In Estate of Martin W. Griffin v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2025-47, a Tax Court denied the…
Category: Asset Allocation
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.,…
FTSE Russell, StepStone Plan to Team Up on Private Market Indices
As private market assets become available to more investors, a growing number of asset managers are…
Bluespring Merges Two Texas-Based Firms to Create $1.4B RIA
Bluespring Wealth Partners, the registered investment advisor acquisition arm of Kestra Holdings, has acquired a former…
Lido Advisors Acquires $830M Exchange Capital Management in Michigan
Lido Advisors is acquiring Exchange Capital Management, an $830 million independent fee-only firm based in Ann…
Broker/Dealers to Pay Millions in Settlement Over Small-Dollar Trade Charges
Several broker/dealers firms, including Edward Jones, LPL Financial, RBC, Stifel and TD Ameritrade, will pay millions…
Embrace Philanthropy to Connect with Next-Gen Clients
I recently attended my grandson’s high school graduation. I don’t remember any of the speeches, but…
Edelman Financial Engines Hires Ralph Haberli as New President
Edelman Financial Engines, the registered investment advisor with more than $287 billion in assets under management,…
Elevation Point Hires Heads of Growth, Communications
Elevation Point, a minority investor in independent and breakaway advisors launched last year by former Sanctuary Wealth CEO…
Retail Investors to Drive Half of Private Market Fundraising by 2027
Retail investors’ appetite for alternative assets and the availability of vehicles that make it possible for…
How Advisors Can Better Serve the LGBTQ+ Community
The LGBTQ+ community in the U.S. represents a growing economic force, with an estimated $1.4 trillion…
Diversify Adds $450M RIA to Affiliate Model; Merit Acquires First Utah RIA
$450M RIA Addition Pushes Diversify Over $10B in Assets Diversify Advisor Network, a Sandy, Utah-based registered…
Growth and Grit in Independent Broker/Dealer Space
Occasionally, we have the opportunity to revisit a story that perfectly captures what’s achievable in this…
Understanding the 7 Losses in Change Management for Financial Advisors
Change is an inevitable part of life, and while it often brings excitement and opportunity, it…
Capital Group, KKR Execs Push for Broader Private Market Investing Access
The head of product for Capital Group, the parent company of American Funds, sees a day when…
Capital Group, KKR Execs Push for Broader Private Market Investing Access
The head of product for Capital Group, the parent company of American Funds, sees a day when…
Supreme Court Denies Alpine Securities’ Appeal in FINRA Case
The Supreme Court has denied Alpine Securities’ attempt to have the nation’s highest court review its…
Should Financial Advisors Pursue Funds That Combine Public and Private Assets?
Over the past year, the alternative investment universe witnessed the emergence of a new type of…