According to a report from Dow Jones, clients aged 78 years or older at the time of their variable annuity purchase will be offered the opportunity to exit their plans without penalty. Although the deal applies to customers in Massachusetts that bought the products between 2003 and 2004, BoA will make the offer available to customers nationwide.
Even if they must refer wealth families to a tax professional for a generation-skipping or dynasty trust, financial advisors can play a valuable role.
Jim Gold of Steward Partners thinks impending advisor retirements will continue driving smaller RIAs into M&A deals with big acquirers — even as AI turns many investors into "do-it-yourselfers."
Justin Brownlee started an RIA targeting energy, oil and gas employees. His hyperspecific marketing tactics have helped grow the firm into a thriving niche.
Fidelity Institutional Wealth Management Services faces competitive threats in an era of ETFs and multicustodian advisory practices. But it has big advantages.
A bipartisan proposal to create a 75-year sovereign wealth fund for Social Security is not promising, according to Boston College researchers.
According to a recent survey by Janus Henderson, 79% of clients said they would be upset to learn an advisor used AI without telling them.
