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  • LPL Launches Digital Marketing Platform
    on January 21, 2025 at 10:37 pm

    Advisors who beta tested the new marketing solutions grew assets 39% faster, according to the firm.      Related StoriesMorningstar Rolls Out Advisor Software SuiteSEC Launches Crypto Task ForceStocks Buoyed by Trump's AI Plans, Tariff Updates 

  • SEC Launches Crypto Task Force
    on January 21, 2025 at 9:27 pm

    The group will be led by Commissioner Hester Peirce, nicknamed “Crypto Mom by the industry.      Related StoriesSchwab Earnings Top Estimates on Record InflowsTrump Names Mark Uyeda as Acting SEC ChairmanAdvisor Accused of Stealing From Widowed Aunt Faces Fraud Charges 

  • Stocks Buoyed by Trump's AI Plans, Tariff Updates
    on January 21, 2025 at 9:04 pm

    Stocks climbed Tuesday on growing speculation that his policies will further boost Corporate America.      Related StoriesRIAs' Market Optimism Ticks Up: SurveySchwab Earnings Top Estimates on Record InflowsTrump Names Mark Uyeda as Acting SEC Chairman 

  • Too Many Hats? Advisors Best Serve by Doing 'What They're Best at'
    on January 21, 2025 at 9:03 pm

    Younger advisors are figuring this out early and leaning into outsourcing, says Shannon Spotswood of RFG Advisory.      Related StoriesHow One RIA Unlocked Growth by Outsourcing Investment ManagementIntegrated Partners Buys $1B Retirement Firm in San DiegoWhen You Volunteer, Do People Know You're an Agent? 

  • Envestnet, Newly Private, Appoints Chris Todd as CEO
    on January 21, 2025 at 8:45 pm

    The firm's new leader joins from Ultimate Kronos Group, an international software provider.      Related StoriesSchwab Earnings Top Estimates on Record InflowsTrump Names Mark Uyeda as Acting SEC ChairmanFidelity Customers Report Mobile App, Website Access Trouble 

  • Digital Assets, Taxes, Regulatory Pause Top New Year Focus: SIFMA
    on January 21, 2025 at 8:30 pm

    The group will advocate for maintaining tax-exempt status for municipal securities, according to CEO Ken Bentsen.      Related StoriesTrump Names Mark Uyeda as Acting SEC ChairmanAdvisor Accused of Stealing From Widowed Aunt Faces Fraud ChargesSchwab Earnings Top Estimates on Record Inflows 

  • 7 Need-to-Know Details About Tax-Exempt Gifting
    on January 21, 2025 at 7:54 pm

    There's a lot more to consider in 2025 than the $19,000 per-beneficiary limit on such gifts.      Related StoriesWhen You Volunteer, Do People Know You're an Agent?Carson Group Acquires Tax-Focused Team, Names Chief Tax StrategistLincoln Financial Hit With Investor Lawsuits in State Court 

  • Trump Blocks Medicare's Efforts to Create a $2 Prescription Drug List
    on January 21, 2025 at 7:34 pm

    He also declared that any new or pending regulations may go through some things.      Related StoriesSchwab Earnings Top Estimates on Record InflowsTrump Names Mark Uyeda as Acting SEC ChairmanFidelity Customers Report Mobile App, Website Access Trouble 

  • Schwab Earnings Top Estimates on Record Inflows
    on January 21, 2025 at 7:05 pm

    Total client assets were $10.1 trillion, after passing $10 trillion for the first time in November.      Related StoriesFidelity Customers Report Mobile App, Website Access TroubleTrump Names Mark Uyeda as Acting SEC ChairmanRIAs' Market Optimism Ticks Up: Survey 

  • Trump Names Mark Uyeda as Acting SEC Chairman
    on January 21, 2025 at 4:38 pm

    Republican Commissioner Mark Uyeda will serve as acting chairman until the Senate confirms Paul Atkins.      Related StoriesAdvisor Accused of Stealing From Widowed Aunt Faces Fraud ChargesFidelity Customers Report Mobile App, Website Access TroubleRIAs' Market Optimism Ticks Up: Survey 

  • Fidelity Customers Report Mobile App, Website Access Trouble
    on January 21, 2025 at 4:26 pm

    Users complained of difficulty accessing the firm's website, app and active trading platform.      Related Stories2 Big Takes on the Market in 2025RIAs' Market Optimism Ticks Up: SurveyAdvisor Accused of Stealing From Widowed Aunt Faces Fraud Charges 

  • Social Security Fairness Act Sets ‘Disturbing' Precedent: Cato
    on January 21, 2025 at 5:18 am

    One analyst believes the law sets a dangerous example when it comes to Social Security's bigger solvency problems.      Related StoriesSocial Security Has Problems, but It's No Ponzi SchemeSocial Security ‘Fairness' Doesn't Come for FreeSocial Security Claiming: The Case of the Middle-Earning Widower 

  • RIAs' Market Optimism Ticks Up: Survey
    on January 17, 2025 at 10:36 pm

    Yet 48% still see a moderate or high likelihood of recession within a year, Security Benefit found.      Related StoriesFidelity Customers Report Mobile App, Website Access TroubleAdvisor Accused of Stealing From Widowed Aunt Faces Fraud ChargesGoldman Rakes In Record Wealth Revenue 

  • Capital Group Launches Small- to Mid-Cap Active ETF
    on January 17, 2025 at 10:27 pm

    The offering will invest in companies with market cap up to $10 billion and be in a model portfolio launch.      Related StoriesRIAs' Market Optimism Ticks Up: SurveyFidelity Customers Report Mobile App, Website Access TroubleAdvisor Accused of Stealing From Widowed Aunt Faces Fraud Charges 

  • 10 Quotes to Invest By, via Warren Buffett and H&R Block
    on January 17, 2025 at 10:20 pm

    Robert Bloch, son of the tax firm's co-founder, captures the successful approaches of the Berkshire Hathaway legend.      Related StoriesRIAs' Market Optimism Ticks Up: SurveySocial Security Claiming: The Case of the Middle-Earning WidowerSocial Security COLA for 2026 Estimated at 2.1%