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Where you live correlates with old-age employment: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
Where you live correlates with old-age employment: Report

Areas with high racial diversity, concentrations of low-wage jobs, higher mortality rates and other factors tend to have lower employment rates for people 60 to 69, according to a recent NBER paper.

By Emile Hallez
Democrats eye raising minimum tax rates to offset SALT expansion
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 03, 2021
Democrats eye raising minimum tax rates to offset SALT expansion

An expansion of the alternative minimum tax, would require some top earners to pay more in taxes.

By Bloomberg
Six-adviser group managing $875 million goes RIA through Dynasty
RIAS NOV 03, 2021
Six-adviser group managing $875 million goes RIA through Dynasty

Team leader Bryan Sweet had been with Raymond James for 32 years.

By InvestmentNews
Head of defunct broker-dealer charged with fraud
ALTERNATIVES NOV 03, 2021
Head of defunct broker-dealer charged with fraud

Thomas Brenner, former CEO of First American Securities of Orrville, Ohio, is facing seven fraud charges linked to sales of private placements.

By Bruce Kelly
DOL rule delay hardly a reason for advisers to celebrate
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
DOL rule delay hardly a reason for advisers to celebrate

The rollover recommendation disclosures will 'get Monday-morning quarterbacked every time the market takes a dive,' one lawyer noted.

By Emile Hallez
Riskier Bitcoin ETF filings prove too much for SEC
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 03, 2021
Riskier Bitcoin ETF filings prove too much for SEC

Direxion pulled a request to launch the Direxion Bitcoin Strategy Bear ETF.

By Bloomberg
LPL snags $350 million Cetera team
BROKER DEALERS NOV 03, 2021
LPL snags $350 million Cetera team

Ohio-based River Cities Financial Services is led by Michael Anthony.

By Bruce Kelly
OneAmerica launches plan as alternative to MEPs, PEPs
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
OneAmerica launches plan as alternative to MEPs, PEPs

The new OneConnect product allows plan advisers to act in a 3(21) or 3(38) role.

By InvestmentNews
Hedging inflation requires tiptoeing through TIPS
RIAS NOV 03, 2021
Hedging inflation requires tiptoeing through TIPS

Treasury inflation-protected securities have become the hottest ticket in 2021 as messages about 'transitory' inflation clash with reality.

By Jeff Benjamin
Goldman Sachs, Ascensus create small-business retirement plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2021
Goldman Sachs, Ascensus create small-business retirement plan

The Goldman Sachs Workplace Retirement Solution uses the Ascensus platform to provide an integrated 401(k) or 403(b) plan that includes digital advice and digital financial wellness support.

By InvestmentNews
Plan to suspend SALT cap 'unacceptable,' Bernie Sanders says
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 03, 2021
Plan to suspend SALT cap 'unacceptable,' Bernie Sanders says

House Democrats are considering a five-year suspension of the cap on federal deductions for state and local taxes, but the Vermont senator disapproves.

By Bloomberg
Diminished capacity talk with a client requires active listening, empathy
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 02, 2021
Diminished capacity talk with a client requires active listening, empathy

Building a rapport with clients is crucial to getting them to talk about steps that may be needed to protect their investment accounts from exploitation, advisers said at the IN Retirement Income Summit.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Mercer acquires $1.3B Georgia RIA
RIAS NOV 02, 2021
Mercer acquires $1.3B Georgia RIA

Atlanta-based ACG Wealth was founded in 2002.

By InvestmentNews
Recruiter cites rumblings from Merrill advisers about Project Thunder
OPINION NOV 02, 2021
Recruiter cites rumblings from Merrill advisers about Project Thunder

The common theme advisers share is that despite this effort, the firm's leadership is still quite disconnected from their real concerns.

By Mindy Diamond
Manage adviser transition the right way
OPINION NOV 02, 2021
Manage adviser transition the right way

To transition into a firm should be considered akin to a college visit or visiting a wedding venue — first impressions matter.

By Andree Peterson
Vestwell to buy BNY's Sumday auto-IRA and 529 business
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 02, 2021
Vestwell to buy BNY's Sumday auto-IRA and 529 business

The deal would catapult Vestwell to serving as program manager for nearly $20 billion, with the acquisition adding about 800,000 participants and 17,000 small employers to its book of business.

By Emile Hallez
Ex-Texas adviser gets 3 life sentences for $32 million Ponzi
RIAS NOV 02, 2021
Ex-Texas adviser gets 3 life sentences for $32 million Ponzi

William Neil "Doc" Gallagher courted victims with Bible-thumping zeal and loads of Texas charm.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA tech stacks: Can't we all just get along?
OPINION NOV 02, 2021
RIA tech stacks: Can't we all just get along?

In the tech world, integration will not only help you 'future-proof' your tech stack, but also help make any tech missteps easier to fix.

By [email protected]
Wait-and-see works better than overreacting to possible tax changes
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 02, 2021
Wait-and-see works better than overreacting to possible tax changes

Listen to a particular client's needs rather than the noise in Washington, advisers said at the IN Retirement Income Summit.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
How technology is transforming ESG and values-based investing
OPINION NOV 02, 2021
How technology is transforming ESG and values-based investing

Sustainable investing is expanding rapidly, and part of its evolution hinges on technological innovation.

By Samim Abedi