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"Inheritors are going to get killed" under the White House’s proposal to put the brakes on tax-free intergenerational transfers of wealth.

Almost 80% of advisors in a survey said their technology wasn’t meeting their needs — and more than half of that group said they are considering switching firms because of it.

There’s a common cultural myth that says people don’t talk about money. I disagree; I think we talk about money all the time. Just not enough about what I describe as “the missing pieces of the money conversation.”

Raymond James, LPL, Kestra, the SEC, Dynasty, Janney Montgomery Scott, Mercer Global Advisors, Adasina Social Capital, Fidelity and other quick takes from the week in financial advice.

Account openings on the app doubled in 2020 from a year earlier.

Uncertainty around coming tax changes and the coronavirus pandemic are making it harder for tax pros to plan.

When you stop worrying about what you can get from others and focus more on what you can give back, it turns out that there’s a lot to gain, writes Tim Gerend.

The firm grew its total assets under administration by 30% year-over-year, reaching $530 billion.

Once the cost of coverage is accounted for, the implied rate of return for investing through a return of premium term policy can be quite attractive, Derek Tharp writes.

The app offers investing and banking products to more than 4 million subscribers.