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Fundraising
fromFast Company
14 hours ago

Here are the 5 most impactful financial freebies every investor should claim

Tax code offers several legal provisions that allow wealth increase and income generation without IRS taxation.
Law
fromAbove the Law
12 hours ago

Retiring Partners Should Relinquish Prized Offices - Above the Law

Retiring partners often give up prime offices to accommodate rising lawyers, despite potential disputes over office locations and sizes.
Business
fromwww.businessinsider.com
19 hours ago

How Wall Street tries to keep junior hours in check, from weekly guidelines to 'pencils down' periods

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon predicts a future of 3.5-day work weeks, yet junior bankers currently endure grueling hours exceeding 40 weekly.
Cryptocurrency
fromBitcoin Magazine
1 day ago

Wall Street Firms And Crypto Companies To Review Market Structure Proposals

Crypto and banking representatives are reviewing a revised stablecoin yield proposal to resolve regulatory issues surrounding yield-bearing products.
Retirement
fromEntrepreneur
1 day ago

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein Shares the Smartest Way to Use Your First $5,000 in Savings

Lloyd Blankfein advises young workers to prioritize life insurance, buy a used car for fun, and then invest in stocks.
France news
fromwww.thelocal.com
1 day ago

Citigroup orders home-working as US banks in Paris and Frankfurt tighten security

Citigroup has instructed employees in Paris and Frankfurt to work from home due to heightened security concerns following a thwarted attack on a US bank.
#insider-trading
fromFortune
1 day ago
US Elections

Prediction markets have sparked a golden age of insider trading-but the party may be coming to an end | Fortune

fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago
Growth hacking

He Ruined His Career for $46,000 - Then Became an FBI Informant for the Biggest Insider Trading Sting in History

US Elections
fromFortune
1 day ago

Prediction markets have sparked a golden age of insider trading-but the party may be coming to an end | Fortune

Insider trading in prediction markets has surged, raising concerns about unethical betting practices and lack of regulatory oversight.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump's Wars

Anonymous bets on Polymarket predicting a U.S. strike on Iran, placed hours before the attack, generated over $1.2 million in profits, raising concerns about insider trading and the need for prediction market regulation.
Growth hacking
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

He Ruined His Career for $46,000 - Then Became an FBI Informant for the Biggest Insider Trading Sting in History

Ambiguous performance pressure and unclear ethical boundaries enable ordinary ambitious professionals to cross into illegal activity like insider trading, with severe lifelong consequences.
#401k
Intellectual property law
fromAxios
3 days ago

Private equity's next step into 401(k)s

The final rule emphasizes a rules-based framework for 401(k) investments without endorsing specific asset classes like private equity or crypto.
Law
from24/7 Wall St.
6 days ago

What Corporate Lawyers Know About 401(k)s That Most Investors Don't

Understanding your 401(k) fee disclosure is crucial for managing retirement assets effectively.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

Why Doctors Are Moving Money Out of Their 401(k)s and Into This Instead

RMDs from a traditional 401(k) can lead to high effective tax rates for high-income earners, especially physicians.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
6 days ago

What Your Employer Doesn't Tell You About Your 401(k) Match

Employer 401(k) matching contributions are often subject to vesting schedules that can result in significant forfeiture if employees leave before a certain period.
World news
fromReadWrite
3 days ago

Experts say geopolitical trades test limits of insider trading laws

Unusual trading patterns before Trump's Iran announcement raise questions about market integrity and the adequacy of current regulations.
SF real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 days ago

C2 Financial's Urwin on reverse mortgage broker-lender evolution

New lender agreements are enhancing broker protections, but the reverse mortgage market must attract new borrowers beyond refinances.
Careers
fromFortune
5 days ago

Wall Street CEO tells interns to 'act immediately like this is 100% your full-time career'-it's one of 20 top tips Rich Handler has for Gen Z | Fortune

Gen Z job seekers at Jefferies should adopt a full-time career mindset during internships to optimize their experience.
Law
fromwww.amny.com
13 hours ago

New York-based Esquire Bank expands legal portfolio into the Midwest with Signature Bank acquisition | amNewYork

Esquire Bank acquires Signature Bank for $348.4 million, expanding its portfolio and resources in the Midwest litigation market.
#retirement-planning
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

A $2 Million 401(k) in Retirement Can Still Cost You Six Figures Without These Moves

Timing of retirement significantly impacts portfolio outcomes due to sequence of returns risk.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

How Top Executives Structure Their 401(k) to Pay Zero Taxes in Retirement

Managing diverse retirement assets is crucial to avoid tax collisions and achieve zero taxes in specific years.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

