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Lowell M. Smith Jr. is chief compliance officer and co-founder of IRALOGIX.

His previous experience includes working for the ERISA enforcement agency in the U.S. Department of Labor. He created a TPA compliance practice and consulted on products, procedures and technology for clients of Universal Pensions, now Ascensus. He is a published author and a frequent speaker at industry conferences.

Paul Tyler is Head of Enterprise Marketing and Marketing Innovation at Zinnia, previously serving as CMO at Nassau Financial Group where he led branding strategy, digital initiatives, and built direct-to-consumer channels for insurance products. With deep expertise in financial services marketing and digital transformation, Paul brings a practical perspective on how advisory firms can leverage technology to enhance client engagement while maintaining the human connection that's essential in financial services.

The Internal Revenue Service reportedly intends to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were fired after two courts ordered it to do so.

Michael Bonevento and his team left Ameriprise in 2019 to join LPL Financial. He says too much time has elapsed for him to now be accused of misappropriating client information.

Gordon Gray is the executive director of the Pinpoint Policy Institute. Prior to launching Pinpoint, Gordon served as the vice president for economic policy at the American Action Forum, where his portfolio included the federal budget, taxes, the macroeconomic outlook and general economic policy matters.

A court of appeals agreed with Commonwealth's contention that a jury should decide if investors were harmed by investment disclosures allegedly withheld from them.

The wrong asset location could defeat the whole purpose of the strategy, according to a new study on Treasury inflation-protected securities.

Investment management alone is insufficient for many firms, who view at least some level of financial planning to be essential.

Karen Madry is the president and CEO of Afena Federal Credit Union.

Wenzel R. Reyes is a senior audit executive and technology leader with over 20 years of experience across public company audits, regulatory compliance, and global standard setting. He previously held key roles driving audit quality and methodology at PwC Canada and PwC UK, where he contributed to the development of global auditor reporting standards and led firmwide audit transformation initiatives. Now serving as senior director of methodology and audit solutions at MindBridge, he helps firms harness AI and analytics to modernize audit execution, enhance quality, and meet evolving regulatory expectations. He is a recognized speaker on the future of assurance and data-driven audit innovation.