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As InvestmentNews opens its annual benchmarking survey for this year, we will be looking to the data for clues on inflation’s impact on wages and how it has translated to advisory practices.

When I first arrived at InvestmentNews a little over three years ago, I did what anyone taking in the landscape of a new industry might: Start with the headlines.

Back in late 2019, one of the more persistent headlines in wealth management was fee compression — the idea that, with a bevy of maj

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