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Morgan Stanley fined $225,000 over questionable muni bond trades
WIREHOUSES SEP 19, 2019
Morgan Stanley fined $225,000 over questionable muni bond trades

SEC: Firm was swapping bonds for clients with no alleged benefit to the customer.

By Bruce Kelly
Are 401(k) advice fees headed to zero?
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 19, 2019
Are 401(k) advice fees headed to zero?

Vanguard's low-cost digital-only planning and investing tool will undercut many target-date funds and managed accounts.

By Greg Iacurci
Rockefeller Capital buys wealth firm for Silicon Valley rich
RIA NEWS SEP 18, 2019
Rockefeller Capital buys wealth firm for Silicon Valley rich

Rockefeller Capital makes first multifamily office acquisition on the West Coast.

By Bloomberg
Vanguard pilots digital-only financial planning and advice product
FINTECH SEP 18, 2019
Vanguard pilots digital-only financial planning and advice product

According to an SEC filing, Vanguard's new service will be cheaper than its hybrid robo, Personal Advisor Services.

By Ryan W. Neal
Robert Moore is back. And he's focused on REITs
ALTERNATIVES SEP 18, 2019
Robert Moore is back. And he's focused on REITs

Cetera's former CEO launches new fund but he won't be working full-time.

By Bruce Kelly
Reg BI suits promise long legal fight over whether SEC did enough to protect investors
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 18, 2019
Reg BI suits promise long legal fight over whether SEC did enough to protect investors

Did the SEC ignore congressional intent, or was it on solid ground creating a new broker standard?

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Trump administration wants to kill California's auto-IRA program
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2019
Trump administration wants to kill California's auto-IRA program

The administration argued in a court filing that auto-IRAs are preempted by federal retirement law

By Greg Iacurci
Wells Fargo reps managing $575 million to open RIA
RIA NEWS SEP 17, 2019
Wells Fargo reps managing $575 million to open RIA

The Berry Group will take advantage of Wells Fargo's new RIA channel.

By Ryan W. Neal
Private-equity firm acquires stake in Mercer Advisors
ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2019
Private-equity firm acquires stake in Mercer Advisors

Genstar will remain an investor and partner in Mercer.

By Ryan W. Neal
The simple strategy boosting Bill Gates's fortune
RIA NEWS SEP 17, 2019
The simple strategy boosting Bill Gates's fortune

The Microsoft founder, whose wealth totals $106 billion, has $60 billion of his assets in equities.

By Bloomberg
Raymond James to pay $15 million over improper charges to clients
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 17, 2019
Raymond James to pay $15 million over improper charges to clients

Firm charged advisory fees on inactive accounts and excess commissions for UITs.

By Bruce Kelly
Don't just sell to the highest bidder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2019
Don't just sell to the highest bidder

The decision should also take into account what the sale will mean for your clients, your employees and yourself.

By Bloomberg
Funding an HSA with an IRA
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2019
Funding an HSA with an IRA

Although the ability to move funds from an IRA to an HSA is limited, it can be a valuable way to deploy IRA funds.

By Jamie Hopkins
SEC charges RIA with fiduciary failures
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 16, 2019
SEC charges RIA with fiduciary failures

Separate fee structures for unit investment trusts at the center of the charges against McDermott Investment Advisors

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra fines J.P. Morgan $1.1 million for failing to disclose broker misconduct in timely manner
RIA NEWS SEP 16, 2019
Finra fines J.P. Morgan $1.1 million for failing to disclose broker misconduct in timely manner

Agency says when the firm did file information, it came on average two years late.

By Ryan W. Neal
Jackson National to reintroduce fee-based annuities in New York
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 16, 2019
Jackson National to reintroduce fee-based annuities in New York

The No. 2 seller of annuity products was reassured by new guidance issued by New York regulators.

By Greg Iacurci
Vanguard offers new framework for financial advice
FINTECH SEP 16, 2019
Vanguard offers new framework for financial advice

Advisers' value to clients has three components: portfolio, financial and emotional.

By Greg Iacurci
Oil prices see big jump after Saudi Arabia strike
RIA NEWS SEP 16, 2019
Oil prices see big jump after Saudi Arabia strike

The attacks highlight the vulnerability of the world's biggest exporter of crude oil.

By Bloomberg
RIA takes dispute with Fidelity to the Supreme Court
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 16, 2019
RIA takes dispute with Fidelity to the Supreme Court

Plaintiffs claim firm filed a suspicious activity report to conceal its own wrongdoing

By Jeff Benjamin
XY Planning Network firms wonder if group can support them long term
FINTECH SEP 16, 2019
XY Planning Network firms wonder if group can support them long term

Network continues growing by 50 advisers a month even as some drop out.

By Ryan W. Neal