Broker/dealer Osaic has agreed to acquire $13.5 billion fee-only registered investment advisor CW Advisors from its…
Category: Asset Allocation
Implications for Managed Accounts in Retirement Plans
When a federal trial court dismissed Hanigan v. Bechtel Global Corp. earlier this year, it sent…
Cetera Sends Second Open Letter to Commonwealth Advisors
Cetera is doubling down on efforts it launched earlier this year to poach Commonwealth Financial Network…
SEC Withdraws AI and ESG Rules for Investment Advisors
The Securities and Exchange Commission is withdrawing several rules proposed initially during the Biden administration, including…
What Are the Best Asset Classes for Active Management?
MFS Investment Management is credited with introducing the first mutual fund, the Massachusetts Investors Trust, in…
Why RIA Buyers Prioritize Firms with Engaged G2 Leadership
If you are a registered investment advisor looking to sell soon, the time to start cultivating…
RBC Wealth Management Attracts $1.1 Billion in Assets from UBS Advisors
RBC Wealth Management has attracted three UBS advisors, who collectively manage about $1.1 billion in client…
The Future of Personalized Portfolio Management with Govinda Quish
Clients expect personalized portfolios and proposals. So, what if you could ditch cookie-cutter models and deliver…
Wealth Management EDGE Concludes
All good things must come to an end. Such was the case with Wealth Management EDGE,…
A $300,000 College Tour
When I took on this task years ago, it was challenging to figure out the itinerary…
CFP Board Forms AI Working Group, Appoints New Head of Technology
The CFP Board is forming an AI Working Group to investigate how artificial intelligence is changing…
Ted Jenkin Reveals Valuation Secrets
More advisors than ever are considering growth and life after their business—whether that means selling, merging,…
Robinhood and TradePMR Aim to Serve Aging Millennial Investors
Robinhood’s chief brokerage officer and the head of its TradePMR custodian, which it signed a deal…
Big Brands, Culture, Succession Planning Debated
Wealth Management EDGE kicked off Wednesday morning with a wide-ranging debate on some of the most…
Focus Financial CEO Makes Case For RIA Age of ‘Interdependence’
The days of aggregating registered investment advisors to operate independently are over, according to one of…
Dynasty Financial Partners Welcomes $2.6B Anchyra Partners Team
Dynasty Financial Partners is bringing on a newly formed Atlanta-based team that includes several Goldman Sachs…
Tax Court Rules $2 Million Bequest to Spouse Isn’t QTIP
In Estate of Martin W. Griffin v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-47, a Tax Court denied the…
It’s Crunch Time For Many Policyholders
A client whose estate will remain non-taxable after 2025 has a policy in an irrevocable life…
CFP Board CEO on Financial Planning’s Evolution and Diversity Push
https://www.suzannesiracuse.com/ Suzanne Siracuse, Founder and CEO of Suzanne Siracuse Consulting, LLC, specializes in advising financial services…
Beth Bosworth Shares Hurricane Survival Story
When natural disasters hit, your life can turn upside down. Beth Bosworth experienced this firsthand when…
Takeaways From Day 1 of Wealth Management EDGE
The Wealth Management EDGE conference kicked off at The Boca Raton resort in Boca Raton, Fla.,…