A $2 Million 401(k) in Retirement Can Still Cost You Six Figures Without These Moves

Timing of retirement significantly impacts portfolio outcomes due to sequence of returns risk.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

How a Business Owner With $1.2 Million in a 401(k) Legally Avoids RMDs

Business owners can eliminate required minimum distributions from 401(k) accounts through strategic Roth conversions before age 73.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Here Are Thursday's Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls

The stock market put together another rally on Wednesday, with hopes for an end to the war in Iran and some solid economic data pushing stocks higher.
Business
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

How mentorship, not recruiting alone, builds strong loan officers

Mentorship puts an experienced professional beside another while real loans are happening, so learning happens in real time. Not in theory. Not in a webinar.
Real estate
from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

The 401(k) Move Executives Make Every December to Shield Their Bonus From Taxes

Most employer 401(k) plans allow mid-year changes to the deferral election percentage. Before the bonus pay period, raise the deferral rate high enough to funnel as much of the bonus as possible into the 401(k), up to the annual limit.
Retirement
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

JPMorgan launches superstar panel offering financial advice to young athletes | amNewYork

The Council, chaired by Wade, aims to provide young players with financial advice to help them navigate their short careers. The initiative stems from the unpredictable nature of a professional sports career, with the majority of professional athletes announcing their retirement before they turn 35 and less than 2% of NCAA athletes turning professional.
Fundraising
Marketing
fromSmartasset
3 weeks ago

Which Marketing Tactics Work Best for Financial Advisors?

Client referrals and networking are the most effective marketing strategies for financial advisors, with 88% using referrals and 62% relying on centers of influence.
Law
fromCalifornia Post
1 week ago

Bank of America to pay $72.5 million to settle Epstein lawsuit

Bank of America is settling a lawsuit for $72.5 million over allegations of complicity in Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operations.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 weeks ago

Thornbridge Investment Management extends appointed representative service to UK investment firms - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Appointed Representatives can outsource their compliance and regulatory obligations to the in‑house team at Thornbridge, allowing them to remain focused on their core operations and key business activities. Alongside the assurance that all regulatory expectations are being met, the advantages to clients include support and guidance from a highly experienced team, access to reliable, trusted partners, and faster and more financially efficient routes to market.
London startup
NYC real estate
fromCurbed
3 weeks ago

How Much Can a Broker Really Lie to Me?

Brokers in New York City rental markets can legally mislead tenants about lease status, though such practices are ethically questionable and exploit the competitive housing market.
#morgan-stanley
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Record Earnings Could Not Stop MS Shares From Falling 6%

Morgan Stanley's revenue reached $70.6 billion in 2025, but investor sentiment plummeted due to redemption restrictions in its private income fund.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Record Earnings Could Not Stop MS Shares From Falling 6%

Morgan Stanley's revenue reached $70.6 billion in 2025, but investor sentiment plummeted due to redemption restrictions in its private income fund.
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 days ago

Proposal would ease path for riskier 401(k) investments

U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer stated that the proposed rule aims to fulfill President Trump's promise for a new golden age by fostering a retirement system that allows more Americans to retire with dignity.
Retirement
Remote teams
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
3 weeks ago

Family office talent retention and operating model resilience - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Family offices face significant talent retention and succession planning challenges, with over 90% reporting recruitment difficulties and nearly 50% struggling with retention, threatening operational continuity.
Business intelligence
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

Bonds or Dividend Stocks? Do Both With These Investing Options

Dividend stocks and high-yield bonds offer reliable income opportunities in current market conditions, with Enbridge and Treasury bonds presenting strong value propositions.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

Your clients are about to inherit real estate. Are you ready for that conversation?

Many American homebuyers face significant complications years after closing when inheriting properties due to inadequate estate planning and outdated documentation.
UK news
fromCity AM
4 weeks ago

Banks push for tech giants to share scam ad costs

Social media platforms profit from scam advertisements but contribute nothing to fraud reimbursement costs borne by banks and payment firms.
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Why Financial Advisors Tell High Earners Over $400K to Stop Maxing Their 401(k)

High earners may benefit from strategies that reduce taxable income in retirement rather than traditional tax-deferment methods.
Marketing
fromFinancial Planning
4 weeks ago

Referrals still rule as advisors pour time into their brands

Client referrals drive 62% of new business for financial advisors, while most spend 1-4 hours weekly on branding to support relationship-based growth.
fromUntapped New York
1 month ago

The Trailblazing Women of Wall Street

From the 1800s through the 20th century, women have continually broken barriers in finance. On a recent episode of Inside the ICE House, Trailblazing Women Who Transformed Finance and Created a New Wall Street, author and Untapped New York Founder Michelle Young discusses the female firsts that helped transform the culture, practices, and leadership of global finance.
Women in technology
Business intelligence
from24/7 Wall St.
4 weeks ago

