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Mess with pay, and advisors walk
NEWS OPINION FEB 05, 2025
Mess with pay, and advisors walk

UBS is looking to boost the firm’s bottom line even as some financial advisors search for greener pastures.

Navigating regulatory challenges in subscription services
NEWS OPINION FEB 04, 2025
Navigating regulatory challenges in subscription services

Offering subscription-based services can bring in additional revenue, but advisors must also keep state and federal regulators' compliance expectations in mind.

When higher fees build client trust
NEWS OPINION JAN 31, 2025
When higher fees build client trust

Advisors who compete with below market rates for their services might not be doing themselves any favors.

Beyond the junk label: mastering high-yield bonds to deliver client value
NEWS OPINION JAN 28, 2025
Beyond the junk label: mastering high-yield bonds to deliver client value

From seeing past credit ratings to selecting the right vehicle and educating clients, advisors who strategically use high-yield fixed income can build credibility and confidence.

Net flows are key to value
NEWS OPINION JAN 24, 2025
Net flows are key to value

Wealth firms that can demonstrate growth outside the rising tide of markets can command a premium price.

Retire on your terms: take control with a continuity plan
NEWS OPINION JAN 21, 2025
Retire on your terms: take control with a continuity plan

Going beyond succession, retiring advisors should prioritize building a safety net to protect their practice, staff, and clients against unforeseen circumstances.

How RIA leaders should be navigating regulatory shifts in 2025
NEWS OPINION JAN 16, 2025
How RIA leaders should be navigating regulatory shifts in 2025

Despite hints of a friendlier SEC under the incoming Trump administration, bipartisan issues around money laundering, cybersecurity, and AI should remain central priorities.

Clients’ GWG bond claims may be small but pack a wallop
NEWS OPINION JAN 14, 2025
Clients’ GWG bond claims may be small but pack a wallop

It's been an awful road for investors in GWG bonds.

Bridging the confidence gap: financial literacy vs. investor overconfidence
NEWS OPINION JAN 13, 2025
Bridging the confidence gap: financial literacy vs. investor overconfidence

Even clients with high investment knowledge can make risky portfolio decisions. Advisors can provide a much-needed reality check.

Kick-start the new year with these four financial resolution topics
NEWS OPINION JAN 10, 2025
Kick-start the new year with these four financial resolution topics

With people looking forward to fresh starts and new goals in 2025, it's a prime opportunity for advisors to share their expertise on some popular themes.

What fiduciary advisors can learn from Jimmy Carter
NEWS OPINION JAN 09, 2025
What fiduciary advisors can learn from Jimmy Carter

The experience of the 39th president, beloved long beyond his term in the Oval Office, sets a high standard of trust for advisors to live up to.

Aging advisors face a decision: Retire or keep current
NEWS OPINION JAN 07, 2025
Aging advisors face a decision: Retire or keep current

For those advisors on Easy Street, it’s time to pass the reins to someone who is on top of their game.

Rethinking Charitable Giving
NEWS OPINION DEC 24, 2024
Rethinking Charitable Giving

Here is how advisors can help make more money and experience greater meaning.

How do your clients judge you?
NEWS OPINION DEC 18, 2024
How do your clients judge you?

Think of all the ways your clients interact with you - are you excellent in all these areas?

New year, new ways to track success
NEWS OPINION DEC 18, 2024
New year, new ways to track success

From AUM growth to client retention, acquisition, and NIGO rates, it takes a clear-eyed look at the past year's record for advisors to set smart 2025 goals.

Donor-advised fund: Friend or foe?
NEWS OPINION DEC 16, 2024
Donor-advised fund: Friend or foe?

Giving offers a route to tax deductions and portfolio diversification.

2025 QCD tax planning roadmap
NEWS OPINION DEC 16, 2024
2025 QCD tax planning roadmap

12 QCD tax rules people should know

Getting ready for the future, today
NEWS OPINION DEC 16, 2024
Getting ready for the future, today

This is not a “hallucination”, AI is already here and shaping the ways we work and live

How to win in 2025
NEWS OPINION DEC 16, 2024
How to win in 2025

Three questions to help you tackle the great disruption in the second half of this decade

Does sell and stay really work?
NEWS OPINION DEC 06, 2024
Does sell and stay really work?

There are three essential elements you must bring to the table to increase the chances of a successful post-sale career.