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The Wealth Advisor is today’s most relied-on source of news and education for planners and advisors. We scan the news so you don’t have to, sending you what you don’t want to miss…but don’t always have time to find yourself without poring through dozens of publications. The Wealth Advisor sends you a handy once-a-week list of the most important news, hand-picked by our staff for its importance to investment advisors and their practices.

The 2026 First Quarter Earnings For AllianceBernstein Highlight A Firm In Transition

AllianceBernstein (NYSE: AB) delivered improved first-quarter 2026 earnings in a challenging and volatile market backdrop, underscoring both the resilience of its diversified platform and the growing importance of its strategic initiatives. For RIAs and wealth advisors, the quarter highlighted a firm in transition—balancing persistent outflow pressures in core active equities with accelerating momentum across insurance, private markets, SMAs, and active ETFs.

Ultra Wealthy Families Top Estate Planning Worries

The enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in 2025 marked a pivotal moment for estate planning, permanently increasing the federal estate and gift tax exemption and introducing a new level of legislative stability. For wealth advisors and RIAs, this shift creates a more predictable framework for long-term planning, while simultaneously opening expanded opportunities to structure and preserve multigenerational wealth.

Glamorous LA Heiress Linked To Iranian Royalty At Center Of Toxic $200M Divorce Battle

(NewYorkPost) - A Beverly Hills socialite and a UCLA doctor are locked in a vicious $200 million divorce war — with bitter texts, hidden cash claims and clothes hurled from a mansion balcony.

When Setareh “Star” Bral allegedly served Dr. Ryan Aronin divorce papers at the school drop off on May 3, 2024, it set off a bitter court fight over the whether or not she has access to the a multi-million-dollar family trust.