Equitable to Acquire Stifel Independent Advisors
By John ManganaroThe acquisition includes more than 110 independent advisors managing about $9 billion in client assets.
October 24, 2025
Out of FINRA's Sight, 'Bad Brokers' Keep Working in Financial ServicesThese brokers often pivot to the insurance industry, where they are likely to reoffend, a new paper finds.
October 24, 2025
Are Your Clients Sitting in ‘Junk IRAs'?Retirement accounts with less than $7,000 can be forced out of an employer plan when a worker departs.
October 24, 2025
BD Hit With $65K Fine Over Reg BI, Email, Outside Business ViolationsJ.K. Financial omitted information from Form CRS,, among other failures, according to FINRA.
October 24, 2025
Social Security COLA for 2026 Set at 2.8%On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $56 per month starting in January.
October 23, 2025
Envestnet Names New Chief Technology OfficerBhaskar Peddhapati has been charged with accelerating Envestnet’s technical roadmap and infusing AI into its platform.
October 23, 2025
Life Insurers Back Risk-Based Capital Ratio TransparencyTheir trade group is opposing a proposal to make insurers' financial wellness summary statistics confidential.
October 23, 2025
2 in 3 Investors Say Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds Aren't Enough: SchwabForty-one percent of respondents said cryptocurrency was a good investment.