Is Your Advisor "Closet Indexing"? The 2-Minute Audit to See If You're Paying Active Fees for Passive Results

Many actively managed funds engage in closet indexing, charging active management fees while holding portfolios nearly identical to their benchmarks, resulting in underperformance due to higher costs.
Careers
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Wall Street vs. Main Street: Defending the independent brokerage model

Leaders must acknowledge industry challenges while maintaining perseverance and optimism to drive growth and better serve clients and constituents.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Follow the Wealth Management Advice of High Net Worth People

Founders excel at building wealth but often neglect legacy planning, requiring different skills including patience, governance, education and communication to sustain and transfer wealth effectively across generations.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

On Wall Street, even the losers are winners in the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery

The battle for WBD played out amid a pivotal backdrop for Wall Street: a period investment banks hope will mark a full-throated M&A rebound, in which just landing a role on a deal of this size is as useful for one's street cred as actually winning it. Even advisers on the losing side will walk away with hefty fees, boardroom credibility, and proof they belong on the biggest mandates of the coming year.
Media industry
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 weeks ago

5 Referral Partners Every Loan Officer Needs to Build a Resilient Pipeline

Loan officers must cultivate diverse referral partnerships across multiple partner types to build stable, sustainable pipelines that withstand market cycles and unpredictable homebuying demand.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
4 weeks ago

The 200-Basis-point gap: Why many lenders are leaving money on the table

A persistent 200 basis point performance gap between top and bottom tier lenders reflects structural industry inefficiency, not cyclical conditions, with top lenders earning 139 basis points while bottom lenders lose 70 basis points.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Money managers are hungrier than ever for obscure data to give them an edge

Hedge funds and other money managers spent $2.8 billion on alternative data in 2025, according to a new report from consultancy Neudata, a 17% jump from the year before. It's more than double what asset managers spent on alternative data in 2021, which includes a wide range of non-traditional information sources. The report projects that the total spend on alternative datasets could jump to more than $23 billion in the consultancy's bull case in 2030 and just under $8 billion in the bear case.
Data science
fromReadWrite
1 month ago

Kalshi insider trading enforcement sparks criticism

The Commission has full authority to police illegal trading practices occurring on any DCM, including those described above related to prediction markets. Kalshi used its own announcement to underscore that we ban insider trading and said it had launched about 200 investigations over the past year. More than a dozen of those inquiries led to formal enforcement actions.
Cryptocurrency
Business
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks ago

Everything you want to know about the drama in private credit but were too afraid to ask

Private credit, a $3 trillion market where investors loan directly to businesses, faces scrutiny after major firms experienced significant redemptions and fund freezes, raising concerns about potential bubble risks.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

9 Strategies to Build Mortgage Referral Clients & Your Pipeline

Strong mortgage pipelines develop through intentional, trust-based referral partnerships that prioritize relationship-driven introductions over transactional leads, requiring deliberate actions that create genuine value for partners.
fromBitcoin Magazine
1 month ago

Morgan Stanley: We Want To Have Bitcoin Trading And Custody

This is a natural progression. We can't just primarily rent the technology to do this. People expect Morgan Stanley - they trust our brand - to be no fail.
Cryptocurrency
#family-office
US politics
fromAxios
1 month ago

Integrity faces a critical moment of peril

Incentives across markets, media, sports, and politics increasingly reward ethical boundary-pushing and gaming systems, eroding trust and encouraging manufactured realities.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Deutsche Bank faces pressure over Epstein ties

Deutsche Bank faces reputational and legal fallout for handling Jeffrey Epstein's accounts, prompting stock declines, resignations, apologies, and renewed ethics and compliance scrutiny.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Do you really know what 'agent' means? If not, you're putting your company at risk

The term 'AI agent' has been stretched to include many different systems, creating confusion that distorts public debate and hinders enterprise adoption and strategy.
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Top Goldman Attorney 'Joked' About Human Trafficking With Jeffrey Epstein - Above the Law

Ruemmler said of their connection, "I was a defense attorney when I dealt with Jeffrey Epstein. I got to know him as a lawyer and that was the foundation of my relationship with him. I had no knowledge of any ongoing criminal conduct on his part, and I did not know him as the monster he has been revealed to be."
US news
Miscellaneous
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

How to Invest in Global Stocks: The Complete Wealth Fronts Review for Beginners

Begin global stock investing by building structured knowledge of market mechanics, time zones, order types, and risk rather than acting quickly.
#disability-discrimination
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Shopping for a Financial Advisor? Ask these 7 Questions

