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Financial Planning

Want a Crypto 401(k)? The DOL Isn’t Standing in the Way Anymore

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The regulator nixed Biden-era guidance that discouraged 401(k) plans from including crypto and other digital assets.

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Industry News

Vanguard’s Latest 10-Year Forecast Pits Global Debt vs. AI

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Why Big Brokerages Like UBS, Goldman and JPMorgan Are Ditching Their Robo-Advisors

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LPL Taps Anna Kendrick in Latest Ad Campaign

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Practice Management

Advisors’ Ultimate Defense Against Cyberattacks: Humans

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Well-intentioned employees can easily fall into digital scammers’ traps.

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Financial Planning

Advice on Life and Money from Jonathan Clements

What would you do if you found out you had 12 months to live?

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Investing Strategies

Jamie Dimon Clears Bitcoin for JPMorgan Clients: ‘I Defend Your Right to Smoke’

The bank’s CEO said clients can trade bitcoin, but remained outspoken about the dangers.

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Practice Management

Schwab Dangles a Consulting Service for Indy Advisors

The membership-based option may collide with other consulting and peer network services for new RIAs.

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Investing Strategies

Smart investing strategies and perspectives from thought leaders.

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Jason Hsu’s Fundamentals Avoid ‘Sex and Sizzle’ of Value Investing

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Private Assets Get the In With Long-Sought-After 401(k)s

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Inside the Interval Fund from Vanguard, Blackstone, Wellington

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Real Assets, like Property and Timber, Pique Interest Amid Volatility: Bank of America

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Financial Planning

New Startup Offers Lending to the 401(k) for the 401(k)

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Basic Capital wants to shake up retirement savings by financing multiples of workers’ contributions to increase the power of compounding.

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Artificial Intelligence

Advisors Love Automated Assistants. But What’s the Future of AI?

Expert opinions on artificial intelligence vary, but one thing is certain: Change is inevitable.

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Industry News

LPL Soars on First Earnings Beat After Commonwealth Deal

Shares of the country’s largest independent broker-dealer surged 13% over the past week.

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Financial Planning

Who Wants to Live to 100? Not Most Americans

Just over 70% of Americans say they don’t want to live to be centenarians, afraid they won’t be able to afford the costs of longevity.

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Practice Management

Clients are Getting Younger and Younger

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When advisors start working with investors early, it can form strong relationships that last potentially decades.

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Financial Planning

Emotions More Problematic for Retirement than Finances

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But there is a big reason to be concerned: Long-term care.

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Practice Management

Actionable advice and frameworks for financial advisors to build larger more durable businesses.

Industry News

Advisors Weigh In on FINRA’s Side Hustle Rule Proposal

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Wealth managers and firms say FINRA shouldn’t have a say in their part-time jobs and personal investment activity.

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Industry News

Social Security Backs Off From 100% Clawbacks

A plan to withhold all benefits until historical overpayments are recouped was scrapped in favor of a 50% rate.

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Financial Planning

The Great Wealth Transfer’s Not Just About the Money

With generational wealth momentum poised to put $124 trillion in motion, financial advisors face opportunities and challenges.

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Industry News

CFP Board Raises Renewal Fee by 26%

The group will increase its certification fees to $575 to support its public awareness campaign and marketing efforts.

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