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Are you hiring or firing? Advisors and the end of the Great Resignation
The June employment report showed fewer new jobs than expected, but what does that mean for staffing advisory firms' back offices?
The latest in financial #AdvisorTech — July 2023
This month's highlights include Pershing X's launch of Wove, Blueleaf's 'aggregation-as-a-service' solution, and Nitrogen's new set of firmwide data analytics capabilities.
AI arrives on Wall Street
Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan seize the initiative, while smaller firms grapple with a lack of standardized data.
Retirement uncertainty and the advisor shortfall
The rational, eat-your-vegetables approach to retirement peace of mind only goes so far. Advisors must become more adept at helping clients to prepare emotionally.
Advisors jumping onto Threads could create compliance headaches
Currently Threads lacks many of the features that are standard on other social media platforms, such as direct messaging and feed curation.
Millennial advisor carves a niche populated by her peers
Emily Stead wants to be the advisor people think of when a younger person is facing a financial challenge.
What advisors need to tell clients traveling abroad this summer
Financial advisors nationwide are taking calls from clients asking about what they should have in place prior to international travel.
Return to office threatens to undermine advances for women
Cracking down on remote work could send stress fractures through women's advancement, pay equity and corporate returns.
New mission for African American advisor trade group
The Association of African American Financial Advisors is a 'sleeping giant trying to awaken,' says chair Christian Nwasike.
How to fire problem clients
Acquiring clients can be costly but having the 'confidence and conviction' to let a bad fit go is vital.
Advisors prep clients for recession everyone anticipates but nobody can see
Consensus estimates are that the US economy will dip into recession later this year or early next year.
Finra dings Hightower with $353,000 penalty over alt sales
Both GPB private placements and the LJM mutual fund were widely sold by brokerage firms prior to 2018.
Despite rising awareness of DEI issues, change is slow to occur
While underrepresented ethnicities make up about 15% of new CFPs each year, the new arrivals barely move each group’s overall presence in the profession.
Strong first half for markets forces advisors to defend pessimistic outlooks
The broad markets are climbing a wall of worry, although that's been overshadowed by the triple-digit returns of tech sector highfliers.
Reveal and respond: What truly matters to prospects and clients
If advisors want to drive more meaningful and engaged relationships with clients, they need to be equipped with tools to reveal and respond to the true needs of prospects and client.
Student loan court ruling is a ‘one-two punch’ for clients
Advisors react to financial challenge posed by Supreme Court's decision, combined with the lifting in October of a freeze on student loan payments
How the end of affirmative action could hurt financial advice
Diversity among financial advisors is currently lacking, and the Supreme Court's ruling is unlikely to help.
Carson Group parts ways with its first chief technology officer
Nimesh Patel was named to the firm's newly created CTO position in February 2022.
Morgan Stanley gets serious about a new CEO
Wealth management boss on shortlist of three to replace outgoing Aussie.
NAPFA OKs membership for advisors with trailing commissions
If advisors receive $2,500 or less in commissions and donate the proceeds to charity, they can join the fee-only organization.
