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RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 26, 2019
Finra bars former Wells Fargo broker for insider trading

Joseph Pratt of Conshohocken, Pa., used private information from clinical trials.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 26, 2019
Raymond James doubles down on digital with advisers in control

As digital advice evolves, Raymond James stays focused on advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 26, 2019
Senate confirms Scalia as DOL secretary on party-line vote

Lead counsel of industry suit to kill original fiduciary rule may have to step back from rewrite

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Making a difference, doing a world of good
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 26, 2019
Making a difference, doing a world of good

Financial advisers working hard to improve the lives of others and finding new purpose along the way

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 25, 2019
Fidelity brings ESG portfolios to advisers

Advisers can use Ethic to select from existing ESG models or construct their own.

By Ryan W. Neal
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 25, 2019
Robertson Stephens acquires Blue Blaze Financial

New Jersey-based firm brings $200 million in assets.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 25, 2019
What is keeping negative bond yields from reaching the U.S.?

The Fed is not expected to go negative, but global market forces will continue to drive U.S. yields lower

By Jeff Benjamin
Big capital-gains tax hit on horizon for mutual fund investors
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 25, 2019
Big capital-gains tax hit on horizon for mutual fund investors

Outflows from active funds and high returns can create a bad scenario in taxable accounts.

By Greg Iacurci
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 25, 2019
Top 10 fiduciary misconceptions among 401(k) plan sponsors

These may be more problematic than fiduciary mistakes

By Fred Barstein
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 24, 2019
In New York deal, six insurers will pay $1.8 million over annuity sales practices

Faulty comparisons led consumers to swap annuities to their disadvantage, the state charged.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 24, 2019
Massachusetts fines RIA $225,000 over conflicted advice

Principals of Wellesley firm recommended buying stock of company in which they had an interest.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 24, 2019
'Get Paid to Trade' app launches at FinovateFall

All of Us hopes its unique pricing and social engagement features can claw marketshare away from Robinhood.

By Ryan W. Neal
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 24, 2019
John Rogers: Industry has 'gone backwards' on diversity and inclusion

Leaders in the industry are getting further removed from the height of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

By Greg Iacurci
Three Roth conversion traps that should be avoided
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 24, 2019
Three Roth conversion traps that should be avoided

Advisers need to be aware of conversion rules so not to cause extra headaches.

By Jamie Hopkins
Young people thirsty for personal finance know-how
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 23, 2019
Young people thirsty for personal finance know-how

Three out of four recent high school graduates wish a class on personal finance had been a mandatory part of their education.

By Bloomberg
The case against gold
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 23, 2019
The case against gold

Some advisers shun the precious metal, arguing that it's simply a trading vehicle.

By Jeff Benjamin
What's driving growth in the fixed indexed annuity market?
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 23, 2019
What's driving growth in the fixed indexed annuity market?

As consumers began to put more weight on preserving their retirement assets than growing them, fixed indexed annuity sales picked up.

By Todd Giesing
Can a recession benefit an advice firm?
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2019
Can a recession benefit an advice firm?

Leon LaBrecque sees opportunity in recessions.

By Jeff Benjamin
Keep clients in the loop about market realities
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2019
Keep clients in the loop about market realities

Financial advisers have a responsibility to prepare clients for market realities.

By Jeff Benjamin
Keep calm and lower client risk exposure
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 21, 2019
Keep calm and lower client risk exposure

Better 'early than late' when it comes to preparing clients for a recession.

By Jeff Benjamin