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Do you need a Series 66 license?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) NOV 17, 2025
Do you need a Series 66 license?

Find Series 66 license guidelines, requirements, and FAQs to help you meet industry credentials

By Mark Rosanes
Are fast-growing RIAs fumbling on next-gen career clarity?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) NOV 17, 2025
Are fast-growing RIAs fumbling on next-gen career clarity?

Advisors speak out on how rapid growth in the RIA industry could be costing next-gen professionals, and ways for firms to nurture their younger talent.

By Leo Almazora
How to make an RIA compliance checklist work for you
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) OCT 28, 2025
How to make an RIA compliance checklist work for you

Having an RIA compliance checklist isn’t just about completing audit requirements; it’s about meeting your fiduciary duty. Find out more in this article, which includes a free checklist every RIA should have

By Jhoanna Hines
What is the Series 7 exam, and do you need it?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) OCT 28, 2025
What is the Series 7 exam, and do you need it?

Get key Series 7 exam guidelines, requirements, and FAQs to help investment professionals succeed

By Mark Rosanes
An investment adviser's guide to the Series 65 exam
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) OCT 14, 2025
An investment adviser's guide to the Series 65 exam

Find out what the Series 65 licensing exam is and why it's important. Get tips and strategies to how to pass the test

By Mark Rosanes
How advisors can turn first meetings into lasting clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) AUG 14, 2025
How advisors can turn first meetings into lasting clients

Financial advisors are using behavioral science, emotional connection, and even AI to build trust during early meetings with prospective clients. "When it comes to trust, people love to hear their own words repeated back," RFG Advisory's chief behavioral officer Brendan Frazier told InvestmentNews.

By Andrew Cohen
Still haven't tried AI? Financial advisors offer tips for getting started
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) AUG 08, 2025
Still haven't tried AI? Financial advisors offer tips for getting started

Wealth managers weigh in on the best ways to access AI tools to increase office productivity.

By Gregg Greenberg
Is 'Green Acres' the place to be for RIAs seeking to expand?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) AUG 04, 2025
Is 'Green Acres' the place to be for RIAs seeking to expand?

More financial advisors are seeking to expand outside America's financial hubs as technology improves and populations shift.

By Gregg Greenberg
Advisors getting to work now that Trump's OBBBA is finally on the books
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 29, 2025
Advisors getting to work now that Trump's OBBBA is finally on the books

Trump's Big Beautiful Act includes a number of estate planning and tax deductions wealth managers are now sorting through for clients.

By Gregg Greenberg
RIA giant Wealth Enhancement pushes back against fee compression
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 25, 2025
RIA giant Wealth Enhancement pushes back against fee compression

The $117 billion mega-RIA Wealth Enhancement says advisors who emphasize tax and trust planning can command higher fees. "We're actually seeing slight fee expansion within our organization," Wealth Enhancement's Dean Smith told InvestmentNews.

By Andrew Cohen
Veteran women advisors offer career advice to up-and-comers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 22, 2025
Veteran women advisors offer career advice to up-and-comers

The coming Great Wealth Transfer offers a huge opportunity for the next generation of female advisors. Here's how they can maximize it.

By Gregg Greenberg
Why independent RIAs need the courage to rebrand - and how to do it right
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 22, 2025
Why independent RIAs need the courage to rebrand - and how to do it right

A brand that no longer represents who you are - or worse - holds you back from attracting talent or growing your client base, isn't serving your future. And while it takes courage to rebrand, it's also one of the most strategic investments a firm can make.

By Jennifer Geoghegan
Advisors play career counselor as more employees return to the office
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 18, 2025
Advisors play career counselor as more employees return to the office

As more workers are pushed to return to their offices, wealth managers are increasingly being asked to value the benefits of remote work.

By Gregg Greenberg
Ex-CBIZ CIO Anna Rathbun bets on alts in solo RIA launch with music twist
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 15, 2025
Ex-CBIZ CIO Anna Rathbun bets on alts in solo RIA launch with music twist

Former CBIZ chief investment officer Anna Rathbun wants her new Cleveland-based Grenadilla Advisory to treat clients with the same "compassion and connectivity" she shares with audience members as a singer of classical music.

By Andrew Cohen
Ric Edelman predicts ETFs will disappear by 2030 as tokenized stocks take over
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 14, 2025
Ric Edelman predicts ETFs will disappear by 2030 as tokenized stocks take over

"By the end of the decade, tokenization will be the dominant investment platform in the industry, far eclipsing ETFs," Lifetime Achievement Award winner Ric Edelman tells InvestmentNews. "ETFs as we know them today really won't exist in five years."

By Andrew Cohen
Temporary or permanent? Advisors break down Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 10, 2025
Temporary or permanent? Advisors break down Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill

Wealth managers are being forced to unpack President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill to clients. Here are some of the things they are saying.

By Gregg Greenberg
Advisors forced to figure out fixed income allocations with Fed on sidelines
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 09, 2025
Advisors forced to figure out fixed income allocations with Fed on sidelines

Wealth managers weigh in on their bond strategies as Fed Chairman Powell appears to be holding on rate cuts this summer.

By Gregg Greenberg
How financial advisors get the most out of marketing and PR spend
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 07, 2025
How financial advisors get the most out of marketing and PR spend

Financial PR experts offer wealth managers tips on getting the most bang for their marketing or PR bucks.

By Gregg Greenberg
'Independence Series': Leave the wirehouse mindset behind when going solo
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 06, 2025
'Independence Series': Leave the wirehouse mindset behind when going solo

Financial advisor Scott Hampton shares the lessons he and partner Jason Cohen learned after leaving a wirehouse behind and going solo in the final installment of InvestmentNews' new 'Independence Stories' series.

By Gregg Greenberg
How $3 billion RIA Bogart Wealth serves oil industry clients during Middle East conflict
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) JUL 06, 2025
How $3 billion RIA Bogart Wealth serves oil industry clients during Middle East conflict

"For a lot of our clients, if your income is affected potentially by the rises and falls with oil prices, we want to consider diversifying your portfolio away from your career risk," Bogart Wealth advisor Patrick Marcinko tells IN.

By Andrew Cohen