Net sales of stock mutual funds were $12.29 billion in July, a decrease of about $6.8 billion from June, the Investment Company Institute reported last week. Total stock fund assets decreased to approximately $3.4 trillion, a drop of about 1.7 percent from June, the ICI said. Overall, net sales of stock funds through July are about 29 percent below the level of sales during the same period last year, the ICI reported. Industry assets decreased to $6.031 trillion in July, a decrease of 0.7 percent from June, according to the ICI.
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Drive time with Alex Lundgren and other financial advisors helped spur a niche serving Micron employees in Idaho.
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Financial Planning is seeking candidates under the age of 40 for its annual awards recognizing advisor employees at both wirehouse and regional firms for industry-leading production.
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Many wealthy retirees hesitate to spend their savings. Advisors share how budgeting and cash flow planning help clients enjoy their wealth.
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Despite common assumptions, child-free clients have plenty of planning complexity. Advisors shared their approach to planning for this demographic, from encouraging "no-kid dividends" to building care teams early.
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A proposal is meant to ensure advisors can trade client assets on a discretionary basis without triggering onerous custody requirements, while also giving them a self-custody option for crypto.
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Thirty-seven percent of those making more than $500,000 live paycheck to paycheck, Goldman Sachs found, making this a problem for more than just lower-income workers.
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