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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
Financial advisers starring on the big screen
RIA NEWS AUG 19, 2022
Financial advisers starring on the big screen

Superheroes abound in Hollywood, but here are are nine movies featuring financial advisers and stockbrokers.

By Gregg Greenberg
New Jersey hybrid managing $500 million links to Concourse
RIA NEWS AUG 18, 2022
New Jersey hybrid managing $500 million links to Concourse

Ramsey-based Key Group Management had been affiliated with Royal Alliance.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley adds fractional share support to workplace stock plans
EQUITIES AUG 18, 2022
Morgan Stanley adds fractional share support to workplace stock plans

The wirehouse is also adding additional automation to its Shareworks and Equity Edge Online platforms.

By Ryan W. Neal
Will diamonds become a retiree's best friend?
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2022
Will diamonds become a retiree's best friend?

The Diamond Standard Fund is trying to provide a standardized way to trade diamonds and is working with wealth managers, high-net-worth investors, family offices, IRA platforms and institutional investors.

By Gregg Greenberg
Massachusetts securities chief goes after single-stock ETFs
EQUITIES AUG 18, 2022
Massachusetts securities chief goes after single-stock ETFs

William Galvin announced a 'sweep' of firms offering the new ETFs, which he compared to gambling at a casino.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA M&A transaction with a fresh twist
RIA NEWS AUG 18, 2022
RIA M&A transaction with a fresh twist

As large broker-dealers look to play in the red-hot mergers and acquisitions market for RIAs, Advisor Group is investing along with its owner, Reverence Capital, in RIA Signature Estate & Investment Advisors.

By Bruce Kelly
Team managing $350 million joins Fairport Wealth
RIA NEWS AUG 18, 2022
Team managing $350 million joins Fairport Wealth

Hightower facilitated the merger for Cleveland, Ohio-based Fairport, which is a Hightower advisory business.

By InvestmentNews
Barred New Jersey broker charged in $1 million phony loan scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 17, 2022
Barred New Jersey broker charged in $1 million phony loan scheme

Criminal and civil fraud charges were filed against Anthony Mastroianni Jr., who sold fake promissory notes to older investors.

By InvestmentNews
Charitable giving bouncing back with market, says BNY Mellon Wealth Management
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2022
Charitable giving bouncing back with market, says BNY Mellon Wealth Management

The number and total dollar amount of charitable gifts increased 10% last year, and the average gift size also spiked.

By Gregg Greenberg
Hedge fund snaps up LPL Financial shares
ALTERNATIVES AUG 17, 2022
Hedge fund snaps up LPL Financial shares

Private equity investors have flooded the wealth management industry; now, it's a hedge fund's turn.

By Bruce Kelly
Team managing $2 billion splits from Ameritas
RIA NEWS AUG 17, 2022
Team managing $2 billion splits from Ameritas

TFB Advisors spins off from Tax Favored Benefits as a new hybrid RIA, staffed by six advisers who had worked for years at Ameritas.

By Jeff Benjamin
Massachusetts slaps MassMutual unit with $250,000 fine
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 17, 2022
Massachusetts slaps MassMutual unit with $250,000 fine

Regulator says rep defrauded clients by saying variable annuities were commission free.

By InvestmentNews
Geoffrey Brown stepping down as NAPFA CEO
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2022
Geoffrey Brown stepping down as NAPFA CEO

The association's board will engage an interim CEO while it searches for a permanent successor.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley files to offer its own ETFs
WIREHOUSES AUG 17, 2022
Morgan Stanley files to offer its own ETFs

Decades after coining the term 'exchange-traded fund,' the firm plans to offer four socially conscious funds under the Calvert label.

By Bloomberg
Creative Planning acquires $5 billion Wipfli Financial Advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2022
Creative Planning acquires $5 billion Wipfli Financial Advisors

The deal is the firm's third-biggest transaction to date, and CEO Peter Mallouk says M&A activity is ramping up because most RIAs aren't growing organically.

By Jeff Benjamin