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- Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH; EQH-PC) is a diversified financial services holding company that, through its principal franchises Equitable and AllianceBernstein, provides retirement solutions, life insurance, investment management, and wealth management services to individual and institutional clients primarily in the United States and globally. Founded in 1859 and headquartered in New York, New York, the company operates across segments including Individual Retirement, which offers variable annuities and related retirement income products; Group Retirement, providing tax-deferred investment and retirement services to educational, municipal, not-for-profit, and small-to-medium business plans; Asset Management, delivering diversified investment management, research, and related services via AllianceBernstein to institutions, retail investors, and private wealth clients worldwide with over $754 billion in assets under management; Protection Solutions, focusing on variable universal life insurance, indexed universal life insurance, and employee benefits for small and medium-sized businesses; Wealth Management, offering discretionary and non-discretionary advisory accounts, financial planning, insurance, and annuities through Equitable Advisors; and Legacy, managing capital-intensive fixed-rate guaranteed minimum benefits business written prior to 2011. Recent developments include a cash tender offer completed in April 2025 to acquire approximately $761 million in AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. units, increasing Equitable Holdings' economic interest in AllianceBernstein L.P. to 68.6%; the October 2025 announcement of an agreement by an affiliate to acquire Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC, with over 110 independent advisors and closure expected in the first quarter of 2026; the September 2025 launch of Structured Capital Strategies Premier, a registered index-linked annuity enhancing upside potential and downside protection with added death benefit options; and the January 2025 introduction of Equitable Retirement Access, a pooled employer plan targeting small and medium-sized businesses.