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Kingswood recruits 15 financial advisers in fourth quarter
RIA NEWS DEC 22, 2022
Kingswood recruits 15 financial advisers in fourth quarter

The additions bring 2022 total recruitment to 21 advisers who supervise more than $943 million in assets.

By InvestmentNews
ETF pioneer Kathleen Moriarty dies at 69
ETFS DEC 22, 2022
ETF pioneer Kathleen Moriarty dies at 69

She earned the nickname 'SPDR Woman' for her work on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which State Street Corp. introduced in 1993.

By Bloomberg
An InvestmentNews salute to the ‘Notorious MBF’
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2022
An InvestmentNews salute to the ‘Notorious MBF’

InvestmentNews subscribers have been able to count on Mary Beth Franklin’s weekly column for intelligent and compassionate answers.

By Gregg Greenberg
GWG bondholders tee up lawsuits against broker-dealers, executives
ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2022
GWG bondholders tee up lawsuits against broker-dealers, executives

GWG was a 'classic Ponzi scheme,' according to a group representing investors.

By Bruce Kelly
Newsweek ranks LPL as a ‘Most Respectable Company’
RIA NEWS DEC 21, 2022
Newsweek ranks LPL as a ‘Most Respectable Company’

Recognition based on survey of 11,000 people about their perceptions of companies related to corporate social responsibility.

By InvestmentNews
UBS ushers in $220 million Wells Fargo rep
RIA NEWS DEC 21, 2022
UBS ushers in $220 million Wells Fargo rep

Garth Allan, who joins the firm in Newport Beach, California, delivers personalized investment planning and comprehensive wealth management advice.

By InvestmentNews
5 secrets of savvy philanthropists
OPINION DEC 20, 2022
5 secrets of savvy philanthropists

Here’s a look at strategies that today’s advisers are using to enhance the charitable giving of their clients and their foundations.

By Josh Stamer
Accountability for inclusion ratchets up with JPMorgan critique, Knight Foundation report
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 20, 2022
Accountability for inclusion ratchets up with JPMorgan critique, Knight Foundation report

Transparency isn't always clear, especially when critics take issue with the way companies calculate accountability.

By Joanne Cleaver
Lawmakers include SECURE 2.0 in federal spending bill headed toward approval
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2022
Lawmakers include SECURE 2.0 in federal spending bill headed toward approval

The measure contains 92 retirement savings provisions — including increasing the RMD age, raising catch-up limits and expanding automatic enrollment — that give Republicans, Democrats and the financial industry plenty to love.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Stock pullback has more advisers diversifying away from asset-based fees
RIA NEWS DEC 20, 2022
Stock pullback has more advisers diversifying away from asset-based fees

As account balances shrink in stride with the financial markets, RIAs are increasingly embracing flat-fee pricing.

By Jeff Benjamin
Plenty of nontraded REIT liquidity to go around: Report
ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2022
Plenty of nontraded REIT liquidity to go around: Report

Meanwhile, 2022 has been another excellent year for sales of alternative investments, according to the report from Robert A. Stanger & Co.

By Bruce Kelly
A prescription for advisers seeking to heal doctors with retirement woes
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2022
A prescription for advisers seeking to heal doctors with retirement woes

Doctors invest significant time and money into their careers upfront, which means starting out with a huge debt load. Meanwhile, their earnings don’t reach full potential until much later in life.

By Gregg Greenberg
Leading with intention, compassion creates a firm that attracts quality talent
OPINION DEC 20, 2022
Leading with intention, compassion creates a firm that attracts quality talent

When advisers are focused on the activities they enjoy, flexing their best skill set, they will win and be happy while doing it.

By Penny Phillips
Indiana indie with $220 million joins Commonwealth from Cambridge
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 20, 2022
Indiana indie with $220 million joins Commonwealth from Cambridge

Accounting-oriented Strategic Planning Group is based in Fishers, Indiana.

By InvestmentNews
$830 million indie team moves to LPL from Royal Alliance
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 20, 2022
$830 million indie team moves to LPL from Royal Alliance

Kansas-based Strategic Partners is affiliating with LPL through National Financial Alliance.

By InvestmentNews
Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion for mistreating customers
WIREHOUSES DEC 20, 2022
Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion for mistreating customers

The bank's settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau deals with a variety of allegations and includes a $1.7 billion fine that's the biggest in CFPB history.

By Bloomberg
Gen Zers aiming to retire earlier than boomers, study shows
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2022
Gen Zers aiming to retire earlier than boomers, study shows

More than any other generation surveyed, members of Gen Z improved their financial habits during the pandemic, with 70% reporting higher savings over that time period.

By Gregg Greenberg
Thank you, 2022, from InvestmentNews
RIA NEWS DEC 19, 2022
Thank you, 2022, from InvestmentNews

I’m grateful to have led the remarkable team at InvestmentNews as editor-in-chief in 2022, and we have great expectations for 2023.

By Paul Curcio
Complex products: You have to know them when you see them
ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2022
Complex products: You have to know them when you see them

One of the challenges of regulating these investments is that there’s no agreed-upon definition for them.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Dynasty IPO is still in the cards, Shirl Penney says
RIA NEWS DEC 19, 2022
Dynasty IPO is still in the cards, Shirl Penney says

Despite Dynasty's sales of minority ownership stakes to Schwab and a private equity investor, a public stock offering is still the best long-term strategy for the platform, the CEO says.

By Jeff Benjamin