Diverse Americans are returning to financial advisors for retirement planning

A reported dip in engagement with financial advisors by diverse Americans in 2022 appears to be reversing. Last year Allianz Life reported that just 24% of Black investors and 35% of Hispanic investors had a professional financial advisor, dropping from 38% and 44% respectively in 2021. However, new stats for 2023...

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Former Cetera advisor rejoins team

Anne Crabbe, has rejoined Cetera Wealth Partners from Park Avenue Securities, it was announced Thursday. Crabbe joins Cetera with over 16 years of experience, helping families manage and plan their finances, achieve goals for retirement and investments. She also managed more than $102 million in assets under administration as of...

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Private markets essential to investing success says BlackRock

BlackRock Inc.’s Edwin Conway says big money clients are snapping up private investments for their portfolios.  Institutional clients are allocating anywhere from 20% to 50% of their portfolios to private markets, the global head of equity private markets told Bloomberg Television Thursday. Interest on the wealth side is “still in...

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State regulators still oppose Finra remote supervision pilot program

State securities regulators continue to resist Finra’s efforts to allow brokerages to conduct online supervision of branch offices. The state regulators’ organization, the North American Securities Administrators Association, has been a consistent opponent of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s proposal to establish a voluntary three-year pilot program for remote inspections. The...

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