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AssetMark buys RIA advising on $2 billion in assets
FINTECH MAR 05, 2020
AssetMark buys RIA advising on $2 billion in assets

The turnkey asset management platform's deal for OBS Financial Services will bring it relationships with 21 banks and 300 financial advisers

By InvestmentNews
Balances in self-directed 401(k) accounts up 19% last year: Schwab
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2020
Balances in self-directed 401(k) accounts up 19% last year: Schwab

Participants' asset allocation was largely unchanged, with more than a third of their assets in mutual funds

By InvestmentNews
The compensation conundrum
OPINION MAR 05, 2020
The compensation conundrum

The way that a firm pays its owner can affect the firm's valuation

By Carolyn Armitage
Wealth managers: Technology, used right, is your best friend
OPINION MAR 05, 2020
Wealth managers: Technology, used right, is your best friend

Technology won’t make winners out of all advisers, but those who understand the origins of the digital age look well-positioned to thrive

By Chris Perry
Robinhood offers some clients $15 credit after outages
FINTECH MAR 05, 2020
Robinhood offers some clients $15 credit after outages

One customer has filed a class-action lawsuit against the online brokerage, claiming it failed to meet contractual obligations

By Bloomberg
By the Numbers: Annuities News
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 04, 2020
By the Numbers: Annuities News

What will a new insurance model rule for states mean for advisers who sell annuities? And what is the goal of the new Retirement Income Institute?

By InvestmentNews
Rep used DOL rule as cover to take $150,000 from VAs: Finra
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2020
Rep used DOL rule as cover to take $150,000 from VAs: Finra

The self-regulatory agency this week barred registered rep Louis Cook

By Emile Hallez
Vanguard cements its hold on the target-date marketplace
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2020
Vanguard cements its hold on the target-date marketplace

The trend toward lower costs in retirement plans has benefited products across the industry

By Emile Hallez
CFP Board defends decision to remove compensation descriptions from website
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 04, 2020
CFP Board defends decision to remove compensation descriptions from website

CEO Kevin Keller: ‘It’s about fiduciary, not about fees.’

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Investors prefer advisers to algorithms
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 04, 2020
Investors prefer advisers to algorithms

As financial advisers cope with careening markets and stressed clients, they may be heartened by a report showing that investors do value the human touch

By InvestmentNews
Costs of elder fraud aren't always financial
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 04, 2020
Costs of elder fraud aren't always financial

More than two-thirds of advisers said the emotional toll on clients is substantial, according to a survey

By InvestmentNews
Team managing $450 million at Wells Fargo starts RIA
RIAS MAR 04, 2020
Team managing $450 million at Wells Fargo starts RIA

Brown Miller Wealth Management in McLean, Va., will use First Clearing for custody

By InvestmentNews
Yesterday’s news: Robos, single-account models and other noncoordinated strategies
OPINION MAR 04, 2020
Yesterday’s news: Robos, single-account models and other noncoordinated strategies

What investors need – and what many firms are building to serve them

By Jack Sharry
2 big concerns about selling your practice
OPINION MAR 04, 2020
2 big concerns about selling your practice

In this white-hot M&A market, price is no longer the stand-alone consideration

By Scott Hanson
The SECURE Act’s unprecedented opportunities
OPINION MAR 04, 2020
The SECURE Act’s unprecedented opportunities

As the legislation brings about big changes in the retirement plan market, will advisers benefit or will they be drowned?

By Fred Barstein
Supreme Court questions SEC’s power to recoup billions
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 04, 2020
Supreme Court questions SEC’s power to recoup billions

The justices considered the commission's use of “disgorgement” to collect ill-gotten gains from wrongdoers

By Bloomberg
Mark Tibergien retiring from Pershing's RIA custody business
RIAS MAR 03, 2020
Mark Tibergien retiring from Pershing's RIA custody business

Pershing's custody assets grew from $50 billion in 2010 to $822 billion at the end of last year

By Jeff Benjamin
Vanguard: Fed rate cut a 'high-risk bet'
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2020
Vanguard: Fed rate cut a 'high-risk bet'

The fund manager's chief economist called the decision 'premature' should conditions deteriorate further

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC puts misleading fund names in its crosshairs
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 03, 2020
SEC puts misleading fund names in its crosshairs

The regulator seeks public feedback on its naming rules to better protect investors

By Jeff Benjamin
Study shows softening of Finra enforcement last year
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2020
Study shows softening of Finra enforcement last year

Law firm Eversheds Sutherland says fines, restitution, cases decreased; Finra touts the quality of its cases

By Mark Schoeff Jr.