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LPL purchase of Commonwealth started with CEO's email
RIA NEWS APR 01, 2025
LPL purchase of Commonwealth started with CEO's email

But LPL's message to Commonwealth advisors is focused on retaining its culture, not an easy thing to do.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA veterans join leadership team at specialized brokerage Cache
RIA NEWS APR 01, 2025
RIA veterans join leadership team at specialized brokerage Cache

Fintech firm announces heads of investor, institutional solutions teams

By Steve Randall
Wealth Enhancement acquires $581M team in first North Dakota location
RIA NEWS APR 01, 2025
Wealth Enhancement acquires $581M team in first North Dakota location

It marks the firm's third addition to its nationwide footprint in just a week

By Steve Randall
Shareholders' group slams Goldman execs' $80M bonuses
RIA NEWS APR 01, 2025
Shareholders' group slams Goldman execs' $80M bonuses

Solomon and Waldron's rewards deemed 'poor practice' by ISS

By Bloomberg
SEC retreats on crypto: Dismissals signal strategic shift in enforcement
ALTERNATIVES MAR 31, 2025
SEC retreats on crypto: Dismissals signal strategic shift in enforcement

Regulator folds on three more cases.

By Matthew Sellers
How planning-focused advisors are stepping up for federal downsizing casualties
RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2025
How planning-focused advisors are stepping up for federal downsizing casualties

Amid the continuing fog of financial uncertainty from DOGE layoffs and buyouts, CFP professionals and RIAs are raising their hands.

By Leo Almazora
Is this the end of the Magnificent 7?
ETFS MAR 31, 2025
Is this the end of the Magnificent 7?

Financial advisors offer their outlooks on the future of the Magnificent 7 stocks, as well as the AI-boom.

By Gregg Greenberg
Raymond James, Equitable welcome breakaways from Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2025
Raymond James, Equitable welcome breakaways from Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan

RayJay is adding a $465 million team to its employee advisor arm in West Virginia as Equitable recruits an experience advisor in New York.

By Leo Almazora
Two-thirds of investors worried they'll outlive their assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2025
Two-thirds of investors worried they'll outlive their assets

Study of mass affluent and high-net-worth individuals reveals concerns around retirement income, Social Security, and safeguarding wealth.

By Leo Almazora
ETF frenzy hits fever pitch with 1,000 new launches forecast for 2025
ETFS MAR 31, 2025
ETF frenzy hits fever pitch with 1,000 new launches forecast for 2025

After breathtaking first quarter burst of 230 new products, industry experts are starting to see a thousand-launch year ahead driven by advisors and retail investors.

By Bloomberg
Senate aims for tricky two-step: advancing Trump's tax plans while delaying spending-cut showdown
RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2025
Senate aims for tricky two-step: advancing Trump's tax plans while delaying spending-cut showdown

Republican leaders are looking to include $2 trillion in spending cuts over a decade in an eventual bill as counterparts in the House press for an immediate reckoning.

By Leo Almazora
Wellington, Clearstead tap wirehouse alums to bolster wealth leadership
RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2025
Wellington, Clearstead tap wirehouse alums to bolster wealth leadership

The two wealth giants welcome former leaders from Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as they look to drive their respective growth strategies forward.

By Leo Almazora
Ex-Schwab CEO Bettinger re-emerges at buyout firm CD&R
RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2025
Ex-Schwab CEO Bettinger re-emerges at buyout firm CD&R

The PE giant is tapping him to advise on investment opportunities in the financial services and technology sector.

By Bloomberg
Larry Fink calls for an end to investment inequality
ALTERNATIVES MAR 31, 2025
Larry Fink calls for an end to investment inequality

The BlackRock chairman and CEO's latest letter highlighted the role of private investments, tokenization, and emergency savings programs in helping democratize opportunities for investors.

By Leo Almazora
S&P 500 down 2%, as fear grows among Americans at inflation breaking point
RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2025
S&P 500 down 2%, as fear grows among Americans at inflation breaking point

Can households, businesses cope with another surge in prices?

By Steve Randall
Musk has lost $102B this year, admits DOGE gig is damaging Tesla
RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2025
Musk has lost $102B this year, admits DOGE gig is damaging Tesla

Billionaire optimistic long-term, sees opportunity from sale of X.

By Steve Randall
Goldman's Kostin slashes S&P 500 outlook again
RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2025
Goldman's Kostin slashes S&P 500 outlook again

Wall Street strategists are increasingly bearish on equities.

By Bloomberg
LPL to buy rival Commonwealth Financial Network for $2.7 billion in all-cash deal
RIA NEWS MAR 31, 2025
LPL to buy rival Commonwealth Financial Network for $2.7 billion in all-cash deal

'I’m taking a moment to pause and reflect,' one Commonwealth advisor tells IN.

By Bruce Kelly
Former OneAmerica broker suspended, fined for plundering hundreds of clients' nonpublic information
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 28, 2025
Former OneAmerica broker suspended, fined for plundering hundreds of clients' nonpublic information

Finra says the former rep from Indiana transferred names, Social Security numbers, and other information associated with more than 1,300 customers to his personal email accounts.

By Leo Almazora
Charlie Javice convicted of defrauding JPMorgan over deal
RIA NEWS MAR 28, 2025
Charlie Javice convicted of defrauding JPMorgan over deal

Trial raises questions about JPMorgan’s due diligence process.

By Bloomberg