The Biggest News of 2020, and How It Changed Everything
By Janet Levaux | Chris NichollsA look at COVID-19, responses to it and how these developments rippled across the financial markets, government and other sectors.
December 16, 2020
SEC Charges Top-Ranked Tennessee Advisor Over 12b-1 Fees"We do not negotiate with regulatory thugs that harass our clients," the advisor, Timothy J. Pagliara, told ThinkAdvisor.
December 16, 2020
David Blanchett's 6 Predictions for Retirement Planning in 2021After a doozy of a year, here's what a "new normal" might look like on the retirement income front.
December 15, 2020
Soothing the Retirement Fears of Middle-Class MillionairesCarol Petrov of Kendall Capital tells ThinkAdvisor how tax changes have hit her clients and how she found her way in the advisory business as a single mother.
December 15, 2020
Hightower Affiliate Merges With $280M RIAHightower facilitated the deal, which has created Fischer Stralem Advisors.
December 15, 2020
Humbug! E-Trade and Schwab Platforms Hit With Technical ProblemsSchwab chalks up its latest issue to a "faulty mainframe connection" that was resolved Monday.
December 15, 2020
MassMutual to Buy Cash Management Platform for RIAs: Deals"Big #AdvisorTech news!" tweeted blogger and planner Michael Kitces, adding that Flourish was an early player in high-yield cash management.
December 14, 2020
Indie BDs Are the Next Growth Channel for Annuities: CerulliRegistered index-linked annuities are expected to be the breakout annuity product over the next five years, the research group finds.