Choosing a financial advisor is one of the most important money-related decisions you can make, yet many people approach it casually or skip the vetting process altogether. With countless professionals offering financial advice, titles that sound impressive, and complex fee structures, it's easy to lose transparency in the process. In reality, the quality of guidance you receive can vary dramatically depending on who you hire and how they're compensated.
Careers
#goldman-sachs
Marketing
fromSmartasset
2 months ago

SEO Strategies and Tips for Financial Services

SEO tailored for financial advisors increases online visibility, attracts investor prospects, improves lead generation, and delivers ROI through keywords, linking, backend optimization, and user experience.
Marketing
fromwww.marketingdive.com
1 month ago

Edward Jones' brand chief on marketing wealth management via sports, ads

Edward Jones expanded brand reach via a Big 12 sponsorship and Milo Ventimiglia ads while prioritizing financial-accessibility and multigenerational audiences under CMO Hema Widhani.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

How are buyer broker agreements reshaping trust in real estate?

Buyer broker agreements exposed trust gaps by requiring early exclusivity and unclear compensation, prompting buyer hesitation and frustration.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Trust is earned, not granted: The foundation of every successful mortgage relationship

Trust must be earned through relationships; loan officers build it by listening, acting with integrity, honesty, empathy, transparency, education, ethics, respect, and consistent follow-up.
Business
fromTearsheet
1 month ago

Why some major banks are bringing embedded finance in-house - Tearsheet

Capital One is consolidating product, distribution, software, and balance-sheet capabilities through acquisitions to control the embedded finance stack.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

How brokerages operationalize culture for agent growth

Brokerage culture is an operational system that uses structured, repeatable processes to create consistency, accountability, and trust, enabling agents to scale and elevate service.
Business
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

How this job went from the Wall Street equivalent of a used car dealer to the hottest gig for 2026

Secondary-market advisory and continuation-vehicle deals have become a major growth area as investment banks expand teams to capture rising private-equity liquidity demand.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

Best practices for real estate buyer-broker agreements take shape

Brokerages implemented rapid, standardized training, tech-integrated disclosures, and layered audits nationwide to ensure compliance with buyer representation and compensation practice changes.
Business
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

How to Choose an Advisor for Complex Entrepreneurial Wealth

Select a fiduciary financial advisor experienced in entrepreneurial wealth complexity who advises on cash-flow, entity structure, exit planning, taxes, and business integration—not just investments.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Are you selling the rate or building relationships?

Loan officers succeed by educating borrowers on multiple loan options and aligning choices with borrowers' long-term financial goals, not by simply selling today's rate.
Business
fromForbes
2 months ago

Is Overseas Banking A Good Idea? Here Are The Pros And Cons

Overseas banking provides digital, transparent means of diversifying assets and hedging against domestic economic instability for global entrepreneurs, nomads, and cautious investors.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Quant execs from firms like Cubist and Susquehanna on what it takes to succeed in systematic trading

Competition for top quant talent has never been stiffer. With top hedge funds and high-frequency trading firms in expansion mode - and increasingly encroaching on the same turf - the mathematicians, physicists, data scientists, and engineers who power them are in high demand. The emergence of AI labs, which can outbid even the top-tier finance firms with war chests of tens of billions in capital, has only ratcheted up the competition.
Business
Business
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Wells Fargo is hoping a hiring spree for elite dealmakers will vault its once-forgotten investment bank to the top 5

Wells Fargo is aggressively hiring senior dealmakers to become a top-five M&A advisor, tripling deal volume and advising on major corporate transactions.
Business
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Kalshi built a team to detect insider trading. Can it define it?

Prediction markets face insider-trading risks; Polymarket tolerates private-information trades while Kalshi is instituting surveillance, enforcement, and advisory measures to curb such trading.
Business
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Top lawyer at Goldman Sachs resigns after revelation of Epstein relationship

Kathy Ruemmler resigned as Goldman Sachs' Chief Legal Officer after emails revealed a close personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and receipt of expensive gifts.
Business
fromDataBreaches.Net
2 months ago

JPMorgan Claims Ex-Advisor In Fla. Stole Trade Secrets To Poach Clients For LPL - DataBreaches.Net

JPMorgan seeks a temporary restraining order alleging former advisor Kevin J. Sercia stole confidential client information to solicit clients to join LPL Financial.
Business
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Private credit is Wall Street's hottest trade. Now it's coming for your 401(k)

Private credit has grown into a $3 trillion opaque industry poised for massive retail inflows, raising concerns about transparency, borrower protections, and systemic risk.
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