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A Recovery is Shaping Up

A key barometer of investor sentiment points to further gains in the stock market, at least for the short-term. The Bond market is another story.

‘Black people are locked out’: $10B fund manager on race inequality

“The idea is economic fairness, economic justice, economic inclusion. Not just making donations,” says Ariel Investments co-CEO John Rogers.

LPL's Super OSJ Recruits $370 Million Firm from Wells Fargo

Broadway Graham Wealth Partners is based in Illinois, and its founders said they'd be joining Private Advisor Group out of a desire for independence and to benefit from the independent b/d's tech options.

Startup Studios: A Different Approach to Investing

Is there money to be made in idea factories?

Enhancing Value When Planning a Business Exit Strategy

Transitioning from life as a business owner to a retiree should be thought of not as a moment in time—but as a journey.

Cash reigns as king in RIA M&A deals

The trend is expected to continue through the year as buyers' appetite for certainty outweighs cost of capital

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Trio managing $370 million exits Wells Fargo for LPL

The Springfield, Ill., employee brokers are affiliating through the Private Advisor Group, one of LPL's largest OSJs

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MassMutual looks to sell retirement biz: report

The financial services firm sold its OppenheimerFunds business a couple of years ago

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ESG gaining ground in 529 programs

More than a dozen college-savings plans now include at least one investment option following environment, social and governance criteria

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BlackRock’s green dreams got complicated fast

In the months since CEO Larry Fink’s push to focus the firm’s efforts on ESG, the investing landscape has changed more than anyone could have anticipated.

Morgan Stanley adds to bet on steepening yield curve

The firm's strategists say that with the U.S. economy improving, 10-year Treasury rates will become a key driver

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Built To Be Remote: FA Match Relaunches Recruiting Platform

Taking lessons learned from the pandemic, FA Match is launching a new iteration of its advisor recruitment platform.

RIAs taking PPP loans is not so black and white

Some in the industry are questioning whether it's appropriate for advisers to accept these forgivable loans

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The power of information

I won’t pretend to have solutions to the rampant polarization in our country, but knowledge improves discourse, and discourse leads to solutions

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Battle of the business models

RIAs keep gaining, while small broker-dealers are feeling increased pressure from the pandemic as well as the need to comply with Reg BI

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Why I lost the same client twice ... and it gave me joy

It would have been easy to poach this client in her moment of anxiety and weakness.

The Rise of Direct Indexing in a Zero Commission World

A new world of zero commission trading and direct indexing.

Junk bonds benefit from Fed support

The Fed reported late last month that it had purchased some $1.3 billion of exchange-traded funds, including $223 million of high-yield bond ETFs

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LPL Expands Executive Bench As It Builds Out New Channels

The firm has added talent over the last several months to build out its employee channel, premium affiliation model and advisor training program.

Bridging the Retirement Gap

Annuities Can Help Address Many Retirement Challenges