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Matt Granski named president of Miracle Mile Advisors
RIAS JAN 12, 2021
Matt Granski named president of Miracle Mile Advisors

The new head of the $2 billion Los Angeles-based registered investment advisory firm is just 27.

Father-son duo managing $150 million join LPL
BROKER DEALERS JAN 12, 2021
Father-son duo managing $150 million join LPL

John and Evan McCoy run Integrity Financial Services in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and were previously affiliated with Securities America

InvestmentNews launches new website: Fintech for Advisers
FINTECH JAN 12, 2021
InvestmentNews launches new website: Fintech for Advisers

The strategy also includes the creation of a new podcast, a six-part virtual webcast series and the launch of a fintech conference

Vestwell files as PEPs provider
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 11, 2021
Vestwell files as PEPs provider

Fintech and digital record keeper Vestwell is among about three dozen firms that have registered as pooled plan providers with the DOL, but the firm does not yet have information on pricing and plan design for a potential PEP product.

Number of female, Black and Hispanic CFPs increases
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 11, 2021
Number of female, Black and Hispanic CFPs increases

Financial professionals holding the certified financial planner designation hit an all-time high in 2020. The number of women with CFPs increased by 3.1%, to 20,633, and the number of Black and Hispanic CFPs rose to a total of 3,688, a 12.6% increase over 2019. Blacks and Hispanics still represent just a fraction of CFPs.

Mercer Global buys second woman-led RIA in a week
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JAN 11, 2021
Mercer Global buys second woman-led RIA in a week

McGee Wealth Management, a Portland, Oregon-based firm with 800 clients and $815 million in assets under management, is leveraging the sale for succession planning.

Sometimes hope is hard
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 11, 2021
Sometimes hope is hard

After a tumultuous start to the year, a focus on what makes us happy can help us push through

Employment uncertainty tests financial plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 08, 2021
Employment uncertainty tests financial plans

Investment advice may take back seat to financial wellness as advisers' clients worry about the state of the economy and the prospect of losing their job

SoFi plans for more mergers after going public through SPAC
FINTECH JAN 08, 2021
SoFi plans for more mergers after going public through SPAC

The online lender known as SoFi, which gained popularity by refinancing student loans, agreed to merge with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V, a special purpose acquisition company. It marks the latest example of a growing trend in which closely held firms go public by merging with a SPAC.

'Rule of law prevailed': Advisers confident after riots at US Capitol
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 07, 2021
'Rule of law prevailed': Advisers confident after riots at US Capitol

Advisers and analysts also cautioned investors and clients not to confuse ugly, divisive political action like riots with what’s happening in the broad stock market, which has been on a record run since March and the advent of COVID-19.

Mercer plants flag in Georgia with second deal this week
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JAN 07, 2021
Mercer plants flag in Georgia with second deal this week

It is acquiring woman-led Atlanta Financial Associates, which has $815 million under management

Robinhood exec walks through regulatory revolving door
OPINION JAN 06, 2021
Robinhood exec walks through regulatory revolving door

The online trading platform’s popularity has skyrocketed over the last several months, but its fast growth has also generated increased regulatory scrutiny

Morgan Stanley taps head of private wealth management to lead HR
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 06, 2021
Morgan Stanley taps head of private wealth management to lead HR

Firm veteran Mandell Crawley takes new job; Elizabeth Dennis will succeed him as head of private wealth management

Morgan Stanley rep managing $138 million bolts to Commonwealth
BROKER DEALERS JAN 06, 2021
Morgan Stanley rep managing $138 million bolts to Commonwealth

Dale Kramer opens an indie shop, Kramer Wealth Strategies, in upstate New York

Wishing you a successful new year
OPINION JAN 06, 2021
Wishing you a successful new year

Given all that happened last year, many advisers are coming up with different metrics for success in 2021

Skip Schweiss becomes FPA president
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 05, 2021
Skip Schweiss becomes FPA president

The former executive at TD Ameritrade will lead the planning group this year

Strategic delegating is key to success
OPINION JAN 05, 2021
Strategic delegating is key to success

There's nothing worse than workaholic leaders gumming up the works because they won’t delegate

Are advisers investing client assets in Bitcoin?
ALTERNATIVES JAN 05, 2021
Are advisers investing client assets in Bitcoin?

Clients are curious about the recent boom in cryptocurrencies, but volatile performance records are keeping some advisers on the sidelines

Florida indie managing $400 million hops to LPL from Kestra
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 05, 2021
Florida indie managing $400 million hops to LPL from Kestra

Six-adviser FDR Financial has offices in Boca Raton and Hollywood

More money, more problems: What to do if your client wins Powerball
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2021
More money, more problems: What to do if your client wins Powerball

Four years ago, a financial adviser got a call from a prospect who did not want to disclose any information over the phone. At the in-person meeting, the woman and her husband told the adviser that she had won a $1.2 million jackpot.