THE BIG PICTURE
Buyers now pay more in equity than cash, while Latigo Peak self-funds
InvestmentNews reported that buyers now pay more in equity than cash, a shift that sits awkwardly beside self-funded breakaways and minority-stake investors that share in the firms they back.
Sterling Park, Chief Analyst
MARKETS IN 5
Stocks rise on earnings as oil and Asia slide
STOCKS
S&P 500 gains 0.6% as profit reports lift tech
RATES
Ten-year Treasury yield edges up to 5.13%
EARNINGS
Meta beats on revenue while Netflix slides to two-year low
GLOBAL
Asian markets fall as tanker damage lifts oil
COMMODITIES
Brent climbs above $111 as gold slips
Miles Ashford, Markets Correspondent · Read it in five minutes
FROM THE NEWSROOM
Fired as a financial advisor: what your Form U5 will say, and the clocks that start the day you leave
The firm that let you go writes the termination notice, files it within 30 days and decides the wording. Here is what each part of the form does, what reaches BrokerCheck, and the deadlines that follow.
Grant Whitmore, Moves Correspondent
"Permitted to resign": what the phrase means on an advisor's record, and who actually sees it
It sounds gentler than "discharged," and the public never sees it. Hiring firms do, and FINRA's rules decide what else has to be disclosed alongside it.
Theo Marsh, Regulation Correspondent
Modera Wealth rolls out Mira AI platform to support its acquisition strategy
Modera says its internal technology team built Mira, an AI platform in use across the firm since July, with OnTrade powering its AI layer.
Grant Whitmore, Moves Correspondent
55ip expands UMA offering to RIAs with J.P. Morgan and BlackRock models
The J.P. Morgan subsidiary is combining managed models, custom models and equity SMAs in one unified managed account for registered investment advisers, with more asset managers expected later in 2026.
Nora Kessler, Practice & Technology Correspondent
THE WIRE
WEALTHMANAGEMENT.COM
FINNY AI Partners with Visionary Square on Prospecting
MOVES · WEALTHMANAGEMENT.COM
Healthspan Wealth Launches Platform for Advisors
DEALS · INVESTMENTNEWS
SpaceX’s AI segment now drives more than half its revenue. Here’s what advisors should watch next
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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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FINANCIAL PLANNING
Why AI might recommend your competitor instead of you
FINANCIAL PLANNING
Why clients are choosing phased retirement — and what advisors should know
401K SPECIALIST
SPARK Forum Offering Scholarships for Retirement Plan Advisors
FINANCIAL PLANNING
What Schwab's new ETF platform fees mean for clients, advisors
HEAT INDEX · 24 HOURS
1. Schwab 3 stories
2. SEC 2 stories
3. BlackRock 2 stories
4. UBS 1 story
5. Stifel 1 story