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Mercer Global Advisors Acquires $100M RIA In Key New Mexico Market

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Mercer acquired Sage Future Financial, a fee-only financial planning and wealth management RIA in Albuquerque.

How To Boost Value For Clients

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Advisors need to help clients manage their time and secure their identity, Kestra EVP says.

High-Quality Companies Are Selling Bonds At Fastest Pace Ever

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Investment-grade bond issuance is hitting $74 billion for this week, the most since records began in 1972.

Sorting Out Financial Wreckage When A Breadwinner Suddenly Dies

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Thomas Mann controlled all aspects of his family’s finances until his untimely death at the age of 54.

PE Firms Dominate Big RIA Deals, Present Challenges

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Private equity dominates the biggest RIA acquisition deals. But being owned by a PE firm comes with challenges.

Biggest Bond Rout In Years Whiplashes Bulls Who Had Been Right

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An enormous surge reminded even well-entrenched bulls that the world’s biggest bond market isn’t a one-way street.

SEC: Former Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley Broker Stole $1.6M From Clients

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Elias Herbert Hafen pleaded guilty to wire fraud Wednesday and was sentenced to five years in prison.

Do Green Bond ETFs Produce Green Returns?

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Products from VanEck and iShares are still trying to find an audience.

Britain And U.S. Sink In Ranking Of Best Places For Expats

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The U.K. now ranks as less politically stable than Greece or Egypt, and the U.S. isn’t far behind.

All ACA Health-Care Plans To Get Star Ratings

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The ratings are based on data designed to help Americans and their advisors comparison shop the plans.

Kestra Expands With 2 Georgia Firms

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Moore Wealth Management and Abundance oversee a combined $181 million in assets.

Mortgage Rates In The U.S. Slip To The Lowest Since October 2016

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Mortgage rates' decline gives home buyers a chance to lock in the lowest loan costs in almost three years.

One Of The Oldest Quants Is Going All-In With Robots

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A $7.5 billion quant money manager is going all-in with machine learning.

Bond Investors Are Bracing For A Bubble And Being Smart About It

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Investors are shoring up their defenses in the bond market after a big rally.

Fed Beige Book Shows Wide Tariff Anxiety, Varied Impact So Far

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U.S. companies showed widespread concerns about tariffs but generally reported minimal impact thus far.

Nobel Laureate Shiller Says U.S. Home Prices Could Start Falling

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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 cities decelerated for a 15th month in June.

BlackRock: Key Gauge Of Muni Bond Prices May Be Broken

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Corporations, like banks and insurance companies, do pay attention to the gauge, a BlackRock strategist said.

Jackson National Suspends N.Y. Fee-Based Annuity Sales

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The insurer said it needs time to comply with new state fiduciary rules that cover all annuity and insurance sales.

FSI: SEC Should Stop 'Regulating Without Rules'

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The independent broker-dealer trade group says the rules don't always back up the SEC's enforcement actions.

'Fear Gap' A Big Hurdle For Breakaway Advisors

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Advisors shouldn't be overwhelmed by the idea of making the leap to independence, this consultant says.