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A huge opportunity for RPAs: Health care
OPINION NOV 04, 2021
A huge opportunity for RPAs: Health care

As retirement plans shifted from employer funded to employee funded, that has also happened over the past decade with health care plans.

By Francesca Messano
Ascensus, Newport Group merge
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2021
Ascensus, Newport Group merge

The combined companies will administer more than $700 million in assets for more than 150,000 retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
RIA M&A blitz to continue: Rudy Adolf
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2021
RIA M&A blitz to continue: Rudy Adolf

“We are probably working on more deals than I can ever remember," the Focus Financial CEO said as the company reported its third-quarter earnings.

By Bruce Kelly
Should RPAs seek to control their own DC record-keeping platforms?
OPINION NOV 04, 2021
Should RPAs seek to control their own DC record-keeping platforms?

Does it make sense for advisers to enter this space and compete? Sending those clients off platform and hoping to get them back when work separation occurs seems illogical.

By Aaron Schumm
30 finance firms pledge to end deforestation
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2021
30 finance firms pledge to end deforestation

Institutions with more than $8.7 trillion in assets, including Aviva, Schroders and Axa, have committed $7.2 billion to eliminate investment in activities resulting in deforestation.

By Natasha Turner
5 important Social Security issues for women
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2021
5 important Social Security issues for women

Discover 5 of the most common misconceptions your female clients may have about Social Security and how you can help them maximize their benefits as part of an overall retirement strategy.

By Athene
Fink takes aim at private companies
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2021
Fink takes aim at private companies

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says public markets can’t navigate path to net zero alone, and shares his view on ‘reimagining emerging markets.'

By Natalie Kenway
'Next best dollar,' a benefits application for retirement plan advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
'Next best dollar,' a benefits application for retirement plan advisers

There's a war for talent heating up, fueled by the Great Resignation and more workers retiring as a result of the pandemic, which makes benefits more important than ever.

By Fred Barstein
Where you live correlates with old-age employment: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
Where you live correlates with old-age employment: Report

Areas with high racial diversity, concentrations of low-wage jobs, higher mortality rates and other factors tend to have lower employment rates for people 60 to 69, according to a recent NBER paper.

By Emile Hallez
Six-adviser group managing $875 million goes RIA through Dynasty
RIA NEWS NOV 03, 2021
Six-adviser group managing $875 million goes RIA through Dynasty

Team leader Bryan Sweet had been with Raymond James for 32 years.

By InvestmentNews
Head of defunct broker-dealer charged with fraud
ALTERNATIVES NOV 03, 2021
Head of defunct broker-dealer charged with fraud

Thomas Brenner, former CEO of First American Securities of Orrville, Ohio, is facing seven fraud charges linked to sales of private placements.

By Bruce Kelly
DOL rule delay hardly a reason for advisers to celebrate
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
DOL rule delay hardly a reason for advisers to celebrate

The rollover recommendation disclosures will 'get Monday-morning quarterbacked every time the market takes a dive,' one lawyer noted.

By Emile Hallez
LPL snags $350 million Cetera team
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 03, 2021
LPL snags $350 million Cetera team

Ohio-based River Cities Financial Services is led by Michael Anthony.

By Bruce Kelly
OneAmerica launches plan as alternative to MEPs, PEPs
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
OneAmerica launches plan as alternative to MEPs, PEPs

The new OneConnect product allows plan advisers to act in a 3(21) or 3(38) role.

By InvestmentNews
Hedging inflation requires tiptoeing through TIPS
ETFS NOV 03, 2021
Hedging inflation requires tiptoeing through TIPS

Treasury inflation-protected securities have become the hottest ticket in 2021 as messages about 'transitory' inflation clash with reality.

By Jeff Benjamin
Goldman Sachs, Ascensus create small-business retirement plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
Goldman Sachs, Ascensus create small-business retirement plan

The Goldman Sachs Workplace Retirement Solution uses the Ascensus platform to provide an integrated 401(k) or 403(b) plan that includes digital advice and digital financial wellness support.

By InvestmentNews
Mercer acquires $1.3B Georgia RIA
RIA NEWS NOV 02, 2021
Mercer acquires $1.3B Georgia RIA

Atlanta-based ACG Wealth was founded in 2002.

By InvestmentNews
Recruiter cites rumblings from Merrill advisers about Project Thunder
OPINION NOV 02, 2021
Recruiter cites rumblings from Merrill advisers about Project Thunder

The common theme advisers share is that despite this effort, the firm's leadership is still quite disconnected from their real concerns.

By Mindy Diamond
Vestwell to buy BNY's Sumday auto-IRA and 529 business
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 02, 2021
Vestwell to buy BNY's Sumday auto-IRA and 529 business

The deal would catapult Vestwell to serving as program manager for nearly $20 billion, with the acquisition adding about 800,000 participants and 17,000 small employers to its book of business.

By Emile Hallez
Ex-Texas adviser gets 3 life sentences for $32 million Ponzi
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE NOV 02, 2021
Ex-Texas adviser gets 3 life sentences for $32 million Ponzi

William Neil "Doc" Gallagher courted victims with Bible-thumping zeal and loads of Texas charm.

By Bruce Kelly