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Social Security offices to remain closed indefinitely
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2021
Social Security offices to remain closed indefinitely

The agency has not set a reentry date for in-person appointments, although some executives have returned to their offices as of December.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Anti-woke strategies emerge as flip side of ESG
RIAS DEC 22, 2021
Anti-woke strategies emerge as flip side of ESG

As investing becomes increasingly political, investors will have to balance good feelings against good performance.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fine wine: The unconventionally attractive alt investment
OPINION DEC 22, 2021
Fine wine: The unconventionally attractive alt investment

Why not invest in some Château Lafite Rothschild? You can let the value appreciate over time, or if worse comes to worst, you can drink it.

By Anthony Zhang
Looking at risk and return through a new lens
OPINION DEC 22, 2021
Looking at risk and return through a new lens

Against the current economic backdrop, it's hard to argue the traditional approach of stocks, bonds and cash is a reasonable investment mix to manage risk while still generating the necessary returns.

By Randy Swan
Brokerages pay $5 million in restitution for 529 plan violations
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 21, 2021
Brokerages pay $5 million in restitution for 529 plan violations

LPL, Wells Fargo and three Advisor Group firms avoided penalties for 'extraordinary cooperation' with Finra's investigation.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Private Advisor Group reels in new investor capital
RIAS DEC 21, 2021
Private Advisor Group reels in new investor capital

Merchant Investment Management is a private partnership that invests in growth companies and other opportunities. According to its website, Merchant Investment Management this year has focused on investing in the wealth management industry.

By Bruce Kelly
Avantax settles with SEC for $16.9 million over 12b-1 fees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 21, 2021
Avantax settles with SEC for $16.9 million over 12b-1 fees

The company failed to reveal conflicts of interest concerning marketing fees paid by clients for mutual funds, according to the regulator. The independent broker-dealer 1st Global Advisors was acquired by Blucora in 2019.

By Bruce Kelly
SEC names William Birdthistle director of investment management division
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 21, 2021
SEC names William Birdthistle director of investment management division

William A. Birdthistle is currently a professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law. The division oversees regulatory policy for investment advisers.

By InvestmentNews
Global Infrastructure Management pays $4.5 million to settle with SEC
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 21, 2021
Global Infrastructure Management pays $4.5 million to settle with SEC

According to the order, Global failed to offset certain portfolio company fees against management fees charged to clients, as required under its offering and governing documents.

By InvestmentNews
Our succession planning crisis
OPINION DEC 21, 2021
Our succession planning crisis

A Cerulli study shows that of the roughly 103,000 advisers who plan to retire by 2030, 26% are unsure of their succession plans.

By Vance Barse
Clients doing it themselves can cause glitches
OPINION DEC 21, 2021
Clients doing it themselves can cause glitches

At times advisers may have to rescue clients from problems they have created by going it alone.

By Michael Broad
ETFs set another record  in race to take over mutual funds
EQUITIES DEC 20, 2021
ETFs set another record in race to take over mutual funds

In stride with record net inflows, the ETF industry is launching new funds and finding creative ways to take market share from the legacy mutual fund space.

By Jeff Benjamin
Spending in retirement falls with age, and not by choice
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 20, 2021
Spending in retirement falls with age, and not by choice

Most retirees are likely forced to cut down costs due to insufficient savings, a new paper from the Center for Retirement Research found.

By Emile Hallez
SEC Republican commissioner Elad Roisman to step down
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 20, 2021
SEC Republican commissioner Elad Roisman to step down

Roisman, who has been a commissioner since 2018, played a key role in Trump-era efforts by the SEC to rein in proxy advisory firms and to make it easier for companies to block submissions from newer stockholders.

By Bloomberg
LPL Financial lands MML team managing $390 million
RIAS DEC 20, 2021
LPL Financial lands MML team managing $390 million

Sterling Wealth Group is based in Melville, New York and was formerly affiliated with MML Investors Services.

By InvestmentNews
MAI Capital acquires $235 million RIA
ADVISOR MOVES DEC 20, 2021
MAI Capital acquires $235 million RIA

Since September, MAI has been owned by Galway Insurance Holdings, a New York-based financial services distribution company.

By InvestmentNews
SEC says drop jargon, clarify fees on Form CRS
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 17, 2021
SEC says drop jargon, clarify fees on Form CRS

The agency's Standard of Conduct Implementation Committee found content and format problems after reviewing a cross section of filings.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Washington state to delay assessing long-term care premiums
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 17, 2021
Washington state to delay assessing long-term care premiums

Gov. Jay Inslee says legislators need time to refine the program, the Washington Cares Fund.

By InvestmentNews
JPMorgan to pay $125 million penalty over messaging apps
FINTECH DEC 17, 2021
JPMorgan to pay $125 million penalty over messaging apps

Employees often communicated about business on their personal devices, using text messaging applications, such as WhatsApp. The compliance systems were not keeping up with technological advances, an expert said.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Vanguard cuts expense ratios on 17 funds
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 17, 2021
Vanguard cuts expense ratios on 17 funds

The fund giant estimates the cuts save investors $18.9 million, based on fiscal-year comparisons.

By InvestmentNews