to $20,000 in loan forgiveness for those who also received Pell Grants.

By Bloomberg
Beacon Pointe acquires $600 million bank unit in Texas
RIA NEWS AUG 24, 2022
Beacon Pointe acquires $600 million bank unit in Texas

Benchmark Private Wealth Management, with offices in Dallas, Waco, Plano, Austin and Houston, will retain its ties to Benchmark Bank.

By InvestmentNews
$4 billion team breaks away from Wells Fargo Advisors to form RIA
RIA NEWS AUG 23, 2022
$4 billion team breaks away from Wells Fargo Advisors to form RIA

A desire to act in the best interests of the firm's clients leads to launch of Moran Wealth Management in Naples, Florida, with 36 employees.

By Jeff Benjamin
Free trading costs retail investors $34 billion a year, study says
EQUITIES AUG 23, 2022
Free trading costs retail investors $34 billion a year, study says

An academic study finds retail stock trades are getting done at significantly different prices, depending on the brokerage.

By Bloomberg
Duo from TIAA manages $600 million at Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 23, 2022
Duo from TIAA manages $600 million at Raymond James

Nicholas Troiano and Mathew Mattice join the firm's employee unit in Colorado.

By InvestmentNews
Top fee-only RIAs in 2022
RIA NEWS AUG 23, 2022
Top fee-only RIAs in 2022

As M&A boosts the size of registered investment advisers, here's a list of the biggest fee-only firms, based on the data they report on their form ADV to the SEC.

By InvestmentNews
Annuity sales smash records in final Q2 count: Limra
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 23, 2022
Annuity sales smash records in final Q2 count: Limra

Total U.S. annuity sales rose 16% to $79.4 billion in the second quarter, nearly the exact opposite of the S&P 500's return.

By Gregg Greenberg
iCapital acquires UBS legacy alternative investment feeder fund platform
ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2022
iCapital acquires UBS legacy alternative investment feeder fund platform

The fintech has purchased UBS Fund Advisor, the wirehouse’s legacy proprietary U.S. alternative investment manager and feeder fund platform that represents $7 billion in client assets.

By Ryan W. Neal
Plan sponsors are encouraging adviser competition: Fidelity
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2022
Plan sponsors are encouraging adviser competition: Fidelity

A new survey shows 47% of plan sponsors are considering changing advisers and 48% are thinking about switching record keepers.

By Gregg Greenberg
'Wait, you can do that?' 3 of the biggest eye-openers for breakaways
OPINION AUG 22, 2022
'Wait, you can do that?' 3 of the biggest eye-openers for breakaways

Here are some of the things about working as an independent adviser that may surprise those who've made the jump from a wirehouse.

By Mike Hlavek
Hightower leverages life of obscure artist to deliver message for women
RIA NEWS AUG 22, 2022
Hightower leverages life of obscure artist to deliver message for women

A client event features the life and art of Suzie Zuzek, the woman who designed the fabrics used in Lilly Pulitzer's clothing line.

By Jeff Benjamin
David Lerner's latest proprietary fund snag
ALTERNATIVES AUG 22, 2022
David Lerner's latest proprietary fund snag

The brokerage firm's in-house energy fund, Energy 11 L.P., reports $45 million in 'unpaid distributions' to investors.

By Bruce Kelly
John Hancock settles with NY state after long-term care insurance probe
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 22, 2022
John Hancock settles with NY state after long-term care insurance probe

The insurer will pay almost $21.6 million to consumers and their beneficiaries, along with $2.2 million to the New York State Medicaid program and a $2.5 million penalty to New York state.

By Gregg Greenberg
Securian team managing $203 million bolts for SagePoint
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2022
Securian team managing $203 million bolts for SagePoint

Brian Falconer and 16 reps operate as Wealth Management Resource Group in Braintree, Massachusetts.

By InvestmentNews
Cheap ETFs suck billions from bigger siblings
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 22, 2022
Cheap ETFs suck billions from bigger siblings

The world's largest ETF, the $387 billion SPDR S&P 500 Trust, continues to fall victim to the trend as money managers gravitate to its lower-cost clone.

By Bloomberg
So your RIA has gone mega. Is it time to go public?
RIA NEWS AUG 22, 2022
So your RIA has gone mega. Is it time to go public?

The wave of IPOs among mega RIAs has been building for years, but some in the industry wonder how many firms can weather the challenges of being a public company.

By Bruce Kelly
Vanguard Charitable sees strong run of donations despite first-half sell-off
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2022
Vanguard Charitable sees strong run of donations despite first-half sell-off

The nonprofit organization announced that grants increased 14% during the first half of 2022, totaling a record $952 million.

By Gregg Greenberg
Confusion about RMDs on inherited IRAs
IRA ALERT AUG 19, 2022
Confusion about RMDs on inherited IRAs

New IRS rules complicate the calculation of required minimum distributions for those who have inherited individual retirement accounts.

By Ed Slott
Lincoln Financial launches QDIA with Stadion
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2022
Lincoln Financial launches QDIA with Stadion

The QDIA combines a target-date fund for younger individuals and Stadion’s StoryLine managed account service for participants aged 50 and older.

By InvestmentNews
Trilogy Financial acquires two firms, $160 million in AUM
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2022
Trilogy Financial acquires two firms, $160 million in AUM

The addition of E. F. Heagan & Associates and Mandichak Investment Retirement & Estate Planning brings more than 500 new clients.

By InvestmentNews