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What’s the Game Plan for Advising Young Sports Stars?

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As rookies and student athletes earn big paychecks, advisors are acting as a second coach to keep them financially grounded.

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RIA Boom Redraws Wealth Management Map

Assets at independent advisory firms grew at an annualized rate of 11% over the past five years, while wirehouse assets increased just 8.5%, according to recent data.

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Wall Street Reports a Mixed Earnings Bag in Q4

The country’s biggest banks released quarterly reports this week, while their stock prices slumped.

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Banking

Freed from Asset Cap, Wells Fargo Ramps up Lending

Loans in Wells Fargo’s corporate and investment banking business climbed 14% in the three months through December.

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Cryptocurrency

Burned Bitcoin Investors Enter New Year with Less Swagger

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Bitcoin, the No. 1 crypto by market cap, hasn’t recovered from a flash crash, chopping more than $1 trillion from the broader sector’s value.

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Finance

Unchained Wells Fargo Heads into 2026 With Fresh Momentum

For the first time since 2018, the Wells Fargo stagecoach is rolling into a new year without the burden of a Federal Reserve asset cap.

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Banking

Investor Summit Gives Bank of America a Chance to Soothe Angsty Investors

Compared its peers, BofA has lagged in expanding into less traditional activities such as wealth management, credit cards and loan growth.

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Economics

Thawing Housing Market Not Yet Liquid Enough to Jump-Start Sales

Rejuvenating frozen US housing sales will require a strong job market and mortgage rates low enough to pique sellers’ interest in new homes.

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Wealth and Asset Units for BlackRock, Goldman and More Shine in Q3

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Pretty much all of Wall Street reported another quarter of stellar earnings this week.

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Finance

New York Accuses Bank-Backed Zelle of $1 Billion Security Bungle

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Zelle was launched in 2017 as an alternative to peer-to-peer payment platforms like PayPal and its subsidiary Venmo.

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