Nov 1, 2016
Buyer scoops up BrightScope using Genstar capital
The once-brash Alfred brothers sought out Strategic Insight as the DOL rule comes thundering toward their 401(k) herd
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Page 2 of 4Oct 31, 2016
Buyer scoops up BrightScope using Genstar's bucks
The once-brash Alfred brothers sought out Strategic Insight as DOL rule came thundering toward their 401(k) herd
Oct 4, 2016
Two years after the $199 million FolioDynamix sale, Aaron Schumm jumps back in the B2B RIA game but not to compete -- yet
Staked to $4.5M of F-Prime and FinTech Collective cash, Vestwell will stay in 401(k) for now but roll its business model over soon enough to IRAs
Apr 28, 2016
AdvisorHub slams Barron's for its advisor list - correlating higher rankings with higher complaint rates
Jed Horowitz cites an unholy alliance between the Dow Jones publication and the many advisors and firms who make the list -- with criteria based largely on asset accumulation
Mar 21, 2016
Robo-deal catapults Goldman Sachs into defined contribution business that's as downmarket as it gets
The Wall Street giant buys Honest Dollar, which makes SEP IRAs easy for 1099-receiving workers
Mar 15, 2016
Investopedia's grand scheme for RIAs to act as its answer army and why leads and referrals may be beside the point
So far 100 advisors have signed onto Match.com's sister-site for the opportunity to dispense free advice to investors who probably won't become clients
Jan 27, 2016
Betterment adds 50 firms to its new 401(k) plan -- and IBM and Marcia Wagner connections
Smaller companies with Betterment-ish-sounding names like Earnest Operations and Boxed are the early guinea pigs but big dogs are on the robo's 401(k) board of directors
Nov 3, 2015
RIAs stay the course in holding Schwab to its promise of an RIA-in-charge 401(k) plan with a promising result
Only when RIAs proved they'd only take 'yes' for an answer on open architecture and themselves installed as fiduciaries did their San Francisco-based custodian yield with just a minor Morningstar contingency
Oct 16, 2015
Dimensional Fund Advisors to launch 13 target date funds but can its RIA 'cult' deliver success?
The Austin, Texas-based fund giant sees a 401(k) opening the size of its home state if Vanguard, T.Rowe and Fido are any indication
Sep 11, 2015
Betterment jumps headlong into the 401(k) business spurred by a conviction that even Vanguard Group is unfriendly to investors in this arena
The New York robo-advisor is going full stack, competing with Fidelity Investments on everything from recordkeeping to financial advice
Aug 12, 2015
What I learned about our industry’s toughness, endurance and character across four peaks, 28 miles and 7,500 vertical feet in Aspen
Bears, lightning, not to mention the 'Frigid Air Pass' and the 'Soul Crusher,' challenged the RIA adventurers on their fourth, and most grueling, trek
May 26, 2015
What exactly to make of the big robo-advice deal that, according to Reuters, Financial Engines and Wells Fargo are nearing
The pieces -- 401(k) pricing, DOL, Supreme Court and massive scale -- are all in place to make the Silicon Valley-San Francisco deal make sense, analysts say
Apr 28, 2015
After a six-month pause, Voya fills the Maliz Beams void with a 401(k) ace whose advancement stalled
Charlie Nelson was passed over twice at Great-West but has now landed a giant opportunity
Nov 7, 2014
HighTower adds two battle-hardened T. Rowe generals to the 401(k) field
The Chicago-based roll-up is angling for retirement rollover dollars but observers question how determined it is to become a serious player in the lurcrative sector
Oct 28, 2014
'Paradigm shift' in 401(k) flows opens the DOL door for annuities in 401(k) plans and RIAs are split
In the wake of DOL and Treasury rulings, some fiduciaries, certainly not all, seem willing to give the oft-reviled instruments a chance