Firms that use a third party that actively allocates investments to the point of market timing can see tremendous attrition when their returns are negative and not aligned with the market.
Clients must be reminded to focus on what’s important — staying the course for the long haul, avoiding emotional decisions and maintaining long-term plans through portfolio rebalancing.
People who work with an advisor have significantly higher levels of confidence across a range of areas, and those areas extend beyond the financial realm.
The planning, investing and discipline that financial advisors provide can dramatically affect a family’s choices for generations to come.
For years, investors in mutual funds and ETFs have been investing in products whose actual portfolio holdings can stray dramatically from what's implied by the name of the fund.
The federal regulation governing telephone marketing also covers texting, and now many states have put in place their own versions of the regulation, with different terms and definitions.
Financial advisors labor against an industrywide reputation that’s as poor as that of the legal profession, which means that far too many people who could use our help don't trust us.
Three reasons why passive TDFs aren’t automatically the safer choice for DC plan fiduciaries
Advisors who make the move to independence are forgoing massive recruitment bonuses. How can they justify this leap?
Here are questions financial advisors should consider before making a move.
With the advisor shortfall, firms will have to get more accomplished at leveraging tech.
For many growing RIAs, the way to achieve scalability is to have a robust centralized support system in place,
It could take a while for ESG to become more widely available in 401(k)s, even if the political focus on it dies down.
Advisors spend twice as much time on investment activities than anything else, which means they could be missing out on important opportunities.
Legislation in California that will likely become law goes much farther than an SEC proposal on emissions reporting for public companies.
The deepest impact advisors make is guiding clients through the various seasons of life.
As advisors' knowledge about annuities increases, so does their perception of these products.
The more than a dozen major new rules the agency has proposed or finalized will create significant disruption for investment advisors, with substantial long-term implications.
Scale offers the solutions, capital and expertise entrepreneurial financial advisors need to serve their clients with distinction and build strong businesses.
Support is down among big fund companies, but they haven't really changed their stances, and they're far from leading on sustainability issues.
