Practice Management

How advisors should prepare clients for Social Security benefit cuts

How advisors should prepare clients for Social Security benefit cuts

With the OASI trust fund projected to run dry by late 2032, three advisors explain how to stress-test plans, reframe the conversation, and keep clients from panicking

Retirement Planning

Gen X, millennials lag in retirement confidence amid knowledge gap

Fewer than half of Americans in their peak earning years feel on track for retirement, while many say limited financial knowledge and access to professional guidance are holding them back.

Independent Broker Dealers

Advisor moves: Veteran-led UBS team overseeing $460 million migrates to Merrill

Meanwhile, Wells Fargo hauled advisors overseeing $825 million in the West Coast, while Wedbush has welcomed a seasoned professional from Stifel in California.

Retirement Planning

Social Security payroll tax cap draws fire as wealth gap widens

A bipartisan Senate push to lift the $184,500 earnings cap is gaining momentum as the program's 2032 insolvency deadline looms

AdvisorTech

Flourish launches a new mortgage lending platform for advisory clients with better-than-retail rates

The platform's recently unveiled loan-shopping capability may give advisors another critical foothold to help manage their clients' financial affairs.

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What are your wealthiest clients spending their money on these days?
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What are your wealthiest clients spending their money on these days?

New report shines a light on the global luxury spending trends.

Job hoppers more likely to keep retirement plan access, EBRI finds
Retirement Planning

Job hoppers more likely to keep retirement plan access, EBRI finds

Millennial workers retain coverage after switching employers more often than boomers did.

Wall Street bank to double community banking staff in push to reach 5 million Americans
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Wall Street bank to double community banking staff in push to reach 5 million Americans

Firm believes that delivering advice locally is key to expanding financial health.

Global CFP body says using AI doesn’t change responsibility to clients
Practice Management

Global CFP body says using AI doesn’t change responsibility to clients

As adoption escalates, FPSB practice guidance covers eight ethical principles as two thirds of financial planning firms already adopt the technology.

JPMorgan names co-presidents as Lake quits as Dimon succession edges closer
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JPMorgan names co-presidents as Lake quits as Dimon succession edges closer

New appointments are now in line for the top job and have received $30M retention bonuses.


PREMIUM Private markets are no longer deemed only side allocations

Capital Group outlines a framework for financial professionals integrating private investments

PREMIUM Active ETFs shift from scale to substance

TCW sees flows signalling a deeper shift as advisors move beyond static ETF allocations

SPONSORED Who builds the income when the pension disappears?

Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income

SPONSORED Why direct indexing stopped being optional

Direct indexing is on pace to outgrow ETFs and mutual funds. Northern Trust's Ken Lassner explains why the advisors who get it wish they had started sooner.

Options use on the rise as investors combat volatility, says SpiderRock CIO
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Options use on the rise as investors combat volatility, says SpiderRock CIO

Eric Metz, chief investment officer at SpiderRock Advisors, sits down with InvestmentNews anchor Gregg Greenberg to highlight how investors and advisors are utilizing option strategies to protect their portfolios in a volatile market.

More RIAs are using SMAs to build client relationships. Here’s why
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More RIAs are using SMAs to build client relationships. Here’s why

Eddie Bernhardt, head of managed accounts at Invesco, sits down with InvestmentNews anchor Gregg Greenberg to highlight the increasing popularity of separately managed accounts in the RIA channel.

Here’s how annuity providers and advisors can best work together
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Here’s how annuity providers and advisors can best work together

Paul Tyler, head of industry relations at Zinnia, sits down with InvestmentNews anchor Gregg Greenberg to highlight why annuity sales continue to soar, as well as explain how advisors and annuity providers can work better together to meet client needs.

Why annuities are a compelling retirement vehicle for Gen X women
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Why annuities are a compelling retirement vehicle for Gen X women

Tina Beckwith, chief marketing officer at LIMRA, sits down with InvestmentNews anchor Gregg Greenberg to discuss why Gen X women are particularly vulnerable when it comes to retirement, as well as explain why annuities are a compelling solution for them.

These are the biggest issues spurring advisors to take the RIA path
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These are the biggest issues spurring advisors to take the RIA path

Trey Prescott, director of business development at Advisory Services Network, sits down with InvestmentNews anchor Gregg Greenberg to highlight the biggest issues spurring financial advisors to choose the independent route.

MAC Alpha Capital CIO makes the case for global small-cap value stocks
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MAC Alpha Capital CIO makes the case for global small-cap value stocks

Mark Cooper, CIO of MAC Alpha Capital Management, sits down with InvestmentNews anchor Gregg Greenberg to discuss why global small-cap value stocks offer a compelling opportunity in a pricey market.

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