Why Rollovers Are the Bridge Between Retirement and Wealth Advice

One of the most significant structural shifts happening in the wealth industry today is the convergence of retirement planning and wealth management. For decades, these two domains operated independently. Retirement advisors focused on workplace plans, while wealth advisors focused on personal portfolios and long-term financial planning. But as retirement assets grow and client expectations evolve, [...] Read More

The Convergence Era Is Already Here – But Most Firms Are Only Partway There

For decades, wealth management and retirement planning evolved along parallel tracks. Retirement plan advisors focused on plan design, fiduciary oversight, and participant education. Wealth advisors focused on portfolio construction, financial planning, and long-term client relationships. Today, that separation is dissolving. The industry is entering what many are calling the Convergence Era — a structural shift [...] Read More

Rollovers – Increasing Advisor Participation

The Rollover Landscape Rollovers represent the single largest organic growth opportunity in the wealth industry now and for decades to come.  Demographic trends, investors' desire to consolidate assets and wealth firms' growing appetite to pursue rollovers are driving this opportunity, estimated to represent $1T in asset movement in 2025.1 However, digging into this data highlights [...] Read More

The Battle For Rollovers Intensifies As Wealth And Retirement Converge

By Tracey Longo | This article first appeared in the Financial Advisor magazine   The race to capture rollover assets is accelerating as trillions of dollars move from workplace retirement plans into managed accounts, but the lure of these assets is sometimes offset by the accompanying pitfalls of regulatory compliance. While rollovers have always been [...] Read More

Bridging Wealth & Retirement – Webinar Takeaway

The convergence of wealth management and retirement planning is reshaping advisor growth. With $1T+ in annual rollover activity, $3.1T in retirement assets held with previous employers, and an average IRA rollover of $220K, rollovers represent one of the largest organic growth opportunities in financial services. This isn’t incremental. It’s structural asset movement. Why It Matters Demographic [...] Read More

What the CFR Conversation Has Made Clear: Execution Is Now the Test

The conversation around the Client Focus Reforms has moved decisively beyond interpretation. It is abundantly clear that there is little uncertainty about regulatory intent; instead, there is a growing recognition that the real challenge lies in execution — how firms operationalize the requirements in a way that is consistent, defensible, and sustainable over time. Experts [...] Read More

Product Pulse: Meet The New Peer Compare

A Smarter Way to Deliver Best-Interest Recommendations Peer Compare has entered its next chapter — marking a major evolution in how advisors deliver best-interest product recommendations at scale. This latest release is designed to help firms strengthen trust, improve consistency, and streamline oversight, all while giving advisors a faster, more intuitive way to engage investors. […]

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InvestorCOM Integrates Manifest to Remove the Biggest Bottleneck in Rollovers: The Transfer

New Partnership with Manifest fuels industry-first, compliant rollover experience for advisors.  InvestorCOM is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Manifest, the industry leader in Rollover fund transfers. This partnership supports wealth firms as the compliance-first bridge between wealth management and retirement planning. Manifest’s technology is integrated into InvestorCOM’s Rollover platform, simplifying and accelerating the movement of funds from 401(k)s to […]

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FINRA’s Annuity Fines: The Reg BI Signal Firms Can’t Ignore

For the first time, FINRA put Annuities squarely in the regulatory spotlight. “Many of the recent FINRA enforcement actions involving sales-practice and supervisory failures have centered on variable annuities and exchange recommendations—a reflection of the increased scrutiny outlined in FINRA’s 2025 Oversight Report.” FINRA  In its 2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report, FINRA elevated annuities to a standalone focus area, sending [...] Read More

The Great Convergence: Bridging Wealth & Retirement

On-Demand Webinar The convergence of wealth management and retirement planning is reshaping the financial services industry. As retirement plan advisors (RPAs) expand into wealth, and wealth managers target retirement assets, rollovers have emerged as the key battleground, representing a trillion dollars annually in addressable assets.  This seismic shift brings both opportunity and regulatory scrutiny. Growth focused firms are equipping their advisors to deliver holistic advice while [...] Read More