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Navigating the complexities of sustainable investing
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2024
Navigating the complexities of sustainable investing

My clients want to create either equal or more return without compromising their values, wealth advisor says.

By Emily Douglas
Minnesota advisor charged in alleged $1.6M wire fraud
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 27, 2024
Minnesota advisor charged in alleged $1.6M wire fraud

An FBI investigation finds the advisor embezzled money meant for clients’ investment accounts to finance her house-flipping business.

By Leo Almazora
Veteran advisor vanishes with wife while sailing Caribbean
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2024
Veteran advisor vanishes with wife while sailing Caribbean

Discovery of a violent scene in couple’s empty yacht off the coast of Grenada prompts police investigation of ‘tragic event.’

By Leo Almazora
Doctors and nurses staggered by impact of student loan payments
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2024
Doctors and nurses staggered by impact of student loan payments

Faced with high student-debt-to-income ratios, health care professionals are having to reset their financial priorities.

By Leo Almazora
Next-gen medics to study free as Ruth Gottesman donates record $1B to medical school
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2024
Next-gen medics to study free as Ruth Gottesman donates record $1B to medical school

The gift to Albert Einstein College in New York is the largest ever made to a US medical school.

By Steve Randall
AmeriFlex adds $400M firm to its growing RIA network
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2024
AmeriFlex adds $400M firm to its growing RIA network

Hybrid firm in Centennial, Colorado, is building on a stellar year in 2023.

By Steve Randall
Strong US economy is driving global resilience, Yellen to say
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2024
Strong US economy is driving global resilience, Yellen to say

The Treasury secretary will speak with global peers Tuesday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

By Bloomberg
Black women are falling behind in their wealth-building journeys
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2024
Black women are falling behind in their wealth-building journeys

While more than half of those surveyed want to leave an inheritance, student debt and hurdles to homeownership are holding them back.

By Leo Almazora
Net flows pose huge challenge for RIAs, advisor says
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 26, 2024
Net flows pose huge challenge for RIAs, advisor says

‘What are we going to do about organic growth when we can't hold on to the household of the primary relationship?’

By Josh Welsh
REIT sales tank, BDCs roll at start of 2024: Report
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2024
REIT sales tank, BDCs roll at start of 2024: Report

Financial advisors' clients are turning to business development companies for better yields.

By Bruce Kelly
Retail investors begin 2024 on an optimistic note
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 26, 2024
Retail investors begin 2024 on an optimistic note

Main Street investors are feeling bullish on U.S. stocks as confidence in an economic soft landing surges. Schwab survey finds.

By Leo Almazora
Cetera sweetens advisor growth offering with industry-first guarantee
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 26, 2024
Cetera sweetens advisor growth offering with industry-first guarantee

The broker-dealer giant is providing a money-back guarantee to newly affiliated advisors and firms.

By Leo Almazora
U.S. Bank consolidates teams into new private capital division
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 26, 2024
U.S. Bank consolidates teams into new private capital division

It brings together experts from across the firm as a centralized team.

By Steve Randall
American workers less interested in promotion, they just want more money
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 26, 2024
American workers less interested in promotion, they just want more money

Getting to the top of their career ladder is not appealing for most people.

By Steve Randall
$5B family office beefs up ultra-high-net-worth support service
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 24, 2024
$5B family office beefs up ultra-high-net-worth support service

Philadelphia-based Callan Family Office also welcomes former Abbot Downing exec as it expands its financial administration services.

By Leo Almazora
ESG backlash will soon blow over, Envestnet strategist says
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 23, 2024
ESG backlash will soon blow over, Envestnet strategist says

'While some of the criticism is healthy and understandable, some of it has been a little bit unhinged from reality,' Kiley Miller says.

By Gregg Greenberg
LPL inks deal for Wintrust wealth management businesses
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 23, 2024
LPL inks deal for Wintrust wealth management businesses

Roughly $16 billion of brokerage and advisory assets are set to change hands in the acquisition.

By Leo Almazora
Carson Group green-lights just 4 bitcoin ETFs
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 23, 2024
Carson Group green-lights just 4 bitcoin ETFs

The RIA prioritized 'significant asset growth' and trading volume in selecting two of the ETFs, while the other two are among the least expensive offerings, executive says.

By Bloomberg
Emergency savings lag credit card debt for a third of households
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 23, 2024
Emergency savings lag credit card debt for a third of households

Survey breaks down generational differences in financial stability amid high-interest-rate environment.

By Leo Almazora
SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 23, 2024
SEC wants LPL to pony up $50 million over messaging apps, texts

'The large size of such fines underscores the point that regulators want this behavior to change quickly,' a compliance executive notes.

By Bruce Kelly