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For LPL, Blaze Acquisition Is A Strategic Look Toward the Future

Without realizing it, Blaze founder Bryson Pouw laid the foundation to meet the broker/dealer's future needs a decade ago.

Don’t count Trump out, but adviser pundits make Biden favorite to win

Valliere, Gardner see a narrow Electoral College victory for the former vice president

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Raymond James still ‘very pleased’ with recruiting in face of COVID-19

CEO Reilly also cites potential for strong recruiting gains in future quarters given pent-up demand among some wirehouse advisers

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Advisor Group to end ‘rep-paid’ ticket charges amid tough recruiting fight

CEO Jamie Price says the change will reduce potential conflicts of interest related to transaction fees and come with lower prices in wrap accounts.

Limited Qualified Minority Talent Is a "Myth"

The importance of debunking this pervasive belief throughout the financial services industry.

Limited Qualified Minority Talent Is a 'Myth'

The importance of debunking this pervasive belief throughout the financial services industry.

Gold falls to one-month low amid pandemic worries

Concerns about the renewed rise in coronavirus cases has shifted safe-haven buying to the dollar

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Lawmakers propose bill to improve retirement plans and tax breaks

The legislation would encourage saving earlier by enrolling employees automatically in their company’s 401(k) plan, whenever a new plan is created.

Wealthies Circle Podcast: Laserfiche’s Award-Winning Vault and Cloud System

Laserfiche's Linda Ding and Justin Pava discuss the firm's award-winning vault and cloud platform and how it helps financial professionals with their document management.

Thirteen Strange and Grisly Advisor Tales

What Halloween would be complete without murder, Hoodoo and, of course, Chechen hitmen.

3 mistakes new IRA beneficiaries are making

Stretch IRA or 10-year rule? Advisers need to explain to clients which set of tax rules applies

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Financial Advisory in a Post-Pandemic World: Navigating the New Normal

Read this eBook for more on embracing the right tools to guide you—and your clients—through the pandemic and beyond.

Stock Rout Pushes Tech ETFs Toward Worst Outflow Since May 2019

Investors are on course to pull the most money out of technology-focused exchange-traded funds since May last year. More than $1.5 billion has exited so far in October.

BlackRock Is Defying Stock Chaos to Launch Small-Cap Value ETF

The iShares Factors US Small Cap Value ETF began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SVAL on Thursday.

FBI charges missing radio show adviser with mail fraud

Christopher W. Burns allegedly defrauded hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients, according to the agency

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The 20 Most Heavily Traded ETFs in the Past Month

These funds saw the most action over the past 30 days.

Why a New PE Platform Launched in a Pandemic Is Focusing on Retail

AneVista Group founders say family offices and high-net-worth investors are willing to play the long-term game.

COVID-19 has proven the crucial role of financial advisers

The support financial advisers have provided to clients has expanded substantially during the pandemic

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Is Waddell & Reed making a comeback?

Despite rumors of a takeover, the firm is back to growing its adviser roster

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YCharts Adds New Dynamic Modeling Feature

YCharts is introducing a new feature to help advisors and other users review actual decisions made to portfolios.