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Advisers place little faith in Biden's 'billionaire tax'
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
Advisers place little faith in Biden's 'billionaire tax'

The proposal, which goes after households worth at least $100 million, enters unprecedented territory by trying to tax unrealized gains.

Training can make financial advisers indispensable to UHNW families
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 29, 2022
Training can make financial advisers indispensable to UHNW families

Advisers need to learn to help ultra-high-net-worth families achieve and maintain a sense of shared purpose and stewardship around legacies.

UBS duo managing $265 million goes indie with LPL
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2022
UBS duo managing $265 million goes indie with LPL

Leslie Shenkler and Daryl Lipkin are setting up shop as Alcove Private Wealth in Princeton, New Jersey.

Fed tightening puts mortgage planning back on the table
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2022
Fed tightening puts mortgage planning back on the table

As mortgage rates hit a two-year high, financial advisers are weighing the pros and cons of whether clients should refinance or downsize.

JPMorgan agrees to racial-equity audit for $30 billion effort
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2022
JPMorgan agrees to racial-equity audit for $30 billion effort

The biggest U.S. bank will hire a third party to perform the audit and publish a report on the results by the end of this year.

Cetera adds team that managed $327 million at LPL
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2022
Cetera adds team that managed $327 million at LPL

The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Hays Breard Financial Group is joining Cetera’s Summit Financial.

Oppenheimer launches updated prospecting platform
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 24, 2022
Oppenheimer launches updated prospecting platform

The initiative was originally launched with existing technology in 2020 and through a partnership with InvestCloud, is now ready to onboard new clients.

Building a planning niche among the gay community requires a nimble perspective
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 24, 2022
Building a planning niche among the gay community requires a nimble perspective

Women Adviser Summit panelists say the financial planning industry needs more advisers focusing on the LGBTQ-plus community.

Tax planning for new retirees
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Tax planning for new retirees

The shift from having taxes withheld to making estimated tax payments can be challenging for people entering retirement.

Niche practice designed around women leaves nothing to chance
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 23, 2022
Niche practice designed around women leaves nothing to chance

Ann Alsina kicks off the Women Adviser Summit by inspiring women to find their own niche.

B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2022
B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra

Dempsey Lord Smith and BD4RIA were negligent in 2018 when they failed to inform clients that GPB had missed a deadline for filing financial information, according to Finra.

UBS will allow some US employees to work remotely full-time
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2022
UBS will allow some US employees to work remotely full-time

The Swiss bank expects about 10% of its workers in the US to go remote as the program is implemented in phases, starting at the wealth unit.

SEC moves to mandate Scope 3 emissions reporting
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 22, 2022
SEC moves to mandate Scope 3 emissions reporting

Securities issuers would also have to report Scope 1 and 2 emissions, or those that are directly from their operations and the energy they use, on their registration statements and periodic reports.

Morgan Stanley is wirehouse hiring winner in 2021
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 22, 2022
Morgan Stanley is wirehouse hiring winner in 2021

It was the only wirehouse to show a net increase in financial advisers last year, according to InvestmentNews data.

Morgan Stanley sets 90-day limit on working from home
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 21, 2022
Morgan Stanley sets 90-day limit on working from home

Firms have made plans to return employees and advisers to offices in the past but have scuttled those due to flare-ups of the pandemic.

How we explain the crypto roller coaster to our clients
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 21, 2022
How we explain the crypto roller coaster to our clients

We need to understand new technologies and combat the fear of missing out on the hottest investment category, which has been cryptocurrencies.

Geneos tagged with $400,000 penalty over alternatives sales
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES MAR 21, 2022
Geneos tagged with $400,000 penalty over alternatives sales

The fine and restitution to customers stem from sales of two alternative investments, the LJM Preservation & Growth Fund and private placements issued by GPB Capital Holdings.

Retirement planning is anything but normal in a post-pandemic world
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 21, 2022
Retirement planning is anything but normal in a post-pandemic world

One important aspect of retirement planning that hasn’t changed — and is likely never to change — is the need for advisers to be forthright with their clients, especially about matters relating to longevity and income adequacy.

See It Be It Role Model: Syed Nishat
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Syed Nishat

Nishat and his partner specialize in serving immigrants and first-generation Americans; their firm works with physicians and entrepreneurs who moved to the New York area from all over the world.

See It Be It Role Model: Lawrence Smith 
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Lawrence Smith 

Smith, president of ELS Vision Wealth Management, focuses on helping those in the ‘first generation of success.’