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Mega bond sell-off spurs $1.2 billion outflow from Treasury fund
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 11, 2019
Mega bond sell-off spurs $1.2 billion outflow from Treasury fund

As stocks trade near record highs, investors are abandoning strategies involving long-term Treasuries.

By Bloomberg
Advisers can help family caregivers find support
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 09, 2019
Advisers can help family caregivers find support

Millions of Americans care for disabled relatives or those with special needs.

By Charlie Nelson
Adjusting to the squeeze of fee compression
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 09, 2019
Adjusting to the squeeze of fee compression

From competitive pricing cuts that defy logic to the increasing cost of cybersecurity and other expenses, the pressure is on 401(k) record keepers to adapt or die.

By Greg Iacurci
Bunching can help qualify for pass-through
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 09, 2019
Bunching can help qualify for pass-through

Charitable donations offer a rare way for business owners to reduce taxable income.

By Greg Iacurci
Data privacy issues looming
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 09, 2019
Data privacy issues looming

Curbs on cross-selling and cybersecurity risks front and center.

By Jay Cooper
Ken Fisher has a big bet on a risky corner of Wall Street
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2019
Ken Fisher has a big bet on a risky corner of Wall Street

Fisher Investments is a huge player in exchange-traded notes, dominating more than a quarter of the $22 billion market.

By Bloomberg
Elizabeth Warren's wealth-tax proposal could spur exodus to alternative assets
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2019
Elizabeth Warren's wealth-tax proposal could spur exodus to alternative assets

Billionaires 'would try to find assets that they can hide.'

By Bloomberg
As Ladenburg Thalmann explores sale, one of its B-Ds is hit with GPB investor complaints
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2019
As Ladenburg Thalmann explores sale, one of its B-Ds is hit with GPB investor complaints

A half-dozen clients of Triad Advisors filed arbitration claims last quarter totaling $1.65 million.

By Bruce Kelly
Former TCA by ETrade exec lands as CEO of fast-growing RIA
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2019
Former TCA by ETrade exec lands as CEO of fast-growing RIA

Josh Pace is joining Connecticut-based Apella Capital, which already has a handful of deals under its belt

By Jeff Benjamin
Charles Schwab to launch TDF-managed account hybrid for 401(k)s
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2019
Charles Schwab to launch TDF-managed account hybrid for 401(k)s

Fidelity and Empower have already rolled out similar products.

By Greg Iacurci
Turns out military-friendly companies are also good investments
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2019
Turns out military-friendly companies are also good investments

VETS ETF crushes the competition with a 33% gain this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo adviser managing $300 million sets up RIA
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 07, 2019
Wells Fargo adviser managing $300 million sets up RIA

David Mattern launches Mattern Wealth Management in Lawrence, Kan.

By InvestmentNews
SEC calls out conflicts of interest in TDFs
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 07, 2019
SEC calls out conflicts of interest in TDFs

Many sponsors of the popular 401(k) funds don't disclose their use of underlying in-house investments.

By Greg Iacurci
Finra bars Merrill rep discharged for misappropriating client funds
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 07, 2019
Finra bars Merrill rep discharged for misappropriating client funds

Linan Abrego decided not cooperate with regulators investigating case.

By InvestmentNews
Firms need to communicate better with their valued advisers
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 07, 2019
Firms need to communicate better with their valued advisers

When firms fail to interact properly, advisers are tempted to find a partner that will.

By Tammy Robbins
Controversial adviser Ed Butowsky launches broker-dealer aimed at smaller breakaways
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 07, 2019
Controversial adviser Ed Butowsky launches broker-dealer aimed at smaller breakaways

Rolling out the red carpet for wirehouse reps managing $75 million to $200 million.

By Jeff Benjamin
Focus Financial is "the only game in town" for RIA M&A, says CEO Rudy Adolf
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 07, 2019
Focus Financial is "the only game in town" for RIA M&A, says CEO Rudy Adolf

Mr. Adolf likes what he sees at Focus, questions the strategy of competition

By Bruce Kelly
Hybrid managing $275 million moves to LPL from Lincoln
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 06, 2019
Hybrid managing $275 million moves to LPL from Lincoln

Hege Financial Group is five-adviser team in Winston-Salem, N.C.

By InvestmentNews
Finra orders Merrill Lynch, Raymond James to pay $12 million to 529-plan customers
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 06, 2019
Finra orders Merrill Lynch, Raymond James to pay $12 million to 529-plan customers

Regulator says firms failed to supervise share-class recommendations to plan investors.

By InvestmentNews
Cybersecurity is a ticking time bomb for 401(k)s
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 06, 2019
Cybersecurity is a ticking time bomb for 401(k)s

Advisers need to understand the issues, the risks and the roles of each of the parties in the 401(k) food chain that handle data, especially participant data

By Fred Barstein