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The bank was ordered to pay more than $5 billion over a tax-evasion case in France.

"I would go home at night and question if I added value to anyone’s life that day," writes Ashley Folkes. "The answer was usually no."

The firm adds a second $1B RIA - and its family office.

The IBD is one of three dozen firms the regulator has accused of failing to provide sales-charge waivers to eligible retirement plans and charities since 2015.

A portfolio that minimizes the frequency and magnitude of losses, while maintaining an equity-like overall return, may be worth emulating.

The megabank was ordered to pay billions over a tax-evasion case.

The race to zero may be reaching its natural limits.

Medicare will charge a high-income surcharge if seniors reported more than $85,000 (or $170,000 for joint filers) in modified adjusted gross and tax-exempt interest income.

The new standalone firm’s first licensing agreement would bring MassMutual’s 9,000 reps on to the platform developed by the No. 4 IBD.

Co-founder Keith Weber says the firm will help community-minded institutions stay true to their mission while boosting profitability.