2021 News of the Year
By Jeff Berman, Bernice Napach, Ginger Szala | Melanie WaddellWe review the major developments affecting financial advisors — from Wall Street to Washington — over the past 12 months.
November 19, 2021
How Advisors Can Keep Up With Tax Changes: Jeff LevineThe CPA and planner is widely followed for his breakdowns of crucial tax and retirement legislation. He told us how he does it.
November 19, 2021
17 Top Financial Services M&A Deals of 2021M&A action involved BDs like LPL and Raymond James and asset managers like BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street.
November 18, 2021
Top 20 RIA Wealth Management Firms of 2021RIA Database ranked firms with clean regulatory records that primarily serve individuals.
November 18, 2021
Envestnet Adds Structured Products, Teaming With Goldman Spinoff: Tech RoundupAlso, Goldman Sachs Advisor Solutions picks InspereX's BondNav as fixed income market tech for independent RIAs.
November 18, 2021
Thomas H. Lee Advisory Partner Buys Stake in $2B Austin RIAKent Weldon, who is also a Morgan Stanley alum, is backing an RIA led by Merrill Lynch veteran Russ Norwood.
November 18, 2021
'It's Still Early': Bob Oros Says RIA Acquisitions Will Continue for YearsThe Hightower CEO tells ThinkAdvisor about his ideal acquisition and why a deal shouldn't just be about the economics.
November 17, 2021
FINRA: Ex-Northwestern Mutual Rep Misused Funds Raised for Kids' Cancer CharityFINRA barred the broker for allegedly sending donated funds to his own bank account instead of the charity they were supposed to go to.