Total assets of money market mutual funds dropped by $625 million to $3.573 trillion for the week ending Aug. 27, according to the Investment Company Institute.Assets of retail money market funds fell $4.90 billion to $1.234 trillion, taxable money market fund assets fell $2.75 billion to $928.49 billion, and tax-exempt fund assets fell by $2.16 billion to $305.29 billion.Institutional money market fund assets increased by $4.28 billion to $2.339 trillion, taxable money market fund assets rose by $8.50 billion to $2.135 trillion, and tax-exempt fund assets fell $4.22 billion to $203.90 billion.
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Industry experts say custodial firms' services have largely become "commoditized." The acquisition of Altruist opens the door for Vanguard to have cutting-edge services related to tax planning, cash sorting and more.
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More than half of the independent brokerages participating in this year's IBD Elite study declined to disclose the share of women among financial advisors at their firms. Those that did provide data have done more to advance women than many of their rivals in the independent brokerage channel of wealth management.
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With its Digital Managed Solutions robo advisory service, Edward Jones is moving into territory already occupied by Fidelity and Vanguard. But it's building the offering on one of its greatest strengths: its network of branch advisors.
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Cogent Bank has tapped an industry veteran to lead a new unit focused on ensuring high-net-worth clients can smoothly transfer assets to their heirs.
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As clients consider when to claim Social Security, an advisor proposed a strategy to maximize tax-free retirement income using certain benefits and senior deductions.
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Recruiter Jeff Nash of Bridgemark Strategies created five calculator tools that aim to help financial advisors understand the key contributors to their revenue, expenses and take-home compensation as they weigh their potential next moves.
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