The July 17 news item referring to a $75 million settlement between Edward Jones and the Securities and Exchange Commission over revenue-sharing agreements actually refers to the 2004 case. The SEC reissued its entire administrative proceedings due to a minor change that reflects its recent decision to permit Edward Jones to disclose its revenue-sharing agreements to investors at the time of a mutual fund purchase rather than requiring the firm to do so both at the time of purchase and redemption. MME regrets the error.
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Industry consultants recommend steps RIAs in Schwab's referral network can take if they're worried about competition for clients.
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Over the past decade, the annual revenue gap between LPL and any other independent brokerage has soared to more than 100% from less than 1%. But that doesn't mean that the No. 1 firm can rest on those laurels.
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As analysts raise concerns that AI could undermine the economics of generous transition deals, executives at Ameriprise, Stifel and Raymond James wonder if firms are paying too much to recruit advisors.
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With recent changes to tax law, non-grantor trusts have become attractive vehicles for gaining tax efficiencies, such as when making charitable contributions.
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Executives from some of the largest firms in the channel — Ameriprise, Kestra Financial, Cetera, LPL Financial and Osaic — discuss how clearing and custody fits into their approaches to recruiting and retaining financial advisors.
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In a constantly changing industry, clearing and custody fees defy generalizations. The largest independent broker-dealers present financial advisors with the choice of working with a "self-clearing" firm or one that outsources those essential services.
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