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Ashley Fontanetta is senior vice president, client advisor with Whittier Trust, providing advisory and administration services to high net worth individuals and families.

She specializes in philanthropic planning and administration, providing strategic consultation and guidance for clients who have an existing philanthropic entity or are looking to create one. Prior to joining Whittier Trust, she worked as a financial advisor. Prior to that, she spent several years as a director of a nonprofit organization serving chronically ill youth in Los Angeles and the Bay Area.

The first half of 2024 marked a record stretch for ETFs, but not all funds were lifted by the rising tide.

Dave Warfel is Head of Aviation, North America for global insurer Allianz Commercial. Dave has two decades of aviation insurance experience with a background in general aviation, product liability and airline underwriting. He is a graduate of the Institute of Aviation at the University of Illinois and is a licensed commercial pilot.

Slight shifts in the makeup of the biggest firms in the channel reflect a more complicated picture than sheer dominance by the giants at the top.

Mark Lowers is the president of the Secure Cash & Transport Association.

An LPL independent contractor accuses the firm of not doing enough to stop salacious remarks directed at him that started after a top Bank of Springfield executive learned he was gay.

Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft's office said the ruling was "not just legally deficient but also morally wrong."

A belief in the exceptional nature of U.S. markets can blind advisors to clients' true risk tolerance.

Jennifer Overhulse is the principal owner of St. Nick Media Services. She is a writer, a content creation specialist, and a public relations (PR) authority with an extensive journalism background and insurance expertise specifically related to trends driving the adoption and implementation of insurance technology (InsurTech), its impact on greenfield and incumbent insurance companies, distribution channels, startup partners, and the industry at-large. Jennifer has over 25 years of writing and editing experience. Her sweet spots lie in identifying issues, niches and opportunities for clients, developing and applying go-to-market strategy, and creating provocative content that resonates with targeted audiences.

Regulators have been working their way steadily down from the biggest players in the industry to regional firms in their quest to stamp out abuses of "off-channel" communications.