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  • Wealth Think 6 cybersecurity steps to take now to prevent an attack

    Advisory firms are particularly vulnerable to data breaches, according to a recent Arizent survey, and proposed SEC rules mean they may no longer be able to react to cyberattacks with impunity.

    July 7
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    Advisers in conversation: Creating lifetime income in retirement

    Ted Benna, the father of the 401(k), chats with Mindy Zatto of Strategic Benefits Advisors on the evolution of the retirement space, crypto investing and preparing workers for the day-to-day of retirement.

    By Stephanie Schomer
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    July 7
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    Investment properties are a very different class from stocks, bonds and the like, one that often isn't managed with the same discipline.

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  • Investment strategies
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    Obits for the traditional investing approach may be premature, according to a newsletter for Vanguard investors.

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    By Brian Wallheimer
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    July 5
    Randy Kaston
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  • Practice management
    Higher pay and lifestyle benefits put wealth advisors in the driver’s seat

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    By Lynnley Browning
    Managing Editor
    July 5
    Financial advisors have many more options than they did before the pandemic.
  • Tax
    The little-noticed crypto law that can turn ordinary investors into felons

    The requirement, buried in the $1 trillion infrastructure law passed last year, mirrors one for brokerages and has flown under the radar.

    By Lynnley Browning
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    July 5
    A new crypto reporting requirement hits traders with transactions of more than $10,000, and potentially others as well.
  • Alternative investments
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    By Frank Gargano
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    July 1
  • Fintech
    Advisors are ready to go all-in on AI. Here’s how it may change the industry.

    A new Accenture study shows more than 80% of advisors believe AI will soon have a “direct, measurable and consistent impact” on client-advisor relationships.

    By Justin L. Mack
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    July 1
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  • Regulation and compliance
    FINRA ‘secret agreement’ probe ignores larger arbitration concerns

    An independent investigation found no evidence of a pact with Wells Fargo’s attorney but omitted mention of the other big questions emanating from the case.

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    By Tobias Salinger
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    Citi must pay $1.4M to financial advisor who called it a ‘boys club’

    A panel of FINRA arbitrators unanimously ordered the award against the megabank based on Erin Ann Daly’s claims of gender-based discrimination.

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    By Tobias Salinger
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    June 26
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    Banks weigh in on the overturning of Roe v. Wade

    JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo joined Citigroup in pledging to expand benefits to cover travel for out-of-state abortions. Smaller banks in blue states were more vocal, with one female CEO saying: “I stand in disbelief.”

    By Allissa Kline, Jim Dobbs, Jordan Stutts and Polo Rocha
    June 24
  • ESG
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    Disappointed by the impact of ESGs, younger generations may turn to alternative investments.

    June 13
    VanEck’s new green bond ETF appeals to the ESG investing trend.
  • Wealth management
    Truist expands its wealth management business into Chicago

    The North Carolina bank’s wealth arm now operates in nine of the 10 largest U.S. markets.

    By Paige Hagy
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  • Industry News
    Wells Fargo faces criminal probe over interview practices: Report

    Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating the bank over allegations that it conducted so-called fake interviews with nonwhite and female job applicants, The New York Times reported Thursday.

    By Polo Rocha
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    June 9
  • ESG
    Does that CDO come in green? With ESG everywhere, buyers beware

    Wall Street's most complex derivatives are getting a green label. What could go wrong?

    June 9
    With sustainable labels hitting every corner of finance, the potential for greenwashing expands.
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    Regions launches investment advisory service aimed at young customers

    The Alabama bank hopes that its new InvestPath platform, which combines automation and personal interaction, will attract first-time investors.

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    By Jordan Stutts
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    June 8
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  • ESG
    How the ESG industrial complex blurs the lines for do-good investors

    Sustainability benchmarks are taking over companies and funds that hold their stock. It's how an Hermès Birkin bag can get tagged as good for democracy.

    By Lynnley Browning
    Managing Editor
    June 8
    "Sustainable" means a host of different things, some of them surprising. That's a problem, even as funds and companies court the label.
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    ESG insiders demand course correction to fix industry boasts

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    June 7
    There's growing skepticism, even inside the ESG industry, about claims of sustainable investments.
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CAN RIA GROWTH AND TRUE FIDUCIARY DUTY REALLY COEXIST?

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