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Majority Stake In $11.8B Wealth Enhancement Group Sold To TA Associates

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The stake was sold by Lightyear Capital, which invested in the firm in 2015.

How An Advisor Uses Special-Needs Trusts To Help His Own Family

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The specialized trusts allowed the advisor to ensure future care for his aging father and ailing brother.

Judge Overturns IRS Rule To Shield Political Donor Identities

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The ruling upends a change the IRS made last year that permitted Section 501(c)4 groups to keep their donor lists private.

Beyond Meat Most Expensive U.S. Short Bet After 680% Surge

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The cost of shorting the stock of the plant-based meat company is now the highest among all U.S. stocks.

Wall Street's Top Watchdog Seeks Help To Muzzle A Mystery Troll

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The agency is seeking to hire a reputation-management expert to burnish its image.

Social Security Is The Only Source Of Retirement Income For Many, Report Says

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A recent study found that many Americans have not determined monthly retirement income needs.

Summit Trail Offers Invetment Platform To RIAs, Family Offices

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The partnership is designed to deliver additional investment capabilities to clients.

Raymond James Consolidates Leadership Of Diversity Efforts

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The company announced a new leader to head efforts to attract women, African-American and LGBTQ advisors.

Capital One Data Breach Shines Light On Cybersecurity ETFs

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This small subset of ETFs has done well in both performance and assets gathered.

CFP Board To Work With SEC, Finra On Publishing Advisors' Disciplinary History

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The board responded to a published report that it is not revealing disciplinary and criminal actions taken against CFP mark holders.

Sears Retirees’ Life Insurance Payouts Could Be Just $135 Each

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The benefits were potentially worth "thousands of dollars" to former employees' heirs.

America's Housing Affordability Crisis Spreads To The Heartland

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Prices at the bottom third of the housing market are rising faster than prices at the top.

Capital One Touted The Cloud's Safety As Hacker Was Breaching It

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Capital One Financial Corp was hacked even as it boasted that its data cloud was safe, cheap and fast.

Why Your Client's Retirement Plan May Be Lethal

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Authors claim that it is imperative that advisors help guide their clients on retirement lifestyle issues.

Trump's Bid To Dismantle Global Trading System Poised For A Win

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WTO members appear to be moving to a system to settle trade disputes outside of the organization's purview.

Sell? Buy? Buy Then Sell? Fed's Many Outcomes Stalk EM Investors

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Some analysts believe the Fed will be unable to meet the market's dovish expectations.

RIAs On Course For Record M&A Activity In 2019

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The financial industry is healthy and will see even more M&A activity in the future, according to DeVoe & Co.

How To Stop Worrying And Love The Expansion, According To RBC

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The economic expansion may have another three to four years in it, according to RBC analysts.

CFP Board Omits 'Volumes' Of Negative Information About Mark Holders, WSJ Says

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The public cannot find out the information it needs about advisors from the CFP Board, the newspaper charges.

Advisory Firm Leadership Is Getting Younger And Poising For Expansion

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A study by FA Insight shows that advisory firms boosted revenues and profitability in 2018.