David Woodcock Appointed SEC Enforcement Division Chief

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s next Enforcement Division Director will be David Woodcock, a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and former SEC Regional Officer Director. Woodcock will take…

SEC Enforcement Actions Drop 22% in FY 2025

Enforcement actions at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped by nearly 22% between fiscal years 2024 and 2025, which the agency explained as a necessary “course correction” from the…

People Moves: Compound Hires Wealth Head; Perigon Names HR Chief

$5B Compound Planning Hires New Wealth Head, 3 Other Senior Roles Compound Planning, a New York-based self-styled digital family office that recently hit $5 billion in client assets, has made…

401(k) Real Talk Episode 187: April 8, 2026

Welcome to this week’s edition of 401(k) Real Talk, where Fred Barstein, contributing editor for Wealth Management’s RPA channel, reviews all of last week’s industry news and selects the five…

P90X Redefined Home Fitness, Yet Gyms and Trainers Still Exist

In 2005, P90X exploded onto the scene with its now-iconic late-night infomercials, showing how everyday people could achieve ripped abs and total body transformation in just 90 days, all without…

IRS Can Reach California Property in Nevada Trust Case

  David A. Handler is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Practice Group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.  David is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate…

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Reshapes Wealth Planning

Signed on July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act permanently embedded a $15 million per-person federal estate and gift tax exemption, indexed for inflation, a genuine win that…

Evertern Wealth Launches With $2.4B in Assets

A pair of UBS advisors overseeing about $2.4 billion in client assets have created Evertern Wealth, a Naples, Fla.-based firm backed by Dynasty Financial Partners. The firm is led by…

10 Investment Must Reads for This Week (April 7, 2026)

ETF inflows hit nearly $500 billion in the first quarter, even amid market upheaval. Ramifications from the rise in redemption requests continue to ripple through the wealth market. These are…

Hightower Signature to Acquire $3.2B Lexington Wealth Management

Hightower Advisors, the Chicago-based registered investment advisor with $352 billion in client assets, has agreed to acquire Lexington Wealth Management, which will join Hightower Signature Wealth, the branded W-2 channel…

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