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Can buffered ETFs help clients ride out the storms?
ETFS AUG 07, 2020
Can buffered ETFs help clients ride out the storms?

There's a growing appeal for the downside protection the products provide, but there's also a downside to that protection

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC penalizes two RIAs $1 million over order flow payments
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 07, 2020
SEC penalizes two RIAs $1 million over order flow payments

New Jersey-based WBI Investments and Millington Securities allegedly made misleading statements

By InvestmentNews
SEC charges RIA with insider trading
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 07, 2020
SEC charges RIA with insider trading

Former NFL player Jack Brewer allegedly used nonpublic information to sell shares in COPsync

By InvestmentNews
Charles Schwab to adopt TD Ameritrade’s trading, rebalancing tech
FINTECH AUG 06, 2020
Charles Schwab to adopt TD Ameritrade’s trading, rebalancing tech

The brokerage plans to integrate the popular thinkorswim, thinkpipes and iRebal tools

By Nicole Casperson
DOL denies requests to extend comment deadline on advice proposal
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2020
DOL denies requests to extend comment deadline on advice proposal

Sen. Murray says agency is ‘charging ahead recklessly’ and could cost retirement savers billions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Clients appreciate phone calls now more than ever: Survey
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2020
Clients appreciate phone calls now more than ever: Survey

Advisers who made calls during the COVID-19 crisis have more satisfied clients than those who sent form emails

By Emile Hallez
Tough sledding for equity funds in COVID-19's wake: Cerulli
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2020
Tough sledding for equity funds in COVID-19's wake: Cerulli

The forecast has stock funds losing share to bonds and money market funds over the next five years

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers, please stop calling everything AI
OPINION AUG 06, 2020
Advisers, please stop calling everything AI

The hype sometimes overshadows the actual returns on investment the technology is creating for financial advisers

By Sean Allocca
Duo managing $200 million at Northwestern Mutual go indie with LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 06, 2020
Duo managing $200 million at Northwestern Mutual go indie with LPL

Scott Dudley and David McQuade form Stirling Financial Group in San Diego

By InvestmentNews
Apex Clearing names Tricia Rothschild president
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2020
Apex Clearing names Tricia Rothschild president

Rothschild spent 26 years at Morningstar, where her final position was chief product officer

By InvestmentNews
Retirement worries keep rising: Reports
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2020
Retirement worries keep rising: Reports

There will be long-term financial fallout for some workers, and plan sponsors and advisers should be talking with them

By Emile Hallez
LPL to pay top dollar for employee reps and advisers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2020
LPL to pay top dollar for employee reps and advisers

The independent broker-dealer's new employee offer has a payout for the million dollar adviser of 60%

By Bruce Kelly
Canadian buyer gobbles up $4.5 billion RIA, Balasa Dinverno Foltz
RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2020
Canadian buyer gobbles up $4.5 billion RIA, Balasa Dinverno Foltz

CI Financial marks its fifth U.S. deal since February, and it's just getting started

By Jeff Benjamin
Secure Act’s pooled employer plans a dramatic change for 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2020
Secure Act’s pooled employer plans a dramatic change for 401(k)s

The COVID-19 crisis will make some employers more open to PEPs, but the recent hit to the economy could mean slow uptake for those plans

By Fred Barstein
Mercer acquires $130 million RIA
RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2020
Mercer acquires $130 million RIA

Summit Wealth Advisors is based in Frisco, Colorado

By InvestmentNews
The role of cash in a portfolio
OPINION AUG 04, 2020
The role of cash in a portfolio

When markets turn volatile, cash provides clients with confidence that they can weather the storm

By Michael Halloran & Jon Henderson
Sawtooth eyes new capital to stay competitive in TAMP marketplace
FINTECH AUG 04, 2020
Sawtooth eyes new capital to stay competitive in TAMP marketplace

Potential partnerships include deals with other TAMPs or with a private equity firm, according to one source

By Nicole Casperson
Skip Schweiss latest exec to depart TD Ameritrade
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 04, 2020
Skip Schweiss latest exec to depart TD Ameritrade

The company has seen two high-profile exits in as many weeks ahead of the $26 billion Schwab acquisition

By Jeff Benjamin
Trade association pushes retirement savings provisions for next COVID relief bill
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2020
Trade association pushes retirement savings provisions for next COVID relief bill

The Insured Retirement Institute calls for raising RMD age, allowing catch-up retirement contributions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Princeton settles DC lawsuit for $5.8 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2020
Princeton settles DC lawsuit for $5.8 million

Plaintiffs in the class-action case alleged the school's retirement plans had high fees and poorly performing, restrictive investment options

By Emile Hallez