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Advisers shouldn't be afraid to outsource portfolio management
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 23, 2020
Advisers shouldn't be afraid to outsource portfolio management

WisdomTree research shows that clients are much more comfortable with the practice if it’s presented to them in the right way

By Jeff Benjamin
Rising global risks could challenge market exuberance
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 23, 2020
Rising global risks could challenge market exuberance

Threats to the equity rally include a COVID second wave, U.S.-China tensions and the prospect that central banks will wind down their stimulus efforts

By Bloomberg
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 22, 2020
One-third of UBS staff could work from home permanently

Being in the office is more important for some employees, like bankers working on an IPO, and less important for others, like advisers working with wealthy clients, bank’s COO says

By Bloomberg
Investment firms reopening, with most planning for September
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 22, 2020
Investment firms reopening, with most planning for September

Most offices will reopen in the coming months, despite a projected increase in COVID-19 rates

By Emile Hallez
INmail: Get phone help from Social Security Admin during the pandemic
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2020
INmail: Get phone help from Social Security Admin during the pandemic

Receiving Social Security benefits on someone else’s earnings record.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Positioning yourself post-pandemic
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JUN 22, 2020
Positioning yourself post-pandemic

3 client questions every adviser should anticipate as firms emerge from the shutdown

By Ron Carson
The push to allow CITs in 403(b)s
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2020
The push to allow CITs in 403(b)s

A bipartisan bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code hints at more attention to the issue, according to a report from Morningstar

By Emile Hallez
Why the Fed pays ETF trading commissions when small investors don't
INVESTING ETFS JUN 22, 2020
Why the Fed pays ETF trading commissions when small investors don't

There's more to the so-called free trades than meets the eye

By Jeff Benjamin
IRS provides expanded tax breaks for coronavirus-related distributions
RESOURCES IRA ALERT JUN 22, 2020
IRS provides expanded tax breaks for coronavirus-related distributions

The guidance allows more people to withdraw funds penalty-free from their retirement savings

By Ed Slott
The robo-adviser that shorted the market and won
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JUN 22, 2020
The robo-adviser that shorted the market and won

Digital advice players have long heralded low-cost investing, but firms are offering differentiated strategies

By Sean Allocca
Delinquencies on home mortgages hit highest level since 2011
RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 22, 2020
Delinquencies on home mortgages hit highest level since 2011

The increase in delinquences in May was smaller than the jump in April, as the economy ground to a halt

By Bloomberg
Outlook for the economy remains cloudy
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 21, 2020
Outlook for the economy remains cloudy

Massive stimulus efforts may not be enough to overcome the challenges posed by high unemployment, damage to small businesses

By Jeff Benjamin
Panic selling gives way to fear of missing out
RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 21, 2020
Panic selling gives way to fear of missing out

Experts debate the effects of the stimulus spending and Fed rescue efforts on the future of the economy

By Jeff Benjamin
Borzi challenges SEC to use Reg BI to attack revenue sharing conflicts
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 19, 2020
Borzi challenges SEC to use Reg BI to attack revenue sharing conflicts

The architect of the DOL fiduciary rule remains skeptical of the SEC measure

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
J.D. Power survey: 401(k) savers lack help from plan providers
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2020
J.D. Power survey: 401(k) savers lack help from plan providers

Only 15% of participants in the survey said they received messages through mobile apps at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis

By Emile Hallez
Benefits administrators plead guilty to $15 million embezzlement
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2020
Benefits administrators plead guilty to $15 million embezzlement

The Texas couple made 90 unauthorized distributions from pension and retirement plans they ran

By InvestmentNews
New virus-themed ETF trades under ticker GERM
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 19, 2020
New virus-themed ETF trades under ticker GERM

The fund's biggest holding is Moderna, whose stock price has more than tripled this year on news about vaccine it's developing

By Bloomberg
LPL Financial updates service center with new tech tools
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUN 18, 2020
LPL Financial updates service center with new tech tools

From live chat to interactive voice response, the broker-dealer is hoping to enhance the adviser user experience

By Nicole Casperson
U.S. Bank taps veteran wirehouse exec to head advisory unit
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2020
U.S. Bank taps veteran wirehouse exec to head advisory unit

Beth Lawlor was named president of the bank’s private wealth management business

By InvestmentNews
BlackRock rolls out six ESG ETFs
RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 18, 2020
BlackRock rolls out six ESG ETFs

The funds' debut follows BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's pledge in January to increase sustainable ETF offerings

By Bloomberg