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Target-date funds continue to be 401(k) favorites
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2022
Target-date funds continue to be 401(k) favorites

Participants in their 20s have more than half their retirement plan assets in the funds, a study by ICI and EBRI shows.

By InvestmentNews
Advisor Group adds two execs to leadership team
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 09, 2022
Advisor Group adds two execs to leadership team

Dimple Shah is named executive vice president of corporate strategy and Iryna Northrip becomes chief compliance officer for investment advisory.

By InvestmentNews
ETF hedging interest-rate risk comes out of the gate with 67% gain this year
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 09, 2022
ETF hedging interest-rate risk comes out of the gate with 67% gain this year

The strategy blends short-term Treasury bonds with put options on longer-term bonds to ride the trend toward higher rates.

By Jeff Benjamin
UBS loses $3.9 million claim linked to YES options strategy
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 09, 2022
UBS loses $3.9 million claim linked to YES options strategy

A Finra arbitration panel ordered UBS to pay the clients $2.9 million in compensatory damages and $966,000 in attorneys' fees.

By Bruce Kelly
As market sell-off continues, financial advisers are searching for answers
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2022
As market sell-off continues, financial advisers are searching for answers

Advisers are hoping the worst is over and trying to keep clients focused on the long term.

By Jeff Benjamin
Passive ESG: More active than the average index fund?
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2022
Passive ESG: More active than the average index fund?

There is more going on in the ESG world, as seemingly passive funds have an element of active management that other index funds do not.

By Emile Hallez
Merit Financial Advisors' latest deal establishes presence in Oklahoma
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2022
Merit Financial Advisors' latest deal establishes presence in Oklahoma

The acquisition of $370 million Union Financial Advisors, based in Tulsa, marks Merit's sixth deal since taking private equity capital two years ago.

By Jeff Benjamin
10 IBDs that earn the most in fees
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 09, 2022
10 IBDs that earn the most in fees

Independent broker-dealers’ shift toward fee revenue continued in 2021. Here are the firms that earned the most in fees last year.

By InvestmentNews
Dimon pay should be rejected by JPMorgan investors, proxy adviser says
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 08, 2022
Dimon pay should be rejected by JPMorgan investors, proxy adviser says

Glass Lewis & Co. cited a 'disconnect' between the CEO's pay and the bank's performance; it's particularly concerned about the $52.6 billion in options awarded to Dimon in 2022.

By Bloomberg
What would Jack Bogle do? Ask Vanguard's clients
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION MAY 06, 2022
What would Jack Bogle do? Ask Vanguard's clients

Vanguard founder John Bogle took his fiduciary mandate very seriously and focused on embedding it in the company's culture.

By Knut A. Rostad
Avantax boosts recruiting bonus to add advisers
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 06, 2022
Avantax boosts recruiting bonus to add advisers

Providing hefty bonuses to recruit financial advisers is like a sugar rush: sweet at first but it comes with a downside.

By Bruce Kelly
Broadridge launches effort to create retirement income solutions in plans
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2022
Broadridge launches effort to create retirement income solutions in plans

Retirement Income Consortium members include major investment, plan managers.

By InvestmentNews
Sustainable funds resilient amid market volatility
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 06, 2022
Sustainable funds resilient amid market volatility

Despite macroeconomic headwinds, sustainable funds in most regions have held up better than conventional market.

By Natalie Kenway
Small employers are interested in PEPs, survey finds
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2022
Small employers are interested in PEPs, survey finds

Businesses want more information about pooled employer plans, but they're not ready to act.

By InvestmentNews
Historic rout isn’t over yet, Bank of America strategists say
INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAY 06, 2022
Historic rout isn’t over yet, Bank of America strategists say

“Paralysis rather than panic best describes investor positioning,” BofA's Michael Hartnett says.

By Bloomberg
Social Security underpaid older children by nearly $60 million
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 05, 2022
Social Security underpaid older children by nearly $60 million

Minor and disabled children are eligible for benefits when a parent retires or dies, and those benefits extend until the child is 18 — or 19 if still in high school.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Crypto-rich puzzle over how to pass high-risk wealth on to heirs
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2022
Crypto-rich puzzle over how to pass high-risk wealth on to heirs

As more crypto holders need help structuring their wealth, the staid world of estate planning is still playing catch up.

By Bloomberg
Fiduciary group offers best practices for using annuities in retirement plans
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2022
Fiduciary group offers best practices for using annuities in retirement plans

The key to a prudent process for selecting annuities for a retirement plan is to assess cost, performance and risk factors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Rudy Adolf discusses Ukraine invasion on Focus earnings call
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 05, 2022
Rudy Adolf discusses Ukraine invasion on Focus earnings call

The Focus Financial CEO kicked off the firm's first-quarter earnings call by talking about Ukraine, which is the type of topic heads of U.S.-based financial services firms typically avoid.

By Bruce Kelly
J.P. Morgan launches direct indexing for RIAs
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAY 05, 2022
J.P. Morgan launches direct indexing for RIAs

The Tax-Smart Separately Managed Account Platform lets advisers customize portfolios based on strategies created by J.P. Morgan’s index team.

By Ryan W. Neal