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Merrill Private Wealth promotes Hans to lead unit
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2023
Merrill Private Wealth promotes Hans to lead unit

For the last six years, Lindsay Hans has headed Merrill's Northeast and Mid Atlantic Divisions. She succeeds Don Plaus, who's retiring.

10 cities with the highest concentrations of financial advisors in 2023
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 27, 2023
10 cities with the highest concentrations of financial advisors in 2023

Some cities have far higher ratios of personal financial advisors to adult inhabitants than others.

Fintech Bytes: Raymond James, Wells Fargo and Orion
FINTECH FEB 24, 2023
Fintech Bytes: Raymond James, Wells Fargo and Orion

Plus, Holistiplan goes to college, AIMR Analytics releases advisor comparison tool, and GW&K selects PureFacts.

TIAA adds industry veterans to retirement solutions team
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2023
TIAA adds industry veterans to retirement solutions team

TIAA announced the hiring of Shamila Rajaratnam from the Vanguard Group and Jim Mullery from Prudential to round out its retirement solutions leadership team.

LPL taps Schwab veteran for RIA growth
RIAS FEB 23, 2023
LPL taps Schwab veteran for RIA growth

Julian Lopez will focus on LPL's relationships with independent advisors.

AssetMark overcomes market losses to post record revenue in 2022
FINTECH FEB 23, 2023
AssetMark overcomes market losses to post record revenue in 2022

The turnkey asset management and technology provider brought in $456 million in revenue last year, up 20% year-over-year.

Student athletes' NIL deals give advisors the ability to create change
OPINION FEB 23, 2023
Student athletes' NIL deals give advisors the ability to create change

Financial advisors can play an active role in the success of student athletes with name, image and likeness deals, but they need to speak the language of their young clients.

Dynasty Financial selects BridgeFT as primary data aggregation provider
FINTECH FEB 22, 2023
Dynasty Financial selects BridgeFT as primary data aggregation provider

Dynasty has acquired a minority stake in BridgeFT and appointed its chief technology officer, Frank Coates, to serve on the fintech’s board.

JPMorgan reins in workers' use of ChatGPT
FINTECH FEB 22, 2023
JPMorgan reins in workers' use of ChatGPT

The artificial intelligence software, which became an internet phenomenon in recent months, generates text, images and other media in response to a short prompt.

Controversial cash allocations in Schwab's robo protected clients in 2022
FINTECH FEB 22, 2023
Controversial cash allocations in Schwab's robo protected clients in 2022

Allocations to cash helped Schwab's robo post the second-best one-year trailing performance, according to a new report from Condor Capital.

Wells Fargo latest to face probe of use of messaging apps
FINTECH FEB 22, 2023
Wells Fargo latest to face probe of use of messaging apps

The SEC and the CFTC are looking at the bank's retention of employee communications related to the use of unapproved messaging apps, it disclosed in a filing.

TradePMR, FP Transitions partner on consulting service
RIAS FEB 21, 2023
TradePMR, FP Transitions partner on consulting service

The service aims to help RIAs and breakaways with organizational structure, compensation and entity design.

With recession looming, advisors prepare for the worst
RIAS FEB 21, 2023
With recession looming, advisors prepare for the worst

Clients are being advised to build up their cash positions, reduce equity risk and load up on high-quality fixed income.

Finra fines small B-D after years of net capital problems
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 21, 2023
Finra fines small B-D after years of net capital problems

Laidlaw & Co., with eight branch offices and 75 registered reps, was fined $200,000, according to Finra.

Are financial advisors recession-proof?
RIAS FEB 20, 2023
Are financial advisors recession-proof?

What the numbers say about advisory jobs in a potential downturn, according to an InvestmentNews Research analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The ’secret’ of advisor job security
RIAS FEB 20, 2023
The ’secret’ of advisor job security

As long as wealth management firms can continue to attract and retain knowledgeable and empathetic individuals, financial advisors should always have a job.

Schwab’s game plan for a TD touchdown
FINTECH FEB 20, 2023
Schwab’s game plan for a TD touchdown

Perfection is impossible for a data migration of this magnitude, but Schwab’s leadership is ready to tackle any technical hiccups on the field.

Bad apps + Bad actors = Bad news for advisors
FINTECH FEB 20, 2023
Bad apps + Bad actors = Bad news for advisors

Two types of worrisome trends emerge in the app landscape that financial advisors must watch out for.

Fintech Bytes: Crypto winter continues
ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2023
Fintech Bytes: Crypto winter continues

Survey suggests Americans would embrace AI investing; plus news on Facet and Interactive Brokers.

Advisors' worst fears coming into 2023 proving groundless, so far
RIAS FEB 17, 2023
Advisors' worst fears coming into 2023 proving groundless, so far

A relatively smoother ride in the financial markets this year should allow advisors and their clients to breathe a sigh of relief.