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10 best portfolio management software for advisors
TRANSFORMATION SEP 15, 2025
10 best portfolio management software for advisors

Looking for portfolio management software for advisors? Discover the best tools for your firm in this guide

By Mark Rosanes
RIA moves: MAI Capital Management, &Partners expand national platforms
RIA NEWS SEP 15, 2025
RIA moves: MAI Capital Management, &Partners expand national platforms

The two serial acquirers added new partners on separate sides of the map, including a $570 million Bay Area RIA and a $600 million planning-focused firm in Pennsylvania.

By Leo Almazora
Advisors play pivotal role for plan sponsors seeking clarity, Fidelity survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2025
Advisors play pivotal role for plan sponsors seeking clarity, Fidelity survey finds

The firm's 16th annual survey shows nine-tenths of plan sponsors tap advisors to help improve participant outcomes, though fewer believe workers are on track with their retirement saving.

By Leo Almazora
Zocks, Broadridge take on advisor growth challenge with updates
FINTECH SEP 12, 2025
Zocks, Broadridge take on advisor growth challenge with updates

Zocks' expanded platform streamlines the advice and onboarding process, while Broadridge doubles down on digital marketing.

By Leo Almazora
Get out of the office to grow your practice
OPINION SEP 12, 2025
Get out of the office to grow your practice

There's a lot to be gained from hosting an intimate dinner event with clients – but it will require more than a bit of prep time.

By Kristine McManus
RIA moves: Sanctuary adds ex-army veteran advisor from Morgan Stanley
RIA NEWS SEP 12, 2025
RIA moves: Sanctuary adds ex-army veteran advisor from Morgan Stanley

Parkwoods Wealth Partners also extended its reach in Indiana as a $350 million RIA joins the firm.

By Leo Almazora
Stocks hitting new heights but many advisory clients struggle to catch up
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2025
Stocks hitting new heights but many advisory clients struggle to catch up

Wealth managers discuss what they are doing for clients who say their retirement accounts have not benefitted enough from the bull run.

By Gregg Greenberg
Social Security COLA estimate for 2026 still modest following August inflation
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2025
Social Security COLA estimate for 2026 still modest following August inflation

Seniors' advocacy group says its projected adjustment of 2.7% is "better than nothing," but could still leave retirees short.

By Leo Almazora
SEC decision on dual-share class funds nears, with major implications for advisors
ETFS SEP 12, 2025
SEC decision on dual-share class funds nears, with major implications for advisors

Where the federal regulator comes down on ETF share classes in mutual funds could have significant consequences for brokerage firms and RIAs.

By Leo Almazora
Navigating cross-border wealth planning: insights from Bernstein's Shelly Meerovitch
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2025
Navigating cross-border wealth planning: insights from Bernstein's Shelly Meerovitch

Golden visas, shifting tax regimes, and the new global wealth playbook.

By Steve Randall
Rapid growth seen for interval funds: Cerulli 
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2025
Rapid growth seen for interval funds: Cerulli 

While RIA uptake has been significant, a new Cerulli report asks whether the momentum in interval funds can continue as new entrants go up against ETFs and CITs.

By Leo Almazora
With new executive chair position at FMG, Mark Casady continues to focus on AI and financial advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 11, 2025
With new executive chair position at FMG, Mark Casady continues to focus on AI and financial advisors

It is the second AI-focused business that Casady, the former CEO of LPL, has focused on in less than a year.

By Bruce Kelly
US workers' retirement confidence is sliding from inflation and uncertainty
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2025
US workers' retirement confidence is sliding from inflation and uncertainty

A pair of surveys point to continuing retirement worries across generations, with one poll showing over a third dipping into their savings for more immediate needs.

By Leo Almazora
Will Social Security stick around? Inquiring clients want to know!
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2025
Will Social Security stick around? Inquiring clients want to know!

Social Security faces serious funding obstacles ahead and that's creating headaches for financial advisors.

By Gregg Greenberg
Advisor moves: $1B Ameriprise team joins Wells Fargo's FiNet
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 11, 2025
Advisor moves: $1B Ameriprise team joins Wells Fargo's FiNet

Ameriprise has also added a $130 million advisor from PNC, while a former pro golfer from LPL takes to Cetera's tax-focused community, Avantax.

By Leo Almazora
Investing in AI: Public versus private investments
EXPERT ADVICE SEP 11, 2025
Investing in AI: Public versus private investments

What clients should know about the risks and opportunities

By Thomas Ruggie, ChFC®, CFP®
Bank of America Merrill Lynch joins major firms jostling for the sweet spot to sell alternative investments
WIREHOUSES SEP 11, 2025
Bank of America Merrill Lynch joins major firms jostling for the sweet spot to sell alternative investments

The number of clients using the bank's alternative investment platform has more than doubled in the past five years, according to the company.

By Bruce Kelly
Love and money: The challenges of separating the two when marriage breaks down
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2025
Love and money: The challenges of separating the two when marriage breaks down

Advisor Sylvia Guinan shares what she’s learned from working with couples.

By Steve Randall
Morgan Stanley's deferred compensation fight
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 10, 2025
Morgan Stanley's deferred compensation fight

It's early days in what is shaping up to be a long legal battle between Morgan Stanley and former advisors over who controls valuable deferred compensation money.

By Bruce Kelly
Envestnet, Betterment ink new planning-focused partnerships
FINTECH SEP 10, 2025
Envestnet, Betterment ink new planning-focused partnerships

The wealth tech platforms are expanding their offerings for advisors with new philanthropic and estate planning integrations.

By Leo Almazora