Coronavirus

Coronavirus has accelerated trends in advisor compensation as firms move to an ensemble model and enhance their benefits packages.

The low interest rates pushing down sales across most fixed and variable lines are also boosting certain products.

Maybe not, says FINRA — but if you’re IM’ing, using slides during the virtual meeting, or recording it, probably yes.

The wealth management firm says the pandemic has proven how invaluable the benefit is for retaining talent.

Once a laggard, the index and its cyclical components have shot up 13% since Halloween, putting it on track for the best month since 1987.

Loose monetary policy and huge stimulus injections have some investors questioning the validity of traditional long-term approaches.

As some firms closed their doors, the regional BD saw a selling point for new recruits and existing FAs in a different approach.

The guidance clears up the tax treatment of expenses when a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program hasn’t been forgiven by the end of the year.

Funds tracking telemedicine, gaming and even pet care attracted $2.5 billion in November alone, according to Bloomberg data.