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Advisers ponder systemic risks to markets as GameStop stock spins out of control
FINTECH JAN 27, 2021
Advisers ponder systemic risks to markets as GameStop stock spins out of control

A social media platform and ready access to mobile trading apps have helped push an otherwise obscure, money-losing videogame retail business to a $21 billion market cap.

It's not just GameStop – trading frenzy spreads to many other shorted stocks
ALTERNATIVES JAN 27, 2021
It's not just GameStop – trading frenzy spreads to many other shorted stocks

Since the GameStop stock options frenzy that quietly began early this month and exploded over the past week, some traders have followed by investing in other shorted stocks, with prices surging far past the returns seen in the indexes that include them.

Fidelity launches ESG friendly tool for advisers
FINTECH JAN 27, 2021
Fidelity launches ESG friendly tool for advisers

Fidelity's new technology is designed to help advisers create ESG model portfolios and engage clients with impact investing.

UBS team managing $245 million goes indie with LPL
BROKER DEALERS JAN 26, 2021
UBS team managing $245 million goes indie with LPL

Brendan Biruk and Dan Rattigan form Washington Crossing Financial Group in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.

Conferences are planning in-person events in 2021
FINTECH JAN 26, 2021
Conferences are planning in-person events in 2021

Some companies are prepping for in-person events slated for the second half of 2021. The industry is hoping to meet face-to-face again as COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed across the country.

Black steps down as Apollo CEO in wake of Epstein scandal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 26, 2021
Black steps down as Apollo CEO in wake of Epstein scandal

Marc Rowan, one of Black’s top lieutenants, will succeed him as CEO as part of a governance overhaul that will also eliminate weighted voting rights.

How to close prospects at the first meeting
OPINION JAN 26, 2021
How to close prospects at the first meeting

There is an art to prospecting, and a formula that helps close prospects in the first meeting.

Give investors what they want — a Bitcoin ETF
OPINION JAN 25, 2021
Give investors what they want — a Bitcoin ETF

Ever since Bitcoin rallied to all-time highs this month, the big question advisers are asking themselves is when will it be suitable to use the cryptocurrency in client portfolios.

National Securities received $5.5 million PPP loan last year
BROKER DEALERS JAN 25, 2021
National Securities received $5.5 million PPP loan last year

The loan program was aimed at buoying businesses with less than 500 employees; while National Securities surpassed that number of reps and advisers, those were not employees, but rather independent contractors.

Duo managing $473 million at Morgan Stanley joins Janney
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2021
Duo managing $473 million at Morgan Stanley joins Janney

Scott Phelan, Kevin Myers and an assistant switch firms in Atlanta.

An adviser guide to setting goals in 2021
OPINION JAN 25, 2021
An adviser guide to setting goals in 2021

If we set goals that have a 50-50 probability of completion, we know we’re stretching ourselves; we also know that we’ll get to the end of the year achieving far more than we could’ve imagined just one short year earlier.

Morgan Stanley's Gorman now best-paid bank CEO, topping Dimon
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2021
Morgan Stanley's Gorman now best-paid bank CEO, topping Dimon

Morgan Stanley boosted its chief executive’s pay 22% to $33 million for 2020, when the Wall Street bank posted its third consecutive year of record earnings and announced two large deals.

Day traders turning to advisers for help
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 25, 2021
Day traders turning to advisers for help

Do-it-yourself investors found that market gyrations required constant attention and that their amateur trading tools were limited, so many have decided that they need professional help.

Answering your questions
FINTECH JAN 25, 2021
Answering your questions

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Cetera zeroes in on user experience with Riskalyze
FINTECH JAN 22, 2021
Cetera zeroes in on user experience with Riskalyze

The broker-dealer is leveraging its enterprise partnership with Riskalyze to automate risk management and enhance customer experience, which are now available to Cetera’s network of 8,000 advisers via the AdviceWorks platform.

Texas broker charged with child sexual assault
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2021
Texas broker charged with child sexual assault

Gregory Estes had faced earlier charges of child sexual abuse, which were dismissed. Estes, who has been a registered rep with SA Stone Wealth Management Inc. since 2012, now faces four charges in total.

Fidelity executive leading $3.6 trillion Personal Investing group retires
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2021
Fidelity executive leading $3.6 trillion Personal Investing group retires

After 12 years as president of the division, Kathleen Murphy, 57, will depart this summer; her successor has not yet been named.

Now that Wells Fargo has a plan, what's in it for advisers?
OPINION JAN 22, 2021
Now that Wells Fargo has a plan, what's in it for advisers?

CEO Charlie Scharf is making classic changes to streamline and reduce costs at Wells Fargo's Wealth and Investment Management unit, which houses Wells Fargo Advisors.

3 pandemic trends we should hold onto
OPINION JAN 21, 2021
3 pandemic trends we should hold onto

The technology adoption and rewriting of work rules and expectations that's now occurring, if properly navigated and implemented, can help firms gain a competitive advantage.

Tennessee bank program moves to Raymond James
BROKER DEALERS JAN 21, 2021
Tennessee bank program moves to Raymond James

FirstBank’s investment unit, with 17 advisers, had been affiliated with LPL Financial.