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Wealth managers operating as broker-dealers are still offering the same “complex, costly and risky” products without enough disclosure, NASAA’s report found.

Ryan Frailich is the CFP, founder of Deliberate Finances, a fee-only financial planning practice that specializes in working with couples in their 30’s, as well as educators and nonprofit workers.

Prior to becoming a planner, Ryan was a teacher himself and then worked to grow a charter school organization as the Director of Talent & Human Resources. Given their age and occupations, student loans are a priority for the majority of his clients, so he’s spent many hours trying to find the right ways to provide clients with information about their student loan options. You can find him on Twitter, email him at ryan@deliberatefinances.com, or at basically any New Orleans festival featuring delicious food and drinks.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler warned the financial industry that he won’t shy away from going after big firms pushing the limits in areas that are priorities for the agency, including crypto trading, cyber fraud and SPACs.

Investors might want to prepare for an extended bout of inflation, whether it comes or not.

The service lifted the limit from $19,500 as part of its annual inflation adjustments.

Diane Morais is the president of consumer and commercial banking at Ally Bank.

Steven Simpson is the senior director and head of data science at Cornerstone Advisors.

The startup has emerged as a significant competitor to Envestnet’s dominance.

Ryan Strauser is a Principal and Principal for Marketing in the Ares Wealth Management Solutions Group. Prior to joining Ares in 2021, Strauser was a senior vice president at Black Creek Group in the Product Management Group where he focused on product management, positioning and due diligence efforts for the firm’s offerings.

Previously, Strauser was a vice president at Jackson National where he focused on new product development, investment selection and product positioning. Before that, he held similar positions at OppenheimerFunds (now Invesco), Old Mutual Capital and Great-West (now Empower). Strauser holds a bachelor of business administration in marketing from Wartburg College and a master of business administration from the University of Colorado.