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INmail: Is your clients’ MAGI information up to date?
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 14, 2020
INmail: Is your clients’ MAGI information up to date?

The IRMAA surcharges outlined in notification letters apply only to 2021 Medicare premiums based on 2019 tax returns.

By Mary Beth Franklin
MassMutual to buy cash management platform Flourish
FINTECH DEC 14, 2020
MassMutual to buy cash management platform Flourish

The acquisition, slated to close early next year, addresses the 2020 industry shift toward technology-enabled financial planning

By Nicole Casperson
UBS team managing $4.8 billion launches RIA
RIA NEWS DEC 14, 2020
UBS team managing $4.8 billion launches RIA

The move comes at the closes of 2020, which has seen fewer breakaways exit than previous years, but with higher average AUM

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo duo managing $215 million goes indie with LPL
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2020
Wells Fargo duo managing $215 million goes indie with LPL

Lynn Daughtry, Kyle Conger form White Oak Investment Management in Georgia

By InvestmentNews
A stock trader's guide to the global COVID-19 vaccine rollout
RIA NEWS DEC 14, 2020
A stock trader's guide to the global COVID-19 vaccine rollout

With multiple vaccine types, the distribution chains involve hundreds of businesses and thousands of employees around the world

By Bloomberg
RIAs see business go south
RIA NEWS DEC 14, 2020
RIAs see business go south

Large registered investment advisers in the Northeast have watched their assets diminish in 2020, even as the broader market reached fresh highs

By Bruce Kelly
Advisers must examine college savings strategies to get clients to their goals
OPINION DEC 14, 2020
Advisers must examine college savings strategies to get clients to their goals

Schooling remains crucial for career prospects, but with tuition sky high many parents are questioning college savings and the value of an education

By InvestmentNews
How is your team doing?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2020
How is your team doing?

The single greatest risk facing employees right now may be mental health, and leaders can do a lot to institute a healthy work-life balance

By George Moriarty
DOL limits retirement-plan proxy votes to those affecting financial returns
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 11, 2020
DOL limits retirement-plan proxy votes to those affecting financial returns

The move could curb shareholder actions related to sustainable investing

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
State Street looking at options for asset management unit
RIA NEWS DEC 11, 2020
State Street looking at options for asset management unit

The company has evaluated potential combinations with the asset management operations of rivals

By Bloomberg
Adviser moves are hopping as 2020   — finally — comes to a close
OPINION DEC 11, 2020
Adviser moves are hopping as 2020 — finally — comes to a close

Advisers are dashing for the door before the end of an eventful year turned upside down by COVID-19

By Bruce Kelly
Spouting Rock quadruples AUM with Penn Capital acquisition
RIA NEWS DEC 11, 2020
Spouting Rock quadruples AUM with Penn Capital acquisition

The asset management firm is looking to roll up boutique asset managers onto a single platform

By Jeff Benjamin
How much are nontraded REITs really worth?
OPINION DEC 10, 2020
How much are nontraded REITs really worth?

Advisers don't like it when REIT valuations bounce all over the place

By Bruce Kelly
Lawmakers want SEC to clarify how brokers can hold digital securities
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 10, 2020
Lawmakers want SEC to clarify how brokers can hold digital securities

The lack of guidance on custody is slowing the adoption of cryptographically based assets, experts say

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wells Fargo reps to jump higher 'hurdle' in 2021 pay grid
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 10, 2020
Wells Fargo reps to jump higher 'hurdle' in 2021 pay grid

The target to reach the higher payout will increase by $1,000 per month next year which could pinch adviser compensation

By Bruce Kelly
Raymond James buys 401(k) plan provider NWPS
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 10, 2020
Raymond James buys 401(k) plan provider NWPS

In an unusual move, a broker-dealer is picking up a plan administrator

By Emile Hallez
Indie managing $122 million switches to Cetera from LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 10, 2020
Indie managing $122 million switches to Cetera from LPL

Pierson Wealth Management is based in Santa Clarita, California

By InvestmentNews
JPMorgan enters green ETF arena with carbon fund
RIA NEWS DEC 10, 2020
JPMorgan enters green ETF arena with carbon fund

The passive fund tracks a gauge that screens the Russell 1000 Index for companies trying to reduce their carbon footprint

By Bloomberg
New York pension fund pledges net-zero emissions by 2040
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2020
New York pension fund pledges net-zero emissions by 2040

The fund also said it may divest from the riskiest oil and gas companies by 2025

By Bloomberg
Vestwell, Envestnet partner to create turnkey retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 09, 2020
Vestwell, Envestnet partner to create turnkey retirement plans

Record keeping will be done by Vestwell, investing by Envestnet

By InvestmentNews