After more than three decades in practice, Ron Davidson, who broke down barriers as one of the first Black independent financial advisors, found his successor with the help of LPL’s diversity and inclusion initiative. He retires on April 1.
Michael Barry Carter pleaded guilty last July to fraud for making unauthorized fund transfers out of client accounts.
Over the next five years, JPMorgan will partner with various historically black colleges and universities to offer students resources and information about careers in wealth management.
The Morgan Stanley–recommended law firm that represented the transitioning advisors told them their nonsolicit agreements with Schwab were unenforceable, according to their lawsuit against the lawyers.
The Financial Planning Association launched a new knowledge circle to focus on issues unique to the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
The SEC claims Ronald Frank Stevenson and Jason P. Wootten unlawfully sold securities in EquiAlt, which has been accused of operating a $170 million Ponzi scheme.
Cynthia Hewitt shares her story of struggling as one of the only female advisors in the industry in the 1970s, and what prompted her to return after two years in retirement.