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FiNet team managing $300 million moves to Raymond James
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 04, 2020
FiNet team managing $300 million moves to Raymond James

The six-adviser Uinta Wealth Management team is based in Salt Lake City

By InvestmentNews
Trio managing $1.05 billion joins UBS from Alex. Brown
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 04, 2020
Trio managing $1.05 billion joins UBS from Alex. Brown

David Rosenthal, Stephen Collins and Daniel Rupp are based in Westport, Connecticut

By InvestmentNews
Retirees fare better than pre-retirees during pandemic
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2020
Retirees fare better than pre-retirees during pandemic

Millions of older Americans are providing financial support to adult children

By Mary Beth Franklin
Managing the gap between intentions and actions in the new retirement
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION AUG 04, 2020
Managing the gap between intentions and actions in the new retirement

Advisers should work with their clients to build upon the four pillars of retirement

By Ken Cella
House approves funding bill with provision to kill SEC's private markets proposal
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2020
House approves funding bill with provision to kill SEC's private markets proposal

Advocates for alternative investments oppose the provision, which is not likely to survive in the Senate

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Merrill, Fidelity sign injunction over client data
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 03, 2020
Merrill, Fidelity sign injunction over client data

An adviser who recently left Fidelity allegedly used client data from his former job to contact prospects

By Emile Hallez
Low bond yields test 60/40 asset allocation
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 03, 2020
Low bond yields test 60/40 asset allocation

Alternative assets and private markets may help boost portfolio returns

By Bloomberg
Potential legal pitfalls for advisers selling their firm
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION AUG 03, 2020
Potential legal pitfalls for advisers selling their firm

You think you're ready to choose a buyer, but there may be important deal elements that have not been addressed

By Nick Monaghan
Brokerage, insurance firms raise concerns about DOL advice proposal
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2020
Brokerage, insurance firms raise concerns about DOL advice proposal

The rewrite of the vacated Obama fiduciary rule also draws criticism from investor advocates

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
State Street gold ETF is cash machine
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 31, 2020
State Street gold ETF is cash machine

The fund is now making more money than any other product in the $4.6 trillion U.S. ETF market

By Bloomberg
Finra eases rules on expensing meals amid pandemic
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 31, 2020
Finra eases rules on expensing meals amid pandemic

Firms can classify meals as entertainment costs even if the get-together is happening online

By Bloomberg
LPL keeps adding advisers during the pandemic
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 31, 2020
LPL keeps adding advisers during the pandemic

But the firm reports a slowdown in the pace of bringing new advisers aboard

By Bruce Kelly
Number of B-Ds, reps registered with Finra falls again
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 31, 2020
Number of B-Ds, reps registered with Finra falls again

Firms registered with the broker-dealer industry regulator saw their revenues and profits rise last year

By InvestmentNews
RMD relief is here — but only until Aug. 31
RESOURCES IRA ALERT JUL 31, 2020
RMD relief is here — but only until Aug. 31

Act now to return unneeded required minimum distributions taken prior to the CARES Act

By Ed Slott
OCM Capital Partners acquires $440 million RIA
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 31, 2020
OCM Capital Partners acquires $440 million RIA

Thousand Oaks Financial will become part of One Capital Management, which is a subsidiary of Toronto's CI Financial

By InvestmentNews
Getting a handle on black swan events
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JUL 31, 2020
Getting a handle on black swan events

Scenario analysis can do a better job of assessing market-rattling occurrences like COVID-19

By Andy Aziz
Securities class-action suits declined in first half
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 30, 2020
Securities class-action suits declined in first half

‘Core’ suits, which don’t involve M&A, totaled 117

By InvestmentNews
Student loans get cheaper, but college is a big question amid COVID-19
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 30, 2020
Student loans get cheaper, but college is a big question amid COVID-19

Interest rates are down, and many schools are reducing tuition, but college will look very different this fall

By Emile Hallez
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JUL 30, 2020
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

The DOL's proposal on using ESG investments in retirement plans could remind advocates of sustainable finance of the work still to be done

By Claire Sharp
Indie advisers easier to recruit during COVID-19 than employees: Raymond James CEO
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 30, 2020
Indie advisers easier to recruit during COVID-19 than employees: Raymond James CEO

Independent contractors are better set up for a transition, says Chief Executive Paul Reilly

By Bruce Kelly