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- SEC Releases FAQ on Controversial Fund Names Ruleon January 14, 2025 at 10:42 pm
The updated guidance may help to resolve some questions raised by the amended rule, ICI says. Related StoriesPrudential Joins Effort to Sell New Way to Tap Retirement AssetsIRS Releases Roth Catch-Up GuidanceJeremy Siegel: Beware of 'Overly Optimistic' Growth Expectations
- Buffer ETFs vs. Annuities: Which Are Better for Retirement Income?on January 14, 2025 at 10:37 pm
These defined outcome ETFs pair some annuity-like benefits with greater flexibility. Related StoriesRILAs Will Still Be King of the Annuity Hill, LIMRA PredictsAnnuity Issuer Adds $3B in CapitalEarly IRA and 401(k) Withdrawals: What to Know
- Prudential Joins Effort to Sell New Way to Tap Retirement Assetson January 14, 2025 at 9:37 pm
The company is teaming up with FIDx and DFA to create an "insurance overlay" for the assets clients already have. Related StoriesIRS Releases Roth Catch-Up GuidanceJeremy Siegel: Beware of 'Overly Optimistic' Growth ExpectationsRobinhood to Pay $45M to Settle SEC Claims
- FP Alpha Releases Standalone Tax Serviceon January 14, 2025 at 9:11 pm
The offering helps advisors optimize charitable giving, Roth conversions and other tax strategies. Related StoriesIRS Releases Roth Catch-Up GuidanceJeremy Siegel: Beware of 'Overly Optimistic' Growth ExpectationsRobinhood to Pay $45M to Settle SEC Claims
- Ex-Intern Waged Smear Campaign Against Raymond James, Suit Allegeson January 14, 2025 at 9:03 pm
Phony email campaigns suggested two employees were convicted rapists with neo-Nazi ties, the firm's defamation suit says. Related StoriesIRS Releases Roth Catch-Up GuidanceJeremy Siegel: Beware of 'Overly Optimistic' Growth ExpectationsRobinhood to Pay $45M to Settle SEC Claims
- Advisor360 Acquires Generative AI Tech Developeron January 14, 2025 at 8:29 pm
The acquisition of Boston-based Parrot AI enables advisors to record, transcribe and summarize meetings. Related StoriesIRS Releases Roth Catch-Up GuidanceJeremy Siegel: Beware of 'Overly Optimistic' Growth ExpectationsRobinhood to Pay $45M to Settle SEC Claims
- Share of Advisors Using Crypto Doubled in 2024: Surveyon January 14, 2025 at 8:12 pm
Twenty-two percent of survey respondents said that they had allocated to digital currency in client accounts. Related StoriesTreasurys See Hoped-For Rally Fizzle in Another Lagging YearIRS Releases Roth Catch-Up GuidanceJeremy Siegel: Beware of 'Overly Optimistic' Growth Expectations
- IRS Releases Roth Catch-Up Guidanceon January 14, 2025 at 7:50 pm
Newly proposed regulations answer some major questions created by Secure 2.0. Related StoriesEarly IRA and 401(k) Withdrawals: What to KnowThe Most Confusing Inherited IRA Questions, AnsweredJeremy Siegel: Beware of 'Overly Optimistic' Growth Expectations
- Jeremy Siegel: Beware of 'Overly Optimistic' Growth Expectationson January 13, 2025 at 11:38 pm
A market correction is possible as investors adjust to more moderate returns, the Wharton economist says. Related StoriesBob Doll's 10 Predictions for 2025Jeremy Siegel: 'Dip Can't Be Ruled Out' for S&P in 2025Robinhood to Pay $45M to Settle SEC Claims
- Robinhood to Pay $45M to Settle SEC Claimson January 13, 2025 at 11:33 pm
Robinhood "failed to observe a broad array of significant regulatory requirements," the SEC says. Related StoriesJeremy Siegel: Beware of 'Overly Optimistic' Growth ExpectationsRILAs Will Still Be King of the Annuity Hill, LIMRA PredictsNew Bill Boosts SALT Deduction Cap
- Schwab, 11 Other Firms to Pay $63M in SEC Texting Crackdownon January 13, 2025 at 11:03 pm
Employees used personal devices to communicate internally and externally by text messages, the SEC said. Related StoriesRobinhood to Pay $45M to Settle SEC ClaimsJeremy Siegel: Beware of 'Overly Optimistic' Growth ExpectationsRILAs Will Still Be King of the Annuity Hill, LIMRA Predicts
- FPA's New Board Chair Knows How to Play the Long Gameon January 13, 2025 at 10:46 pm
Paul Brahim envisions a world in which financial planning is understood and appreciated like other career-track professions. Related StoriesHow One RIA Unlocked Growth by Outsourcing Investment ManagementKestra Financial to Replace President in AprilFSI Names Board of Directors and Executive Committee
- RILAs Will Still Be King of the Annuity Hill, LIMRA Predictson January 13, 2025 at 9:35 pm
Traditional variable annuity products might be coming up from the valley of despair. Related StoriesJeremy Siegel: Beware of 'Overly Optimistic' Growth ExpectationsRobinhood to Pay $45M to Settle SEC ClaimsNew Bill Boosts SALT Deduction Cap
- The 4 Types of Prospects and How to Sell to Themon January 13, 2025 at 9:16 pm
Longtime sales consultant Nancy Bleeke Noel tells ThinkAdvisor the keys to overcoming objections and adding clients. Related StoriesAt Edelman, M&A Is a 'Cultural Alignment,' Not a 'Conveyor Belt'How Do You Get Clients to Care About the Future?The Keys to Finding Financial Harmony
- New Bill Boosts SALT Deduction Capon January 13, 2025 at 8:36 pm
The SALT Fairness for Working Families Act increases the limit to $15,000 and eliminates the marriage penalty. Related StoriesJeremy Siegel: Beware of 'Overly Optimistic' Growth ExpectationsRobinhood to Pay $45M to Settle SEC ClaimsRILAs Will Still Be King of the Annuity Hill, LIMRA Predicts