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Why financial wellness is a dismal failure and a huge success
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2021
Why financial wellness is a dismal failure and a huge success

The DC industry must be realistic and admit that financial wellness is largely a failure, an acknowledgment that's a key step on the road to success. Because we cannot afford to fail.

By Fred Barstein
House tax proposal would close door on popular back-door Roth IRA conversions
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2021
House tax proposal would close door on popular back-door Roth IRA conversions

The Ways and Means Committee approved $2.3 trillion in tax hikes to pay for the Biden administration's sweeping social and climate spending plan.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
What's LPL's recruiting deal for employee advisers?
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 15, 2021
What's LPL's recruiting deal for employee advisers?

LPL's new deal to attract employee advisers has two parts: an upfront signing bonus and a second bonus that's paid over several years.

By Bruce Kelly
Sawtooth Solutions acquired by Simplicity Group
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH SEP 15, 2021
Sawtooth Solutions acquired by Simplicity Group

The acquisition was announced more than a year after Sawtooth brought on Echelon Partners as its investment banker to land more capital.

By Nicole Casperson
DOL proposal throws cold water on group-of-plans model
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2021
DOL proposal throws cold water on group-of-plans model

A proposed regulatory change wouldn't allow a single group of plans to have a consolidated audit, meaning that every participating employer of a certain size would have to have an annual audit.

By Emile Hallez
Morgan Stanley's broad new pipeline for clients
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2021
Morgan Stanley's broad new pipeline for clients

Recent acquisitions have created a "funnel" for new clients, said Jonathan Pruzan, the firm's chief operating officer. The company now has more than 14 million net relationships.

By Bruce Kelly
CI Financial sets up US headquarters in Miami
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 15, 2021
CI Financial sets up US headquarters in Miami

The Toronto-based RIA aggregator is making a bigger commitment to the U.S. wealth management market.

By Jeff Benjamin
Warren asks the Fed to break up Wells Fargo
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 14, 2021
Warren asks the Fed to break up Wells Fargo

In the wake of fresh regulatory action and a $250 million fine imposed on the bank this month, the senator asked the Fed to force the bank to separate its traditional bank and Wall Street businesses.

By Bloomberg
Attend the Nov. 11 Women Adviser Summit
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2021
Attend the Nov. 11 Women Adviser Summit

The InvestmentNews Women Adviser Summit is uniquely designed for the sophisticated female adviser who wants to take her personal and professional self to the next level.

By InvestmentNews
Register for the Nov. 3 Women Adviser Summit
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2021
Register for the Nov. 3 Women Adviser Summit

Reserve your ticket for this impactful summit on managing generational wealth.

By InvestmentNews
Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2021
Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15

Clients don't have to make any changes, but they may be able to save money by re-shopping their prescription drug coverage.

By Mary Beth Franklin
J.P. Morgan cuts off sales charges in 529 plans
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2021
J.P. Morgan cuts off sales charges in 529 plans

The company's decision is in line with overall trends toward fee-based compensation but also hints at the influence of the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest on the 529 plan market.

By Emile Hallez
Focus Financial unit takes stake in $2 billion Connecticut RIA
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2021
Focus Financial unit takes stake in $2 billion Connecticut RIA

NorthCoast Asset Management will become part of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Connectus Wealth Advisers.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley, Empower to expand joint plan solutions
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2021
Morgan Stanley, Empower to expand joint plan solutions

The agreement will help Morgan Stanley at Work deliver services to small-business retirement plans.

By InvestmentNews
Captrust leads group launching small-plan service
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2021
Captrust leads group launching small-plan service

T. Rowe Price and National Benefit Services join Captrust in providing the program, which offers an alternative to multiple employer plans and pooled employer plans.

By InvestmentNews
Why multiyear earnouts can cause problems
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION SEP 14, 2021
Why multiyear earnouts can cause problems

Such arrangements are often structured in ways that misalign the interests of the buyers and sellers, and they can be highly divisive.

By Scott Hanson
CI Financial acquires $5.2 billion Portola Partners
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2021
CI Financial acquires $5.2 billion Portola Partners

The Canadian firm continues to gobble up U.S. wealth managers; its latest deal expands its presence in the San Francisco Bay area.

By Jeff Benjamin
Dimensional Fund Advisors flips $8 billion of assets into ETFs
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 13, 2021
Dimensional Fund Advisors flips $8 billion of assets into ETFs

With the two most recent conversions, the firm boasts nine exchange-traded funds with about $40 billion in assets.

By Bloomberg
Fiduciary — it’s all Greek to me!
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 13, 2021
Fiduciary — it’s all Greek to me!

What the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle can teach us about communicating a fiduciary standard of care.

By Don Trone
Jackson Financial completes separation from UK insurer Prudential
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 13, 2021
Jackson Financial completes separation from UK insurer Prudential

The company's shares are expected to begin regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 20.

By InvestmentNews