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Will RIA and RPA worlds converge?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2021
Will RIA and RPA worlds converge?

Though registered investment advisory firms could benefit from hunting for new clients at the DC plans they manage, will they begin to acquire retirement plan adviser firms?

By Fred Barstein
Signs of inflation are roiling asset markets
RIA NEWS MAY 12, 2021
Signs of inflation are roiling asset markets

The most-recent round of U.S. corporate earnings calls showed the word inflation was back in vogue, with its usage rising 800% from a year ago.

By Bloomberg
Soaring inflation likely to boost 2022 Social Security COLA
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2021
Soaring inflation likely to boost 2022 Social Security COLA

A senior advocacy group predicts benefits will rise 4.7% next year, based on the 0.8% increase in the April consumer price index.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Women and Wealth: How Advisers Can Help Caregivers
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2021
Women and Wealth: How Advisers Can Help Caregivers

One of life’s most challenging circumstances is caring for a loved one. Here’s how advisers can help female clients who are thrust into the role.

By InvestmentNews Create
How online trading is driving investors to human advisers
EQUITIES MAY 11, 2021
How online trading is driving investors to human advisers

Self-directed investors are reaching thresholds that are starting to make professional financial advice more appealing.

By Jeff Benjamin
Rockefeller zeroes in on Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2021
Rockefeller zeroes in on Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley advisers

According to InvestmentNews data, since Rockefeller Capital's launch in early 2018 to the end of March, the clear bulk of its hired advisers have come from CEO Greg Fleming's two former firms.

By Bruce Kelly
Targeting tax cheats
RIA NEWS MAY 11, 2021
Targeting tax cheats

President Joe Biden's plan is designed to boost IRS funding to lower the tax gap and raise $700 billion over 10 years.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Duo managing $200 million at Wells Fargo goes indie with Commonwealth
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2021
Duo managing $200 million at Wells Fargo goes indie with Commonwealth

Aaron Sehl and Vincent Feijoo set up FS Financial in Southington, Connecticut.

By InvestmentNews
Great Valley Advisor Group acquires US Financial Advisors
RIA NEWS MAY 11, 2021
Great Valley Advisor Group acquires US Financial Advisors

The acquisition will expand the Pennsylvania-based Great Valley Advisor Group’s footprint to New England.

By InvestmentNews
Envestnet details $30 million plan for tech ecosystem
FINTECH MAY 10, 2021
Envestnet details $30 million plan for tech ecosystem

Envestnet CEO Bill Crager outlined how the firm is using additional operating expenses toward the financial wellness ecosystem’s development.

By Nicole Casperson
Focus Financial to acquire $310 million RIA
RIA NEWS MAY 10, 2021
Focus Financial to acquire $310 million RIA

Integer Wealth Advisors will become part of Focus-owned JFS Wealth Advisors.

By InvestmentNews
$220 million Baird team moves to Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 10, 2021
$220 million Baird team moves to Raymond James

A father-and-son duo in Sarasota, Florida joins the firm’s employee channel.

By InvestmentNews
The New Normal: More advisers are abandoning traditional offices to work from home
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 10, 2021
The New Normal: More advisers are abandoning traditional offices to work from home

After more than a year of working remotely, financial advisers and their clients are embracing the upside of virtual interactions and remote worksites.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS explores offering crypto investments to rich clients
FINTECH MAY 10, 2021
UBS explores offering crypto investments to rich clients

The Swiss firm is exploring several alternatives for offering the asset class, people familiar with the plan said. Any investment offering would be a very small portion of the clients’ total wealth because of the volatility.

By Bloomberg
CI Financial buys $5.1 billion Dowling & Yahnke
RIA NEWS MAY 10, 2021
CI Financial buys $5.1 billion Dowling & Yahnke

The deal marks the 18th RIA transaction in the U.S. for the Toronto-based aggregator. The transaction is expected to increase CI’s total U.S. assets to $63 billion, and to $230 billion, globally.

By Jeff Benjamin
Turning the corner
RIA NEWS MAY 10, 2021
Turning the corner

Reflecting on the outlook from that first week of January, optimism was a triumph of hope over experience. But today’s reality shows us that a positive perspective on that day was not in fact misplaced.

By George Moriarty
Advisers underwhelmed by Biden's first 100 days
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 07, 2021
Advisers underwhelmed by Biden's first 100 days

An unscientific poll of readers found 61% disapproving of Biden and 60% opposing his proposed tax increases. The survey was released on April 29, Biden’s 100th day in office.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Legislators ask GAO to review target-date funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2021
Legislators ask GAO to review target-date funds

The heads of the Senate and House committees overseeing labor want to know whether TDFs are working as advertised.

By InvestmentNews
By the Numbers: The 2021 40 Under 40s
RIA NEWS MAY 07, 2021
By the Numbers: The 2021 40 Under 40s

Get the stats on this year’s 40 Under 40 honorees, including their favorite social media platforms, which designations they’ve earned and how many hours they work each week.

By InvestmentNews
What’s next for 401(k) litigation?
OPINION MAY 07, 2021
What’s next for 401(k) litigation?

While plaintiffs continue to develop many theories and new claims, one type of claim that has appeared with increasing frequency in 401(k) litigation 2.0 is an allegation that deciding to offer additional services to plans and their participants creates conflicts.

By David Levine