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Integrated Partners’ Rob Sandrew on Market Corrections and ‘New Blood’

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The chief growth officer is at the forefront of preparing RIAs to grow their businesses and train advisors for the future.

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Merrill Lynch’s Latest Game Plan to Court the World’s Rich

A new division will connect the firms’ wealthiest clients with other products and services on the Bank of America platform.

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Inside Wells Fargo’s Bet on Independent Advisors

The wirehouse’s independent channel has become the fastest growing segment of its wealth management unit and helped retain advisors.

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Artificial Intelligence

The Less You Know, the Better: Tech Moves Toward Data Minimization

‘At the end of the day, wherever that data is, it has to be protected’

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Consumer

Amazon, Starbucks Both Hit with Holiday Strikes

Though small compared to each company’s total workforces, work stoppages have set uncomfortable precedents for management.

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Markets

Stock Buybacks are the Ultimate Gift for Companies in Record Year

This month marks the end of what Goldman Sachs estimates will be a record year for stock buybacks, with a volume of roughly $930 billion.

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