Donna M. Mitchell is a financial journalist based in the New York metro area with expertise covering structured finance, commercial real estate, and wealth management. Her work has appeared in Forbes, Next Avenue, Financial Planning and National Real Estate Investor.
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Financial Planning Senior Editor Donna Mitchell says there are a litany of business models and management options available outside the structured walls of wirehouse firms.
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The actively managed fund will hold commodity, natural resources and REIT securities. It will diversify those with about a 10% allocation to gold, and a fixed-income piece.
March 14 -
FINRA developed a more robust market surveillance and whistleblower group. And the regulator recently imposed rules that require firms to report violations.
March 13 -
During the transition, Ibis plans to retain its 83 client relationships representing $300 million in assets under management.
March 13 -
The new product attempts to capture the potential for higher returns and offset market volatility in clients portfolios.
March 8 -
The new process will be partially electronic, the proposal suggests, to eliminate current deficiencies and delays.
March 6 -
Previously, JP Morgan retirement sales reps were assigned to either mid- or large-market segments.
February 29 -
Bock will lead the firms business consulting, relationship management and education teams.
February 27 -
LPL Financial has appointed Joan Khoury, a former Merrill Lynch Wealth Management executive, to the role of managing director and chief marketing officer.
February 27 -
The new regulations follow a model that the North American Securities Administrators Association passed in December.
February 24 -
About 60% of those with SIMPLE-IRAs were not aware that employer tax filing is not required.
February 22 -
Sam Kiefer built his career serving high-net-worth families in Bostons non-profit, philanthropic, healthcare and sports industry circles.
February 21 -
The asset custodian and back-office technology provider is betting that the two systems will enhance the Intelligent Integration platform that it launched almost two years ago.
February 17 -
Advisor Xi is Tamaracs comprehensive suite of investment and technology solutions for RIAs. The $54 million deal gives Envestnets clients access to those services.
February 16 -
Bennett Gross was previously director of wealth management for Pacific Wealth Advisors.
February 14 -
Raymond James is being more diligent about highlighting its RIA business as an attractive place for the industrys best advisors.
February 13 -
The guide highlights highly advantageous saving and investment programs available exclusively to military personnel of any rank.
February 10 -
The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions by large firms adding smaller specialists in due diligence and unified managed account strategies.
February 10 -
Patrick Goshtigian takes the helm as the firm continues an expansion that began in 2005, via core operations and acquisitions.
February 9 -
The newly created firms target net-worth range is broad enough to allow Angeles Wealth Management to allocate clients money in a wide range of asset classes.
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