The mutual fund arm of Bank of America of Charlotte, N.C. plans to offer three new funds next year, according to a registration statement that the Nations Funds Trust filed with the SEC Oct. 25. The funds include the Nations Mid-Cap Index, High Yield and Kansas Intermediate Municipal Bond funds, according to the registration statement. Banc of America Advisors of Charlotte will advise the funds. The Nations Funds family already includes over 60 funds.
In a series of webinars and journal articles, two lawyers and a financial planner are leading a collaborative discussion about how estate planning professionals can better serve African American clients and, in turn, all customers.
As college costs rise, some clients who fear their children taking on early debt make too much to qualify their children for aid, but not enough to pay for school outright.
With three years of market appreciation buoying most advisors' revenue generation, Morgan Stanley says: Produce a bit more or see a small pay cut.
Brokerages applaud a new rule that will relieve them of the obligation to monitor advisors' side gigs such as driving for Uber or bartending. But regulators say they still have plenty of obligations to monitor outside business activities.
A new Vanguard and Escalent survey finds advisors are still using AI mostly for administrative tasks like meeting notes, even as firms plan to pour $1 trillion into the technology globally this year.
Osaic expected advisor departures during its massive consolidation of nine separate broker-dealers within its corporate structure. But CEO Jamie Price says the effort positioned the firm well for a future liquidity event. Here's how the independent broker-dealer is rebuilding.
