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Taking RMDs in the form of stock
NEWS EQUITIES SEP 20, 2022
Taking RMDs in the form of stock

Clients don't have to sell stocks in their individual retirement accounts to take their required minimum distributions.

Charitable giving isn't falling despite growing economic worries: Fidelity
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 20, 2022
Charitable giving isn't falling despite growing economic worries: Fidelity

Nearly 60% of Fidelity Charitable donors plan to give more in 2022 in light of current economic volatility, study says.

RBC adds $1 billion group from J.P. Morgan
NEWS ADVISOR MOVES SEP 20, 2022
RBC adds $1 billion group from J.P. Morgan

The Nolan Group, a father-son team, will join RBC’s New York City office.

Mariner Wealth Advisors buying $256 million Pittsburgh-based firm
NEWS RIAS SEP 20, 2022
Mariner Wealth Advisors buying $256 million Pittsburgh-based firm

Executive Wealth Counselors will assume the Mariner name when the deal closes at the end of the month.

$1 billion California team joins Private Advisor Group
NEWS RIAS SEP 20, 2022
$1 billion California team joins Private Advisor Group

Irvine-based AK Financial Group will transition its RIA to Private Advisor Group's.

Women-led $340 million team pivots to LPL from Ameriprise
NEWS RIAS SEP 20, 2022
Women-led $340 million team pivots to LPL from Ameriprise

Rubino Skedsvold Moran & Associates, which is based in Portland, Oregon, will use the firm’s RIA and custodial platforms.

B. Riley nabs Alex. Brown adviser managing $325 million
NEWS ADVISOR MOVES SEP 19, 2022
B. Riley nabs Alex. Brown adviser managing $325 million

Jay Murphy joins wealth management office in Boston financial district as a senior managing director of investments. 

Step-up in mortgage rates has advisers rethinking retirement strategies
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 19, 2022
Step-up in mortgage rates has advisers rethinking retirement strategies

Financial advisers are fielding calls from clients wondering what, if anything, they should be doing with their home loans now that 30-year fixed mortgages have pierced 6%.

Two Minnesota advisory firms merge
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 19, 2022
Two Minnesota advisory firms merge

360 Financial of Wayzata and Fleming Investment Group of Elk River will operate under the 360 Financial brand and serve more than 1,000 clients.

As Fed battles inflation, financial advisers brace for recession fallout
NEWS EQUITIES SEP 19, 2022
As Fed battles inflation, financial advisers brace for recession fallout

Advisers are adjusting clients' portfolios to weather the recession that could result from the central bank's response to spiking prices.

Bitcoin hits 3-month low as sentiment takes knock from wave of monetary tightening
NEWS ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2022
Bitcoin hits 3-month low as sentiment takes knock from wave of monetary tightening

Investors are bracing for volatility from the jumbo Federal Reserve interest-rate hike expected Wednesday to fight price pressures.

Voya launches holistic platform for plan participants
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2022
Voya launches holistic platform for plan participants

The digital platform, myVoyage, integrates account balances in defined-contribution retirement plans with guidance and information about external accounts.

EBRI CEO Lori Lucas to retire
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2022
EBRI CEO Lori Lucas to retire

Lucas has headed the nonprofit employee benefit research group since 2018.

Federal Reserve places Goldman’s consumer banking unit under review
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 16, 2022
Federal Reserve places Goldman’s consumer banking unit under review

At midyear, the bank’s own internal forecast estimated the business would post a record loss of more than $1.2 billion this year.

Miracle Mile Advisors gets new PE backer in conjunction with $1.2 billion deal
NEWS RIAS SEP 16, 2022
Miracle Mile Advisors gets new PE backer in conjunction with $1.2 billion deal

The LA-based RIA notches its biggest deal to date with the purchase of Karp Capital Management, and with Corsair Capital taking Merchant's ownership stake, the deals are expected to get even bigger.

Fed expected to raise key rate to 4% by year-end
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 16, 2022
Fed expected to raise key rate to 4% by year-end

A survey found economists are predicting a 75-basis-point hike by the Federal Reserve next week.

Ritholtz's Future Proof festival isn't just a day at the beach for wealth management
NEWS FINTECH SEP 15, 2022
Ritholtz's Future Proof festival isn't just a day at the beach for wealth management

While many were skeptical about Advisor Circle and Ritholtz Wealth's idea for a 'wealth festival,' Future Proof could become the industry's next big event.

Wealth Enhancement Group acquires $1.6 billion RIA
NEWS RIAS SEP 15, 2022
Wealth Enhancement Group acquires $1.6 billion RIA

Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Sadoff Wealth Management was founded in 1978 by Ronald Sadoff.

SEC slaps B-D with $100,000 penalty for not registering as muni adviser
NEWS FIXED INCOME SEP 15, 2022
SEC slaps B-D with $100,000 penalty for not registering as muni adviser

Chicago’s Loop Capital Markets helped an unnamed Midwestern city buy fixed-income securities.

Anxious retirement savers turn digital experience into new battleground: J.D. Power
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2022
Anxious retirement savers turn digital experience into new battleground: J.D. Power

63% of retirement plan participants say they have challenges managing their accounts digitally.