Articles published 11/2017
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All-LPL M&A deal yields one $875-million firm in which Black Diamond, Schwab and Vanguard are named factors
The 51-year-old founder of CalBay Investments Inc. and the Hillis Financial Services founder, 73, do a succession-minded combination that keeps assets all in the LPL family
November 29, 2017 – 11:49 PM
An ex-Voya chief, Maliz Beams, exits State Department after three months
Hopes she would gel better with Rex Tillerson than she did with Voya Financial chief Rodney O. Martin Jr. were quickly dashed
November 29, 2017 – 2:20 PM
Pro-DOL rule forces sharpen knives now that DOL rule's 18-month delay is carved in stone
Labor Department loses formerly effective duck-and-weave defense tactic after 'U-turn' toward a more Wall Street golden goose ethos
November 28, 2017 – 10:14 PM
How UBS exited the Broker Protocol and why the aftereffects may surpass those of Morgan Stanley's earlier departure
Using Thanksgiving and the alleged complicity of his firm's attorneys as a smoke screen, CEO Tom Naratil made good on warning to slam the door on his sales force
November 28, 2017 – 2:37 AM
November 27, 2017 – 8:31 PM
The one thing no RIA should forget to thank God for at Thanksgiving
Instead of clients carving you up like a turkey they place an astounding amount of trust in you and your business model
November 22, 2017 – 10:37 PM
How Vanguard lost a $19.4-billion 401(k) account to Fidelity and why it's the exception to the rule -- and isn't
Chevron boots the hyper-fiduciary Malvern, Pa.-based indexing giant in favor of Fidelity after two dismissed lawsuits
November 21, 2017 – 12:53 AM
As health insurance premiums blow gaping holes in financial plans, Bryan Kuderna interviews an expert
Dan Campbell identifies two areas where an employer and/or consumer stands a chance of managing incoming health care missiles
November 20, 2017 – 7:32 PM
Bernie Clark uses Schwab IMPACT 2017 as pulpit to preach Schwab scale as firewall to blaze of dystopian big-data future
With no RIA deliverable to pitch, Charles Schwab & Co. execs presented their go-big, 'no goals' vision for managing accelerating external change
November 17, 2017 – 10:45 PM
Wealthfront calls its smart beta approach 'superior' to Dimensional Fund Advisors largely because DFA works with RIAs
The Redwood City-based robo-advisor's CIO Burton Malkiel says his firm's robo-approach to factor investing convinced him to reverse his stand on passive investing as unbeatable
November 17, 2017 – 2:21 AM
In letter to the editor Emigrant Bank finance chair calls out Mark Hurley for bad faith, improbable claims
Barry Friedberg answers Hurley's theory of the acrimonious dispute case point by point and makes counterclaims
November 15, 2017 – 9:38 PM
After 'thinking changed' Emigrant Bank hires new CEO to either take Mark Hurley's spot at Fiduciary Network or to head new unit that will compete head-on
With Hurley now characterized as expendable, the New York bank makes Karl Heckenberg chief-in-waiting and Harold Evensky expresses 'reservations' about Emigrant Bank power play
