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Why Gen 2 Advisors Are a Flight Risk

Wealth Management

Cohen built the firm up over the years as a Kestra affiliate, eventually selling to Bluespring in 2022. But he was also determined not to have the same thing happen to his staff as had happened to him, so he kept a succession plan in mind from the start, he said. “It One is training programs and peer groups.

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Has ERISA Litigation Been Helpful or Harmful?

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Another plaintiff’s attorney, Carl Engstrom of Engstrom Lee, noted that total 401(k) plan costs have declined 30% from 2009, when 5500 forms became publicly available, until 2022, with the steepest declines among mega plans, which are the most frequent litigation targets.

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$27B Choreo Taps Former Edelman Exec as CEO

Wealth Management

In 2022, Parthenon hired Miles as its chief executive when it bought RSM’s wealth management business and renamed it Choreo. He replaces Larry Miles, who will transition into the executive vice president of strategic partnerships role, a newly created position.

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Savvy Adds $270M RIA Team in Push to Land Larger Teams

Wealth Management

The firm, which was founded by Malhotra in 2021 and added its own RIA in early 2022 , positions itself as offering an AI-driven, tech-forward wealth management platform with a backdrop of independence and freedom from archaic systems and paperwork. New York-based Savvy’s advisor headcount is now 68 people overseeing over $2.2

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Distributions of Stock in a GRAT Don’t Trigger Insider Trader Rules

Wealth Management

Smith, 2022 U.S. April 26, 2022)) has held that exercising the swap power could be considered a purchase under the insider trading rules. Handler is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Practice Group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. David is a co-author of a book on estate planning, Drafting the Estate Plan: Law and Forms.

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Fynancial Wins 'Best in Show' at Wealth Management EDGE Tech Demos

Wealth Management

CREDIT: Joey Corsica & SpotMyPhotos Founded in 2022, Fynancial is already used by some big RIA firms, like Sanctuary Wealth and is integrated with many top technology providers, including eMoney Advisor, Orion and Wealthbox. The audience was impressed by Mili's presentation and their vision of where AI notetaking is headed.

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JPMorgan Asks Court To Stop Ex-Advisor Who Joined Wells Fargo From Soliciting Clients

Wealth Management

According to JPMorgan, Calcote told the client that the advisor reassigned to his account “hasn’t had a book in 15 years and is basically like working with someone who is brand new” (though this advisor was allegedly Calcote’s direct supervisor from 2016 through 2022).