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                 1 | ThinkAdvisor.com              47 | Advertiser's Index          “ When a workforce is
                 6 | Editor's Note                 47 | Classifieds                  stretched, everything

                                                                                     from client services to

                                                                                     compliance tasks can

                                                                                     be compromised.”

                                                                                                 —Angie Herbers


                                                                                     Columns



                  Beginnings                       Retirement Planning               The Playing Field
                                                                                     29 | Will the SEC Ban 12b-1 Fees?
                  Washington Watch                 12 | How Inflation Really Hurts   By Melanie Waddell
                                                   Retirees — and What to Do About It
                  8 | Greg Valliere’s Top 6                                          Their use is declining as the SEC
                  Economic, Political Predictions   Annuities Update                 targets conflicts of interest.
                  for 2022 and Beyond                                                But are they a “lesser evil”?
                                                   14 | Should Your Client Buy a RILA?
                  Industry Insights
                                                   RIA Lessons & Leaders             The Fast Track
                  10 | AI Bringing the ‘SexyBack’ to
                  the Back Office                  16 | Here’s How Much RIAs Pay     31 | High Workforce Stress
                                                   Their Employees: Schwab           Is Changing the Rules of
                                                                                     Employee Management
                                                   ETF Advisor                       By Angie Herbers
                                                   36 | Is the SEC Costing Index ETF   The pandemic has ushered in a
                                                   Investors Money?                  new dynamic that uses compassion
                                                                                     and flexibility to work with staff
                                                   Alternative Investments           and — hopefully — bolster morale
                                                                                     and performance.
                                                   39 | What ‘Private For Longer’
                                                   Means for Investors

                                                   Broker-Dealer Beat                Wealth & Risk

                                                   40 | Merrill’s New Training       46 | How to Help Protect
                                                   Program: Less Selling, More       Client Portfolios from Excess
                  Conclusions                      Coaching, Plenty of Skepticism    Liability Claims

                  Portfolio Perspectives           Women in Wealth                   Compliance Coach

                  34 | Get Ready for ‘Sticky’ Inflation,   44 | Less Than a Quarter of CFPs   48 | Are You Keeping an Eye on
                  a Top Investing Consultant Warns  Are Women (Still)                Your Service Providers?


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