The Strange Case of CFP Board’s Alan Goldfarb
By Michael E. KitcesAfter a sudden resignation last fall, Alan Goldfarb has been found to have violated the CFP Board's Rules of Conduct. Yet the details of the case suggest that the matter was not as clear as the initially reported findings suggested.
July 15, 2013
Focus Financial to Get $216M Boost From CenterbridgeThe new investment is the latest in a series of private equity moves impacting the wealth management industry.
July 15, 2013
AdvisorOne Is Now ThinkAdvisorWeve relaunched and renamed AdvisorOne, the premier site for advisor news and analysis, to ThinkAdvisor. The change reflects our sharpened focus on delivering to advisors the thought leadership they want and need at every stage of their career development.
July 12, 2013
RIAs Call Social Media Policies Their Top Compliance GoalAdvisors are honing their social media savvy, with nearly 83% of firms adopting formal social media policies this year, according to a just-released compliance survey.
July 11, 2013
United Capital Announces c5 Wealth Management AcquisitionUnited Capital's acquisition of Virginia-based c5 follows on the heels of its July 1 announcement that it had acquired Georgia-based PPA Advisors.
July 10, 2013
Fidelity Clearing Unit to Reorganize, Appoint New LeadersFidelity Institutional announced Wednesday that it would reorganize the business due to rapid changes in the financial advice industry.
July 10, 2013
Cerulli: Bank Trust Assets Reached $2.3 Trillion in 2012Bank trust companies are doing well, but threats for RIAs linger.
July 10, 2013
Gen Z on Paying for College, Leaving the NestTD Ameritrade surveyed the up-and-coming generation on their biggest financial worries and the age still living with parents becomes uncool.