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Staying social at a distance: The next normal
OPINION APR 28, 2020
Staying social at a distance: The next normal

Embracing virtual technology can be freeing, rather than being limiting

By Ryan Sullivan
Catch-up contributions being weighed in Congress
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2020
Catch-up contributions being weighed in Congress

A recent bill proposes tripling 401(k) and IRA limits this year

By Emile Hallez
Cetera loses more top executives
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2020
Cetera loses more top executives

This month alone, five members of the broker-dealer's senior staff have left

By Bruce Kelly
Private equity firm takes majority stake in Docupace
ALTERNATIVES APR 28, 2020
Private equity firm takes majority stake in Docupace

In the wake of FTV Capital's investment, David Knoch of 1st Global has been named CEO of Docupace

By InvestmentNews
3 Questions: Carson Wealth organizes good news drive-by
RIA NEWS APR 28, 2020
3 Questions: Carson Wealth organizes good news drive-by

The advisory firm held a 'positivity parade' in Omaha

By InvestmentNews
Interest in emergency savings accounts likely to grow post-COVID-19
OPINION APR 28, 2020
Interest in emergency savings accounts likely to grow post-COVID-19

Plan participants' lack of savings is increasing their reliance on loans and distributions from DC plans

By Fred Barstein
UBS warns earnings may take a hit amid pandemic
WIREHOUSES APR 28, 2020
UBS warns earnings may take a hit amid pandemic

The bank's first-quarter profit jumped 40%, while wealth management business took in $12 billion in net new money

By Bloomberg
New York Life to sell ETF-based alternative to annuities
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 27, 2020
New York Life to sell ETF-based alternative to annuities

The insurance giant announced an exclusive deal to distribute unit investment trusts

By Emile Hallez
Oil ETF roils already volatile crude markets
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 27, 2020
Oil ETF roils already volatile crude markets

USO's sale of June WTI futures contracts triggered a big move in the spread between the June and July contracts

By Bloomberg
Team managing $300 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 27, 2020
Team managing $300 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL

Ashworth Financial in Tryon, N.C., affiliates with LPL's new breakaway unit

By InvestmentNews
Best Places to Work: Five HR policies that help top firms stand out
OPINION APR 27, 2020
Best Places to Work: Five HR policies that help top firms stand out

Salary and benefits are important, but the Best Places to Work gain their edge by fostering work-life balance

By Devin McGinley
3 Questions: Rich Cancro on selling firm to Franklin Templeton
FINTECH APR 25, 2020
3 Questions: Rich Cancro on selling firm to Franklin Templeton

The founder of AdvisorEngine talks about how the deal went down

By InvestmentNews
Undoing unwanted RMDs
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2020
Undoing unwanted RMDs

Ed Slott discusses whether clients who already took required minimum distributions this year can put that money back in light of the CARES Act

By InvestmentNews
Indie managing $415 million moves to Raymond James from LPL
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 24, 2020
Indie managing $415 million moves to Raymond James from LPL

Elite Financial Management’s Bill Dendy and three reps switch firms in Dallas

By InvestmentNews
For charitable givers, CARES Act offers big tax breaks
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2020
For charitable givers, CARES Act offers big tax breaks

The coronavirus recovery bill allows for the full deduction of your donation up to your adjusted gross income

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Cetera cuts REIT sales, loses senior recruiter
ALTERNATIVES APR 24, 2020
Cetera cuts REIT sales, loses senior recruiter

Broker-dealers are pausing the sale of real estate products while the broader market absorbs the shock of the shutdown

By Bruce Kelly
Thrivent Financial ups efforts to put customers ahead of products
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 24, 2020
Thrivent Financial ups efforts to put customers ahead of products

The new chief commercial officer position signals a focus on holistic planning

By Jeff Benjamin
Clients don't grasp fees, and that's bad for business
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2020
Clients don't grasp fees, and that's bad for business

Not knowing how their advisers are compensated affects clients' trust, according to a Hearts & Wallets report

By Emile Hallez
What's the point of an ETF that goes off script?
OPINION APR 24, 2020
What's the point of an ETF that goes off script?

When fund managers rejigger their methodology, investors don't know how to calculate returns

By Shuli Ren
RIA M&A could pick up in the wake of coronavirus
OPINION APR 24, 2020
RIA M&A could pick up in the wake of coronavirus

The market downturn may have hurt some valuations, but many of the other factors that have been fueling deal-making are still in place

By Larry Roth