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As Fed battles inflation, financial advisers brace for recession fallout
EQUITIES SEP 19, 2022
As Fed battles inflation, financial advisers brace for recession fallout

Advisers are adjusting clients' portfolios to weather the recession that could result from the central bank's response to spiking prices.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bitcoin hits 3-month low as sentiment takes knock from wave of monetary tightening
ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2022
Bitcoin hits 3-month low as sentiment takes knock from wave of monetary tightening

Investors are bracing for volatility from the jumbo Federal Reserve interest-rate hike expected Wednesday to fight price pressures.

By Bloomberg
Voya launches holistic platform for plan participants
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2022
Voya launches holistic platform for plan participants

The digital platform, myVoyage, integrates account balances in defined-contribution retirement plans with guidance and information about external accounts.

By InvestmentNews
EBRI CEO Lori Lucas to retire
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2022
EBRI CEO Lori Lucas to retire

Lucas has headed the nonprofit employee benefit research group since 2018.

By InvestmentNews
Federal Reserve places Goldman’s consumer banking unit under review
RIA NEWS SEP 16, 2022
Federal Reserve places Goldman’s consumer banking unit under review

At midyear, the bank’s own internal forecast estimated the business would post a record loss of more than $1.2 billion this year.

By Bloomberg
Miracle Mile Advisors gets new PE backer in conjunction with $1.2 billion deal
RIA NEWS SEP 16, 2022
Miracle Mile Advisors gets new PE backer in conjunction with $1.2 billion deal

The LA-based RIA notches its biggest deal to date with the purchase of Karp Capital Management, and with Corsair Capital taking Merchant's ownership stake, the deals are expected to get even bigger.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fed expected to raise key rate to 4% by year-end
RIA NEWS SEP 16, 2022
Fed expected to raise key rate to 4% by year-end

A survey found economists are predicting a 75-basis-point hike by the Federal Reserve next week.

By InvestmentNews
Ritholtz's Future Proof festival isn't just a day at the beach for wealth management
FINTECH SEP 15, 2022
Ritholtz's Future Proof festival isn't just a day at the beach for wealth management

While many were skeptical about Advisor Circle and Ritholtz Wealth's idea for a 'wealth festival,' Future Proof could become the industry's next big event.

By Ryan W. Neal
Wealth Enhancement Group acquires $1.6 billion RIA
RIA NEWS SEP 15, 2022
Wealth Enhancement Group acquires $1.6 billion RIA

Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Sadoff Wealth Management was founded in 1978 by Ronald Sadoff.

By InvestmentNews
SEC slaps B-D with $100,000 penalty for not registering as muni adviser
FIXED INCOME SEP 15, 2022
SEC slaps B-D with $100,000 penalty for not registering as muni adviser

Chicago’s Loop Capital Markets helped an unnamed Midwestern city buy fixed-income securities.

By InvestmentNews
Anxious retirement savers turn digital experience into new battleground: J.D. Power
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2022
Anxious retirement savers turn digital experience into new battleground: J.D. Power

63% of retirement plan participants say they have challenges managing their accounts digitally.

By Gregg Greenberg
Oppenheimer points to arbitrator's military service as conflict: Attorney
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 15, 2022
Oppenheimer points to arbitrator's military service as conflict: Attorney

Oppenheimer's charge of "evident partiality" by an arbitrator in the $36.7 million decision it lost last week revisits the question of fairness in arbitration proceedings.

By Bruce Kelly
Advice-only planning exposes what's wrong with asset-based fee models
RIA NEWS SEP 15, 2022
Advice-only planning exposes what's wrong with asset-based fee models

The planning industry won't truly distinguish itself from the old-fashioned brokerage industry until it stops linking fees to investment portfolios.

By Jeff Benjamin
Jeff Benjamin wins Eddie Award for series on adviser niches
RIA NEWS SEP 15, 2022
Jeff Benjamin wins Eddie Award for series on adviser niches

The award from Folio Magazine recognizes journalism excellence.

By InvestmentNews
Social Security recipients should see sizable COLA for 2023
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2022
Social Security recipients should see sizable COLA for 2023

Tuesday's report on August consumer prices points to an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security benefits next year.

By InvestmentNews
Ray Dalio says rates at 4.5% would sink stocks by 20%
RIA NEWS SEP 15, 2022
Ray Dalio says rates at 4.5% would sink stocks by 20%

The billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates says private sector credit growth and spending to come down.

By Bloomberg
J.P. Morgan adds three active ETFs with ESG themes
RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2022
J.P. Morgan adds three active ETFs with ESG themes

The firm's other active sustainable exchange-traded fund, Climate Change Solutions, launched in 2021.

By Emile Hallez
Clients want advice about their Medicare options
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2022
Clients want advice about their Medicare options

Most advisers agree they should be providing health care advice, but they say they need better tools.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Why has Knut Rostad lost faith in the SEC?
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 14, 2022
Why has Knut Rostad lost faith in the SEC?

During Fiduciary September, the head of the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard worries that the SEC is eroding the standard.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Duo managing $298 million at Wintrust shift to Baird
RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2022
Duo managing $298 million at Wintrust shift to Baird

Scott Park and Aimee Morrin join firm’s Oak Brook, Illinois, office.

By InvestmentNews