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CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
CFP Board creates separate arm to promote planning careers, hiring of planners

The group is setting up a 501(c)(6) organization that will give it more latitude to talk to students about the benefits of becoming a CFP and to the public about the benefits of working with one.

Bank of America grants employees shares
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2023
Bank of America grants employees shares

Staffers earning up to $500,000 a year will share in a pool of restricted stock, according to a memo from CEO Brian Moynihan.

Teach your clients well
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 25, 2023
Teach your clients well

While David Crosby and his bandmates in Crosby Stills Nash & Young didn’t sing about financial topics, here are 6 financial lessons inspired by the titles of David Crosby songs.

Rising interest rates not a killer for RIA M&A
NEWS RIAS JAN 24, 2023
Rising interest rates not a killer for RIA M&A

Meanwhile, though, some RIA buyers are 'dancing' to get necessary capital to do deals, says Dan Seivert of Echelon Partners.

Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs
NEWS RIAS JAN 24, 2023
Schwab sees increasing tech adoption among RIAs

According to data collected from 14,000 RIAs, 80% are using digital client onboarding tools.

Fidelity hopes to bridge the gap between aging advisors and young investors
NEWS RIAS JAN 24, 2023
Fidelity hopes to bridge the gap between aging advisors and young investors

It stars with a new toolkit to help industry veterans better relate to a universe of potential clients that wants advice on its own terms.

Stock plans and advisor access key in attracting, keeping talent: Survey
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 24, 2023
Stock plans and advisor access key in attracting, keeping talent: Survey

Over two-thirds of respondents in a Morgan Stanley at Work survey would access the help of financial professionals with investing questions if it were available.

Commonwealth adds $230 million team from Advisor Group
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2023
Commonwealth adds $230 million team from Advisor Group

Michael Critchfield and Matthew DiGiacomo operate as Core Financial Group in Yuba City, California.

ESG is about quality, not quantity
NEWS OPINION JAN 24, 2023
ESG is about quality, not quantity

We have reached a moment of reflection after a period of exuberant expansion.

LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 24, 2023
LPL adds two tech execs from Bank of America

Cory Triolo and Tim Checko are joining the IBD's investor and investment solutions team.

Changes advisors expect to make in client portfolios this year
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 24, 2023
Changes advisors expect to make in client portfolios this year

An InvestmentNews survey looks at how advisors anticipate altering asset allocations for their clients over the next 12 months.

Recruiting takes a hit in 2022, with moves down 5.3% from 2021
NEWS RIAS JAN 23, 2023
Recruiting takes a hit in 2022, with moves down 5.3% from 2021

On net, the RIA channel gained 1,097 advisors and independent broker-dealers gained 923, while 1,291 advisors on net left wirehouses.

Two teams of advisors join LPL employee channel
NEWS ADVISOR MOVES JAN 23, 2023
Two teams of advisors join LPL employee channel

The advisors service a combined $275 million in client assets.

New software aims to reduce risk in target-date funds
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
New software aims to reduce risk in target-date funds

Soteria blends personalized safe-landing target-date fund glide paths with the personalization of managed accounts.

Business owners altering retirement plans due to inflation, recession fears: Survey
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
Business owners altering retirement plans due to inflation, recession fears: Survey

A survey of business owners shows that amid inflationary pressures and economic uncertainty, 43% of those who work with an advisor say they've communicated with their advisor more frequently in the past year.

What’s new for Social Security and Medicare this year
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2023
What’s new for Social Security and Medicare this year

Not only did Social Security benefits increase in 2023, but Medicare Part B premiums declined for the first time in more than a decade, resulting in larger net Social Security benefits for most retirees.

Questioning the SEC’s outsourcing proposal
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 23, 2023
Questioning the SEC’s outsourcing proposal

For advisors who don’t do their homework, the possibility of a regulatory slap on the wrist may be less of a deterrent than a whack in the wallet from aggressive attorneys.

Is the new generation of nontraded REITs really any better than the last?
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JAN 23, 2023
Is the new generation of nontraded REITs really any better than the last?

Wall Street has revitalized the product, but these REITs face new scrutiny because of an old problem: Investors are demanding liquidity.

With yields on cash climbing, advisors struggle to keep some clients in stocks
NEWS RIAS JAN 20, 2023
With yields on cash climbing, advisors struggle to keep some clients in stocks

Even though history suggests the best strategy has always been to stay invested for the long haul, a safe 4% return is luring more investors to the sidelines.

FNZ acquires YieldX to accelerate US growth
NEWS FINTECH JAN 20, 2023
FNZ acquires YieldX to accelerate US growth

YieldX’s technology will be integrated into FNZ’s existing product to enable advisors to scan the universe of fixed-income securities.