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Compliance
FINRA Wants to Help You With Reg BI Compliance
As the enforcement date approaches for the sweeping Regulation Best Interest rulemaking package, FINRA is working hand-in-hand with the SEC to ensure effective coordination—and to support advisers working on associated compliance challenges.
February 12, 2020
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Washington Update: Industry Turns Attention to Portman-Cardin Bill
The president’s budget proposal may be short on retirement reforms, but members of Congress are already looking beyond the SECURE Act.
February 11, 2020
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Inheritance Pathways Exist to Replace Stretch IRAs
The SECURE Act is stalled in the U.S. Senate due in part to several lawmakers’ concerns that it does away with so-called “stretch IRAs,” but tax and inheritance experts say other effective tax mitigation strategies are available.
September 20, 2019
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‘Stretch IRAs,’ Multigenerational Inheritance and the SECURE Act
Low and middle-income Americans struggling to save for retirement are depending on the U.S. Senate to pass the SECURE Act, advocates say. At present, one roadblock seems to the law’s treatment of “stretch IRAs.”
August 14, 2019
Deals & People
CAPTRUST Acquires Fountain Financial Associates
The team of 10 employees, including five advisers, joins CAPTRUST’s wealth management practice, adding $654 million in assets under management.
February 11, 2020
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