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Four-rep team managing $350 million at Merrill Lynch joins Janney
RIA NEWS JUN 05, 2019
Four-rep team managing $350 million at Merrill Lynch joins Janney

The eight-person Gansler Group is based in Greenville, Del.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers managing $185 million at Waddell & Reed go indie with LPL
RIA NEWS JUN 05, 2019
Advisers managing $185 million at Waddell & Reed go indie with LPL

Three principals form Teton Wealth Management in Idaho Falls, Idaho

By InvestmentNews
SEC final advice rule hearing updates
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 05, 2019
SEC final advice rule hearing updates

The compliance deadline for Reg BI for brokers is June 30, 2020.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Indexed annuity illustrations are hurting consumers: group
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 05, 2019
Indexed annuity illustrations are hurting consumers: group

Center for Economic Justice argued in a comment letter to the NAIC that insurers are incentivized to develop indexed annuities with disingenuous product illustrations.

By Greg Iacurci
Advisor Group executives to hit the road this summer
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 05, 2019
Advisor Group executives to hit the road this summer

In the wake of its sale, the IBD network will provide update to advisers in 20 cities.

By Bruce Kelly
Why a lack of diversity may be hurting your 401(k) clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2019
Why a lack of diversity may be hurting your 401(k) clients

Investment committees are often narrow and uniform, which could have negative consequences for 401(k) plan sponsors.

By Blaine F. Aikin
SEC releases new details on investment advice reform package
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 05, 2019
SEC releases new details on investment advice reform package

Statement and fact sheet clarify four measures in the just-approved financial advice standards.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC reforms impose new requirements on brokers and advisers, but some argue not enough
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 05, 2019
SEC reforms impose new requirements on brokers and advisers, but some argue not enough

New rules stress disclosure of conflicts, but fall short of creating a uniform fiduciary standard.

By Jeff Benjamin
Terminal diagnosis affects Social Security timing
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2019
Terminal diagnosis affects Social Security timing

Shortened life expectancy puts the focus on future survivor benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
HSAs are lagging when it comes to rollovers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 04, 2019
HSAs are lagging when it comes to rollovers

Just one in five employers solicits HSA rollovers from new hires, which could have negative consequences

By Greg Iacurci
Investor advocates slam SEC advice reform on eve of Reg BI vote
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 04, 2019
Investor advocates slam SEC advice reform on eve of Reg BI vote

Barbara Roper says the new regulations 'will mislead investors into expecting protections the rules do not deliver and deprive them of protections they currently receive.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FS Investments and KKR merging more BDCs
ALTERNATIVES JUN 04, 2019
FS Investments and KKR merging more BDCs

This time, the managers are combining four nontraded BDCs into one $9 billion company.

By Bruce Kelly
Three retirement planning conversations advisers can't ignore
OPINION JUN 04, 2019
Three retirement planning conversations advisers can't ignore

Working with clients to clearly define their priorities is a fundamental first step toward structuring a portfolio strategy.

By Katherine Roy
Why aren't more women advisers making the leap to independence?
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUN 04, 2019
Why aren't more women advisers making the leap to independence?

Women breakaways share a common thread: They feel the fear and do it anyway. But why?

By Mindy Diamond
Adviser duo managing $181 million at Raymond James joins B. Riley
RIA NEWS JUN 03, 2019
Adviser duo managing $181 million at Raymond James joins B. Riley

Michael McCall and Michael Connelly open office in Devon, Pa.

By InvestmentNews
Retirement is forced upon roughly a quarter of Americans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2019
Retirement is forced upon roughly a quarter of Americans

Nearly half of those who retired last year were younger than 62, while a quarter were between 62 and 64.

By Bloomberg
Superstar advisers with $17 billion in AUM bolt from First Republic
RIA NEWS JUN 03, 2019
Superstar advisers with $17 billion in AUM bolt from First Republic

The four advisers are setting up two separate RIAs.

By Bruce Kelly
One of the most hated tax breaks in America just won't die
RIA NEWS JUN 03, 2019
One of the most hated tax breaks in America just won't die

Some claim it helps produce jobs for Americans while others claim killing it wouldn't raise much revenue.

By Bloomberg
Merrill Lynch adding human advisers to Guided Investing robo
FINTECH JUN 03, 2019
Merrill Lynch adding human advisers to Guided Investing robo

The advisers will fill a service gap between the firm's purely digital, self-directed robo-adviser and the full-service advisers of Merrill Lynch.

By Ryan W. Neal
Supreme Court to hear 401(k) stock-drop case
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 03, 2019
Supreme Court to hear 401(k) stock-drop case

The high court could have a significant impact on how such retirement plan suits involving company stock play out.

By Greg Iacurci