Despite the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic—or possibly because of it—US retirement account balances rose to record levels during the fourth quarter of 2020, as reported by Fidelity Investments. The firm said individual contributions to individual retirement accounts (IRA), as well as 401(k) and 403(b) retirement accounts remained strong during the last three months of the year.
Focus Financial Partners has initiated a trademark infringement action following the departure of three advisors who left the firm’s network to join a competing RIA platform.
When Vaultis Private Wealth CIO Jacob Rieger left UBS to join an independent RIA, an unexpected industry shakeup forced a full platform search from scratch. What followed was months of due diligence across dozens of TAMPs—and a decision that, in hindsight, he wouldn’t trade. Here’s how Vaultis found a partner in CacheTech Advisor Solutions that streamlined operations, deepened investment collaboration, and made running an independent firm easier than the wirehouse ever was.