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Retail Lobby: “We Lied About Organized Theft”

The Big Picture

billion in retail inventory losses in 2021 was not “attributable to organized retail crime.” That line is just another in a long series of falsehoods put forth by the professional b *s at the National Retail Federation. This costs retailers anywhere between $15-20 billion annually in the US. No, “ nearly half ” of $94.5

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 23–24)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: Why the announced acquisition of RIA custodian TradePMR by retail brokerage firm Robinhood could prove to be a boon for RIAs on TradePMR's platform, who could receive a wave of referrals from Robinhood's massive base of next-generation retail clients How Morningstar is cutting the "Medalist Ratings" of thousands of (..)

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Vanguard to Pay $106M Over Retirement Fund Violations

Wealth Management

The SEC claims Vanguard made misleading statements about capital gains distributions and tax consequences to retail investors who held target date funds in retirement accounts.

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Personal finance links: financial stress

Abnormal Returns

(peterlazaroff.com) Christine Benz Ben Carlson talks with Christine Benz, author of "How to Retire: 20 lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement." awealthofcommonsense.com) Steve Chen talks with Christine Benz about her book "How to Retire: 20 Lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement."

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MissionSquare Retirement Hires Product Lead to Bolster Personal Wealth Unit

Wealth Management

million public service worker accounts has hired a former MassMutual executive to lead retail product offerings in a week market tumult has taken its toll on 401(k) plans. The plan provider with 1.3

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DoL’s Retirement Security Rule & PTE 2020-02 Amendment: What Advisers Need to Know Now About Giving Rollover Advice After Sept 23, 2024

Nerd's Eye View

On April 25, 2024, the Department of Labor (DoL) issued the final version of its Retirement Security Rule (the "Final Rule"), which imposes an ERISA fiduciary standard "that applies uniformly to all investments that retirement investors may make with respect to their retirement accounts ".

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Adviser links: spent money

Abnormal Returns

(kitces.com) Advisers Why private equity is going after retail investors: fees, high fees. citywire.com) Seven factors when choosing the best retirement location. institutionalinvestor.com) Why splitting an estate down the middle may not be the most efficient. kitces.com) How to get started in podcasting.

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