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New Jersey team managing $315 million goes from Ameriprise to LPL
RIA NEWS JAN 07, 2022
New Jersey team managing $315 million goes from Ameriprise to LPL

Liberty Point Advisors affiliates through Independent Advisor Alliance OSJ.

By InvestmentNews
SageView buys $3.5 billion RPA Channel Financial
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 07, 2022
SageView buys $3.5 billion RPA Channel Financial

The deal represents the fourth such acquisition over a year for Newport Beach, California-based SageView, which last year sold a majority stake to Aquiline Capital Partners.

By Emile Hallez
Pacific Life to pay $3 million for doing unlicensed business
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 07, 2022
Pacific Life to pay $3 million for doing unlicensed business

New York says insurer improperly engaged in pension risk transfer business.

By InvestmentNews
Litigation, student loans and the retirement outlook for 2022
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 07, 2022
Litigation, student loans and the retirement outlook for 2022

A pending decision by the Supreme Court could change 401(k) fee lawsuits in a big way.

By Emile Hallez
PE firm Parthenon to acquire $7.46 billion RIA
RIA NEWS JAN 06, 2022
PE firm Parthenon to acquire $7.46 billion RIA

RSM US Wealth Management will be renamed Choreo.

By InvestmentNews
Advisers managing $230 million join Raymond James in Florida
RIA NEWS JAN 06, 2022
Advisers managing $230 million join Raymond James in Florida

Truist and Cetera reps form team in Destin; Merrill Lynch rep switches in Aventura.

By InvestmentNews
PEP entrant Smart to buy Stadion
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2022
PEP entrant Smart to buy Stadion

The deal gives Smart a massive boost in managed accounts and personalized services for its future clients. Hub and NFP also announced deals Thursday.

By Emile Hallez
Two B-Ds boost reserves for legal costs
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 06, 2022
Two B-Ds boost reserves for legal costs

National Securities Corp. and Calton & Associates Inc. reported increased expenses in light of potential legal costs.

By Bruce Kelly
Kamila Elliott becomes first Black chair of CFP Board
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 06, 2022
Kamila Elliott becomes first Black chair of CFP Board

Elliott, president of Grid 202 Partners, an RIA in Washington, D.C., takes on the role as the organization has been promoting diversity in the financial advice profession.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
What are carbon offsets? 'Crazy' market needs regulation
RIA NEWS JAN 06, 2022
What are carbon offsets? 'Crazy' market needs regulation

The regulation of projects to cut carbon and win those credits is still its infancy.

By Bloomberg
RIAs see M&A momentum gaining steam in '22
RIA NEWS JAN 06, 2022
RIAs see M&A momentum gaining steam in '22

As firms chase scale with bigger and bigger deals, RIA sellers are enjoying the ride of record-level valuations.

By Jeff Benjamin
7 ways to improve fiduciary outcomes in 2022
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 06, 2022
7 ways to improve fiduciary outcomes in 2022

It's getting tougher to do the right thing, with the right people, at the right time. But here are some steps you can take.

By Don Trone
Invesco gives 34-year-old underperforming fund an ESG makeover
RIA NEWS JAN 06, 2022
Invesco gives 34-year-old underperforming fund an ESG makeover

The firm’s UK Companies Fund will become the Invesco Sustainable UK Companies Fund at the end of the month.

By Bloomberg
The advice industry went to Fat City in 2021
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 06, 2022
The advice industry went to Fat City in 2021

Despite last year’s riot at the Capitol and a variety of lethal Covid-19 variants, the broad stock market roared, which is always good news for financial advisers and their firms.

By Bruce Kelly
Free planning apps drive down cost for advice in 2022
FINTECH JAN 06, 2022
Free planning apps drive down cost for advice in 2022

Millions of consumers are already creating free financial plans right from their mobile phones, meaning the ability to create customized plans may become commodified.

By Sean Allocca
Fed leaves gradualism behind with urgency on rates, assets
RIA NEWS JAN 06, 2022
Fed leaves gradualism behind with urgency on rates, assets

The Fed’s pivot toward more aggressively fighting inflation suggested it will show greater urgency than the gradualism of the past.

By Bloomberg
Law prof calls out 'ingenious deceit' of 401(k) tax law
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2022
Law prof calls out 'ingenious deceit' of 401(k) tax law

Over the last 25 years, legislative changes have increased retirement assets but disproportionally benefited the wealthy, with average inflation-adjusted savings for low-income people declining, according to the recent paper.

By Emile Hallez
Widow’s dilemma: When to claim Social Security
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2022
Widow’s dilemma: When to claim Social Security

Survivors are subject to an earnings limit if they claim the benefit before reaching full retirement age.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Securities America team managing $195 million switches to Commonwealth
RIA NEWS JAN 05, 2022
Securities America team managing $195 million switches to Commonwealth

Four-adviser Opus 111 Group has offices in Seattle and Spokane, Washington.

By InvestmentNews
Four Idaho advisers managing $648 million join Raymond James
RIA NEWS JAN 05, 2022
Four Idaho advisers managing $648 million join Raymond James

Employee unit adds two-person teams from Wells Fargo and UBS.

By InvestmentNews