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Merrill team managing $842 million bolts to Raymond James
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUN 23, 2021
Merrill team managing $842 million bolts to Raymond James

The four advisers in Salt Lake City, who operate as Williams & Townsend Wealth Management Partners, are joining the firm's employee unit.

Morgan Stanley to require vaccinations to enter New York offices
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 23, 2021
Morgan Stanley to require vaccinations to enter New York offices

The firm said the goal is to help create a normal office environment, without a need for face masks and physical distancing.

Father and son team build out niche financial planning for family physicians
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 22, 2021
Father and son team build out niche financial planning for family physicians

When a medical doctor became a financial adviser, picking a niche was a no-brainer. Benold Financial Planning tends to the financial health of family doctors.

Focus Financial evolves beyond PE ownership
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUN 22, 2021
Focus Financial evolves beyond PE ownership

Private equity owner Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is cashing out after Focus shares climb 65% from the firm's 2018 IPO.

5 ways to win clients’ trust
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUN 22, 2021
5 ways to win clients’ trust

With trust at the foundation of the client acquisition process, everything you say and do is being evaluated by potential clients — for good or for bad.

Wells Fargo team managing $800M joins Snowden Lane
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUN 22, 2021
Wells Fargo team managing $800M joins Snowden Lane

Led by Tony Esses, the group based in Coral Gables, Florida, focuses on Argentinian investors.

Team managing $1.3 billion at Wells Fargo goes indie with LPL
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUN 21, 2021
Team managing $1.3 billion at Wells Fargo goes indie with LPL

The six-adviser group led by Larry Boggs is forming Boggs & Co. Wealth Management in Cumberland, Maryland.

Looking through the eyes of another
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUN 18, 2021
Looking through the eyes of another

Empathy is a good beginning, but it needs to be accompanied by action.

Bank of America makes Juneteenth a holiday, joining JPMorgan, Wells Fargo
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2021
Bank of America makes Juneteenth a holiday, joining JPMorgan, Wells Fargo

The banks told U.S. employees they'll receive a floating paid day off to mark the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., which President Biden signed into law Thursday.

How one adviser came to specialize in serving divorced women
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2021
How one adviser came to specialize in serving divorced women

Chris Chen, who began developing his niche 12 years ago, said advisers should identify niches that are as specific as possible.

Team managing $1 billion at Wells Fargo goes to RBC
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2021
Team managing $1 billion at Wells Fargo goes to RBC

The four-adviser Seidler Cattich group is joining the firm in San Francisco.

Prudential Retirement's head of sales leaving for OneAmerica
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2021
Prudential Retirement's head of sales leaving for OneAmerica

Michael Domingos, the firm's head of sales and strategic relations, has been at Prudential for 28 years and was appointed to his current role in 2019. The news comes several months after a report that Prudential was considering a sale of its retirement business.

New York IARs register with state for first time
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUN 17, 2021
New York IARs register with state for first time

Two deadlines are looming this summer for investment adviser representatives working in New York state related to the new regulation, which will allow potential clients to more easily review advisers' backgrounds.

Sigma Financial faces $4.5 million in investor claims
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUN 17, 2021
Sigma Financial faces $4.5 million in investor claims

The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based independent broker-dealer, which has close to 600 reps and advisers, reported $124.3 million in total revenue in 2019.

MassMutual reps managing $400 million switch to LPL
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUN 17, 2021
MassMutual reps managing $400 million switch to LPL

Alicia Curtis and Jyl Barnard of Curtis Barnard Financial Services and Chris Dearing of Riverfront Financial share an office in Peoria, Illinois.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2021
Outstanding Practices: RBC Wealth Management – U.S.

Five years ago, a new leadership team decided to focus on recruiting and retaining diverse employees and supporting diverse communities. The firm concentrated on two areas: increasing the number of women financial advisers and increasing racial and ethnic diversity.

Crown Capital prepares for $1.38 million SEC penalty
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 16, 2021
Crown Capital prepares for $1.38 million SEC penalty

The broker-dealer is potentially facing a penalty from the Securities and Exchange Commission due to sales of high-fee mutual funds. The regulator launched its Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative in February 2018.

Women dissatisfied with retirement industry’s work-life balance
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
Women dissatisfied with retirement industry’s work-life balance

The survey also finds sense among women that their compensation has not kept pace with their experience and responsibilities.

3 ways to start conversations with prospects
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUN 16, 2021
3 ways to start conversations with prospects

Open rates and click-through metrics can provide unique insight into your prospects’ level of interest, but they can’t fully gauge the connection you’re starting to form.

Billion-dollar UBS team in Chicago suburbs goes indie
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUN 15, 2021
Billion-dollar UBS team in Chicago suburbs goes indie

The six-adviser team, Puzzle Wealth Solutions, is affiliating with LPL Financial through OSJ Gladstone Wealth Partners.