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RB An Amazon intern in 2020, Nevis CEO Mark Swan is the unlikely dream weaver for Focus Financial and other big RIA rollups with 'nightmare' integration issues -- with help from Schwab, Fidelity, OpenAI and AnthropicIN SpaceX’s AI segment now drives more than half its revenue. Here’s what advisors should watch nextFP Why AI might recommend your competitor instead of youFP Why clients are choosing phased retirement — and what advisors should know4K SPARK Forum Offering Scholarships for Retirement Plan AdvisorsFP What Schwab's new ETF platform fees mean for clients, advisorsWM RIA Platform Leaders Ask ‘What’s the Advantage in Having Your Own Form ADV?’IN Fake e-vite phishing scams put high-net-worth clients at riskRB Rick Wurster says Schwab is tackling its forced rationing of long/short SMAs with proprietary 'offering' to stretch balance sheet, but it may be more about a fee upside, a long/short manager saysIN Fintech bytes: 55ip, Vise, Syntax push tax-smart tools for RIAs

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

The Morning Edition

MARKETS IN 5
Stocks rally broadens as megacap tech lags
STOCKS
Dow and small caps lead as Nasdaq stalls
RATES
Treasury yields ease as housing data weakens
ECONOMY
Housing activity weakens across September reports
EARNINGS
GM falls despite earnings beat and buyback
GLOBAL
Nikkei closes higher while stock futures point up
Miles Ashford, Markets Correspondent · Read it in five minutes
FROM THE NEWSROOM
Elevation Point takes minority stake in ex-UBS Truing Capital team
Elevation Point, a Minneapolis-based RIA investor, has taken a minority stake in Truing Capital Advisors, a Las Vegas practice formerly affiliated with UBS.
Vivian Cole, Deals Correspondent
Betterment extends after-tax Roth strategy to self-employed 401(k) clients
Betterment has introduced mega backdoor Roth capability for its solo 401(k) offering, open to direct customers and advisors using Betterment Advisor Solutions, according to its release.
Nora Kessler, Practice & Technology Correspondent
ICG next moves $2.3 billion practice from LPL to Osaic
Wall Township firm ICG next, with about 21 advisors and $2.3 billion in client assets, has joined Osaic from LPL Financial, according to a firm announcement.
Grant Whitmore, Moves Correspondent
THE WIRE
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FORGIVABLE LOANS
Negotiating a forgivable loan: the terms that actually move
Forgiveness cadence, carve-outs, production thresholds and jurisdiction, in the order to ask for them.
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HEAT INDEX · 24 HOURS
1. LPL Financial 4 stories
2. Beacon Pointe 3 stories
3. UBS 2 stories
4. J.P. Morgan 2 stories
5. Osaic 2 stories

Past editions

  1. Elevation Point takes minority stake in ex-UBS Truing Capital team
  2. XYPN launches search for successor to president Vince Hockett
  3. Janney won last week in advisor recruiting
  4. Advisor moves, week of Oct 5–11, 2026: 16 moves, $1.1B Praxis team to LPL
  5. T. Rowe Price adds more than 50 client-facing roles in advisor push
  6. &Partners recruits two UBS regional leaders to head its wealth businesses