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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Will a new designation join a long list of financial advisor titles?

Wealth managers proudly display a long list of designations and degrees after their signatures  – CFP, MBA, CPA, CFA, etc. – and deservedly so, considering the effort involved in achieving those titles. Katherine Krantz, CEO of the Center for the Macro Specialist Designation, says it’s high time, and of high...

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Tom Berthel steps down as CEO of Berthel Fisher B-Ds, remains at holding company

Broker-dealer industry veteran Tom Berthel is stepping away as CEO from the management of the day-to-day operations of the broker-dealers and registered investment advisor with 360 financial advisors who work with $9.8 billion in client assets. The most prominent of those firms is the independent broker-dealer Berthel Fisher &...

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