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Estate plans now adding digital content, tools, says survey
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2022
Estate plans now adding digital content, tools, says survey

Blogs, email accounts are among the items making their way into estate plans these days.

By Gregg Greenberg
Stifel rep managing $410 million moves to LPL’s employee channel
ADVISOR MOVES APR 21, 2022
Stifel rep managing $410 million moves to LPL’s employee channel

Robert Mitchell and his team will open an office for the firm in Greensboro, North Carolina.

By InvestmentNews
Despite big Q1, pace of RIA consolidation seen slowing in 2022
RIAS APR 21, 2022
Despite big Q1, pace of RIA consolidation seen slowing in 2022

The 67 deals announced in the first three months of the year mark the second busiest quarter on record, but the data points to less activity over the remainder of the year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Millennials push growth in impact investing
ESG APR 21, 2022
Millennials push growth in impact investing

Advisers can play a big part in whether clients use impact investments, survey finds.

By InvestmentNews
Credit Suisse US pension work may be imperiled
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2022
Credit Suisse US pension work may be imperiled

The Labor Department gave the Swiss bank's affiliates a one-year extension of a key designation that allows them to manage U.S. pension funds, but says it will look at whether to revoke that due to the bank's misconduct.

By Bloomberg
Your RMD questions answered
IRA ALERT APR 20, 2022
Your RMD questions answered

New (and confusing) IRS rules about required minimum distributions raise new questions for advisers.

By Ed Slott
CFPs take annual fee increase in stride
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 20, 2022
CFPs take annual fee increase in stride

Many planners support the strategic intiatives, such as an awareness campaign and diversity effort, the higher fee will fund. Others caution the more expensive mark could cause some pain.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Alternatives become bigger slice of client portfolios as advisers seek shelter
EQUITIES APR 20, 2022
Alternatives become bigger slice of client portfolios as advisers seek shelter

Financial advisers hoping to steer clients away from market volatility and economic chaos are finding comfort in less-liquid strategies.

By Jeff Benjamin
GWG blames SEC investigation of brokers for its collapse
ALTERNATIVES APR 20, 2022
GWG blames SEC investigation of brokers for its collapse

The SEC's probe of GWG spilled over to include the sales practices of some of the 145 broker-dealers that sold the bonds, according to bankruptcy filings.

By Bruce Kelly
HGGC forms new company to invest in RIA space
RIAS APR 20, 2022
HGGC forms new company to invest in RIA space

Aspire Holdings will hold the firm’s investments in RIAs as it pursues a plan to invest up to $300 million in the sector.

By InvestmentNews
CAIA introduces specialized alts learning platform
ALTERNATIVES APR 20, 2022
CAIA introduces specialized alts learning platform

Upon completion of the modules within the platform, called UniFi by CAIA, participants will earn microcredentials.

By InvestmentNews
UBS team managing $270 million joins Sanctuary
RIAS APR 20, 2022
UBS team managing $270 million joins Sanctuary

The three-person team in Santa Barbara, California, is led by Antonia LaRocca and operates as Saige Private Wealth.

By InvestmentNews
Morgan Stanley duo managing $380 million goes indie with LPL
ADVISOR MOVES APR 20, 2022
Morgan Stanley duo managing $380 million goes indie with LPL

Chad Keeler, Brock Rouch set up Platte River Private Wealth in Casper, Wyoming.

By InvestmentNews
GWG Holdings files for bankruptcy
ALTERNATIVES APR 20, 2022
GWG Holdings files for bankruptcy

The market has been anticipating the move for more than two weeks; the company has struggled of late and repeatedly missed the deadline to file audited financial statements in the past couple of years.

By Bruce Kelly
Independent paths for advisers managing more than $500 million
OPINION APR 20, 2022
Independent paths for advisers managing more than $500 million

Here are the four options that provide the highest level of freedom and control for advisers managing more than $500 million.

By Joshua Tomolak
Orion buys CRM provider Redtail
FINTECH APR 19, 2022
Orion buys CRM provider Redtail

The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, with Redtail CEO Brian McLaughlin becoming president of Orion.

By InvestmentNews
Millennials save for retirement years earlier than boomers
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2022
Millennials save for retirement years earlier than boomers

Schwab study shows the YOLO generation is beating boomers when it comes to starting and stuffing their 401(k)s.

By Bloomberg
LPL creates paraplanning unit to help advisers build plans
BROKER DEALERS APR 19, 2022
LPL creates paraplanning unit to help advisers build plans

Team of paraplanners will gather data and input it into planning software to provide financial plans for advisers' clients.

By InvestmentNews
Cannabis investments mellow as Congress tarries on decriminalization
EQUITIES APR 19, 2022
Cannabis investments mellow as Congress tarries on decriminalization

With the Biden administration having let them down, the marijuana industry is now betting on a Republican takeover of Congress.

By Jeff Benjamin
Retirement savers stayed the course in 2021 despite pandemic
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2022
Retirement savers stayed the course in 2021 despite pandemic

Only small fractions of workers took withdrawals from or stopped contributing to their company plans last year, according to an Investment Company Institute study.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.