Biden perpetuates tropes about advisors, but end goal is valiant

President Biden rarely talks about financial advisors directly. By our count, recent presidents have done so on average once a decade. So when financial advice is the sole reason he’s on the podium, we naturally devour every word. Last week, Biden introduced a Department of Labor rule proposal that would require more...

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Alexandra Lebenthal joins Rockefeller

Alexandra Lebenthal, former CEO of Lebenthal & Co., has joined Rockefeller Capital Management as a managing director and senior banker in the firm’s strategic advisory division. At Rockefeller, “I will lead investment banking coverage for financial sponsors and continue my work with women-led and -owned businesses,” Lebenthal said in an...

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Choreo acquires $8.1B wealth management unit of accounting firm BDO

Choreo, a Chicago-based registered investment advisor, is acquiring the wealth management business of accounting firm BDO USA, which oversees roughly $8.1 billion in assets under advisement or management, the firm announced Wednesday. The transaction closed Tuesday, the firm announced; terms were not disclosed. Choreo also announced that it is joining the...

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Creative Planning adds Mesirow’s retirement plan advisory team

Creative Planning said Tuesday that it is acquiring Chicago-based Mesirow’s corporate retirement plan team, which oversees more than 350 retirement plans with roughly $13 billion in assets under advisement and management. The announcement comes just a couple of months after Creative Planning struck a deal to acquire Goldman Sachs’ RIA,...

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