Edward Jones Reports Profit Loss Amid Plan to Hire More Advisors

March 31st, 2023
According to its annual report, Edward Jones' depressed stock and bond values cut its profits by double digits last year.

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SEC Struggles to Keep Up With Oversight of RIAs

March 30th, 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) needs help managing its oversight of registered investment advisers (RIAs).

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Moody Upgrades Cetera's Debt

March 29th, 2023
Aretec, a subsidiary of Cetera Financial Group, has received an upgrade in its corporate family rating by Moody Investors Service.

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Advisor Recruiting Deals At All-Time High

March 28th, 2023
Despite the unpredictable market conditions of 2022, at least 9,000 advisors have changed firms.

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Wells Financial Network Has 18 Month Waitlist

March 27th, 2023
Wells Fargo Advisors' efforts to promote Wells Financial Network (FiNet), its independent channel, may have proved too successful as 300 brokers h...

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Merri Merrill Lynch Shrinks Recruiting Loan Balance

March 24th, 2023
According to an annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Merrill Lynch's advisor recruiting loan balance has decreas...

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Publicly-Traded REITs Hit a Rough Patch In February

March 23rd, 2023
Publicly-traded REITs began the year on a high in January. However, some publicly-traded REITs reported declines in February.

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CFP Board Temporarily Suspends Texas Advisor Faced with Murder Charges

March 22nd, 2023
A former Vanguard advisor accused of murdering his girlfriend in Bogota, Colombia, is now facing temporary suspension of his CFP certification.

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Non-Traded REITs Raise Fewer Funds In January

March 21st, 2023
Robert A. Stanger & Co has reported that non-traded alternative investment fundraising reached $7.8 billion in January, with non-traded REITs post...

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Ten Financial Advisor Geographic "Hot Spots"

March 20th, 2023
A report from SmartAsset has revealed that ten particular cities are financial advisor hot spots with higher ratios of financial advisors to adult...

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