Morningstar math shows annuity products are overkill for many affluent RIA clients because Social Security and portfolio planning render them redundant -- a reveal that annuity providers find to be pointy-headed nonsense
The out-of-the-blue report from the Chicago research giant claims that self-insurance does the job for the advised wealthy, especially backed by the federal safety net.
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Morningstar's sale of TAMP's $12-billion book-of-business to AssetMark ends two-year run that fell short on growth; whether RIAs stick or flee will determine fate of deal
Morningstar nets a cash windfall, a better distribution deal, and it reduces conflicts with its clients, but SMArtX is the likely loser, which will no longer administer Morningstar's TAMP assets.
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DPL Financial makes 'happy thing' hire of Rachel Cameron, the Black Diamond alumna who wired as much as 40% of all their net flows
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Jeff Mello is latest to join eMoney's talent exodus but CEO Ed O'Brien says it's healthy renewal at a firm that added several hundred people since Fidelity bought it
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