10 Fast-Growing Midsize RIAs: SmartAsset
The independent wealth management industry in the U.S. has grown significantly during the past decade, and many financial advisors expect...
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Citi's New Wealth Unit to Add 500 Jobs
New Verticals Citigroup’s wealth management offerings have long paled in comparison to rivals. The firm finished 2021 with $7.5 billion...
Mariner Wealth Adds $8.6B RIA
Mariner Wealth Advisors has acquired Heber Fuger Wendin Investment Advisors, a group with $8.6 billion in assets under management that...
Citigroup, Genworth Face Lawsuits Over BlackRock TDFs in Their 401(k)s
Citigroup and Genworth Financial are among at least six firms that are facing class-action lawsuits filed since Friday over “underperforming” target date...
Jeremy Siegel: Time for Fed to Slow Rate Hikes
As for the market, “I’m not going to guarantee we saw the bottom a couple of months ago … but...
Ex-Advisor Sentenced to Almost 22 Years in Prison Over Fake-Annuity Scam
What You Need to Know The ex-advisor sold investments to clients that he misrepresented as annuities and senior secured notes...
Lean Into Tough Client Conversations When Market's Down: Frontier Asset Management CEO
Investors get nervous in down markets and often create a destructive internal dialogue, so it’s important for financial advisors to...
Bourbon, Mobile Home Parks and a Down Market Make a Good Mix at Freestone Capital
Pre-mixed cocktails in cans are flying off store shelves. And Gary Furukawa, founder and chief investment officer of Freestone Capital...
How Planning Innovator Sheryl Garrett Is Designing Her Own Retirement
“Money by itself does not provide security,” asserts Sheryl Garrett, founder of the Garrett Planning Network, in a recent interview...
Preparing Employer-Plan Clients for Form 5500, Audit Process
Their answers can reveal how satisfied — or dissatisfied — they are with their current provider. Below are a few...
