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LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2023
LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America

Cory Triolo and Tim Checko are joining the IBD's investor and investment solutions team.

By InvestmentNews
Changes advisors expect to make in client portfolios this year
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 24, 2023
Changes advisors expect to make in client portfolios this year

An InvestmentNews survey looks at how advisors anticipate altering asset allocations for their clients over the next 12 months.

By Devin McGinley
Recruiting takes a hit in 2022, with moves down 5.3% from 2021
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 23, 2023
Recruiting takes a hit in 2022, with moves down 5.3% from 2021

On net, the RIA channel gained 1,097 advisors and independent broker-dealers gained 923, while 1,291 advisors on net left wirehouses.

By Devin McGinley
Two teams of advisors join LPL employee channel
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 23, 2023
Two teams of advisors join LPL employee channel

The advisors service a combined $275 million in client assets.

By Ryan W. Neal
New software aims to reduce risk in target-date funds
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
New software aims to reduce risk in target-date funds

Soteria blends personalized safe-landing target-date fund glide paths with the personalization of managed accounts.

By Gregg Greenberg
Business owners altering retirement plans due to inflation, recession fears: Survey
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
Business owners altering retirement plans due to inflation, recession fears: Survey

A survey of business owners shows that amid inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty, 43% of those who work with an advisor say they've communicated with their advisor more frequently in the past year.

By Gregg Greenberg
What’s new for Social Security and Medicare this year
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
What’s new for Social Security and Medicare this year

Not only did Social Security benefits increase in 2023, but Medicare Part B premiums declined for the first time in more than a decade, resulting in larger net Social Security benefits for most retirees.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Is the new generation of nontraded REITs really any better than the last?
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 23, 2023
Is the new generation of nontraded REITs really any better than the last?

Wall Street has revitalized the product, but these REITs face new scrutiny because of an old problem: Investors are demanding liquidity.

By Bruce Kelly
Questioning the SEC’s outsourcing proposal
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 23, 2023
Questioning the SEC’s outsourcing proposal

For advisors who don’t do their homework, the possibility of a regulatory slap on the wrist may be less of a deterrent than a whack in the wallet from aggressive attorneys.

By InvestmentNews
With yields on cash climbing, advisors struggle to keep some clients in stocks
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 20, 2023
With yields on cash climbing, advisors struggle to keep some clients in stocks

Even though history suggests the best strategy has always been to stay invested for the long haul, a safe 4% return is luring more investors to the sidelines.

By Jeff Benjamin
FNZ acquires YieldX to accelerate US growth
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JAN 20, 2023
FNZ acquires YieldX to accelerate US growth

YieldX’s technology will be integrated into FNZ’s existing product to enable advisors to scan the universe of fixed-income securities.

By Ryan W. Neal
Women delaying retirement at higher rate than men
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2023
Women delaying retirement at higher rate than men

A new report from Nationwide shows 62% of women are putting off retirement or don’t believe they will ever retire due to inflation, compared to 47% of men.

By Gregg Greenberg
George Santos, Wall Street and Washington
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 19, 2023
George Santos, Wall Street and Washington

Since the credit crisis, investment frauds have proliferated in ways most Wall Street executives and financial advisors in 2008 never would have foreseen.

By Bruce Kelly
Financial advisors oppose state-level wealth tax legislation
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 19, 2023
Financial advisors oppose state-level wealth tax legislation

An unusual coordinated effort among state lawmakers seeks to impose wealth taxes across the country, but advisors warn levies on assets will drive high-net-worth clients to lower-tax states.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Whither the King's kingdom? Elvis fans, estate planners watch carefully
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2023
Whither the King's kingdom? Elvis fans, estate planners watch carefully

The death of Lisa Marie Presley may leave her children on the hook for $1 million in back taxes. Could this have been avoided?

By Gregg Greenberg
CI Financial's U.S. RIA enterprise continues to separate from Canadian mother ship
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 19, 2023
CI Financial's U.S. RIA enterprise continues to separate from Canadian mother ship

The firm's stock took a beating last year but is up 15% so far this year as the company navigates its U.S. growth strategy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Guaranteed income, advisors are pluses for those heading into retirement
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 18, 2023
Guaranteed income, advisors are pluses for those heading into retirement

Half of near-retirees are relying on self-education to understand Social Security and Medicare, while 53% plan to use an advisor to maximize retirement income sources.  

By Gregg Greenberg
Ex-LPL broker sentenced to 8 years in prison for fraud
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 18, 2023
Ex-LPL broker sentenced to 8 years in prison for fraud

James Couture of Worcester, Massachusetts, had pleaded guilty in September to being involved in a scheme to steal $2.8 million from clients.

By Bruce Kelly
Zoe Financial referral program evolves into one-stop practice management platform
RIAS RIA NEWS JAN 18, 2023
Zoe Financial referral program evolves into one-stop practice management platform

The Zoe Wealth Platform charges a fee based on advisory assets for everything an RIA needs to work with clients.

By Jeff Benjamin
Beware of breaching your fiduciary obligations related to client data
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JAN 18, 2023
Beware of breaching your fiduciary obligations related to client data

The industry has focused almost exclusively on cybersecurity controls over the past few years, instead of understanding what their core obligations and fiduciary responsibilities are for client data.

By Sid Yenamandra