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News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
The 5 Elements of a Comprehensive Retirement Plan
By Martha SheddenComprehensive financial and tax planning and monitoring throughout the retirement years can significantly extend the longevity of portfolios.
March 13, 2023
Will First Republic Advisors Flee to Bigger Firms?First Republic advisors are getting calls from rivals as SVB's failure shakes their firm, a lawyer says.
March 13, 2023
Schwab Stock Pares Decline After Brokerage Seeks to Calm InvestorsSchwab, like SVB, has a large investment securities portfolio and is sitting on significant paper losses in its held-to-maturity books.
March 10, 2023
Jury Finds 'Self-Styled' Advisor Guilty of $20M ScamDavid Allen Harbour spent client money on a private jet and a private Eagles concert, according to prosecutors.
March 10, 2023
CFP Board Formally Launches Competency Standards Commission, Names 15 MembersCFP Board Chair Dan Moisand has told ThinkAdvisor that "everything is on the table" in the standards review.
March 10, 2023
Biden Budget Declares War on Supersized IRAsHis plan limits the amount high earners can hold in tax-favored accounts and appears to target mega backdoor Roths.
March 10, 2023
Good Advisors Can't Ignore the Inequities Following Women Into RetirementThe wage gap between men and women follows women into retirement and is worsened by their greater longevity.
March 09, 2023
Creative Planning Buys $1B Memphis RIA FirmThe addition of Telarray is helping Creative Planning "break deeper into the Tennessee market," CEO Peter Mallouk says.