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Cetera to Acquire Assets Related to Voya Financial Advisors Independent Financial Planning Channel Underscoring Focus on Growth, Cetera To Have Over $300B in Assets Serving More than 3.1M Retail Customers, Accounts Cetera Advances Mission to Empower More Financial Professionals to Deliver an Advice-Centric Experience® to Investors News provided by Share this article Share this article LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cetera announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreem...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On February 1, 2021, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) released its “Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities.”  The Report combines two of FINRA’s long-standing reports:  (a) the retrospective Report of Examination Findings from the prior year; with (b) its forward-looking Examination Priorities Letter. The new format is more user-friendly for supervision and compliance profession...

Caring Cetera Raises $240,000 to date with Launch of Diversity in Financial Planning Scholarship News provided by Share this article Share this article LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Caring Cetera, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded and led by financial professionals affiliated with Cetera, has launched a Diversity in Financial Planning Scholarship and raised $240,000 for the program in 2020. Cetera matched all donations made after the scholarship launched and initial fundraising bega...

Cetera Acquires Financial Services Firm BAR Financial LLC Ownership Model Chosen as BARs Succession Strategy for Continued Growth News provided by Share this article LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cetera ® has acquired BAR Financial, a financial services firm comprising nearly 300 independent financial professionals, 25 employees, and nearly $4 billion AUM on Ceteras My Advice Architect ® advisory platform. Through this transaction, the details of which were not disclosed, BAR ha...

Alpha Vee Solutions Launches Research Partnership with Summit Capital Solutions News provided by Share this article Share this article BOSTON, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Vee Solutions and Summit Capital Solutions has reached agreement to use the Alpha Vee Solutions research technology platform supporting Summits fast growth.  Summit provides investment professionals direct access to leading tradeable investment strategies from asset managers and index providers.  This new investabl...

What Is cost basis? © ipopba/ iStock Stock dividends It’s common for people to avoid thinking about taxes until filing season is upon them. Unfortunately, this can lead to missed opportunities to reduce tax payments. Planning ahead and understanding tax rules is useful for investors to optimize their finances year-round. Related:  Cost Basis Defined Cost basis, also referred to as tax basis, is the value of an asset that is used for tax purposes when calculating gains or losses after a sa...

By Tori Guttierez, Cetera Investors There has been a lot of angst over the faltering economy in general, but the “COVID generation” — young adults just hitting the job market or those looking forward to achieving key financial milestones — have been particularly hard-hit by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These young workers are facing a tight job market while paying down student debt just as housing prices skyrocket. While it may seem like a less than opportune time to th...

Price-to-earnings ratio explained © small smiles/ iStock Gain-loss balanced on a scale When a shopper goes looking for a new appliance, perhaps a coffee maker, they may ask themselves questions like: “Is this worth the price?” and “What type of lifetime value will I get out of the purchase?” These are great questions to ask about any purchase, stocks included. And inquiries into a stock’s price and value are cornerstones of stock market research. Investors may frame the questions l...

What Is cost basis? © ipopba/ iStock Stock dividends It’s common for people to avoid thinking about taxes until filing season is upon them. Unfortunately, this can lead to missed opportunities to reduce tax payments. Planning ahead and understanding tax rules is useful for investors to optimize their finances year-round. Related:  Cost Basis Defined Cost basis, also referred to as tax basis, is the value of an asset that is used for tax purposes when calculating gains or losses after a sa...

Retirement Leader with $154 Million in Assets Joins Cetera via Wilde Wealth Management News provided by Share this article LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cetera has announced the affiliation of financial professional, Mike Self, who has joined Scottsdale, AZ-based Wilde Wealth Management (Wilde Wealth). Self has nearly 30 years experience in financial services and currently supports $154 million in assets under management. He was previously affiliated with First Financial Equity ...