The approach, which is commonly part of an independent advisor's succession plan, also offers smaller firms the chance to scale quickly and efficiently.
There are many ways for clients to make sound investment decisions with their tax refunds, but it's important to understand their entire financial picture before giving advice.
If advisors want to drive more meaningful and engaged relationships with clients, they need to be equipped with tools to reveal and respond to the true needs of prospects and client.
While our economy is built on individuals building new businesses, that requires access to capital, which will be out of reach for many as a result of higher rates. Home equity could provide a solution.
Capital raises that are open to the public allow for access to new avenues of wealth-building.
Clients can explore savings strategies and financial products with higher risk-free returns and alternative fixed-income investments.
Artificial intelligence stands to positively impact advisory firms' relationships with their clients by fostering more personalized experiences.
Pricing, product governance and legal liabilities are some of the factors to consider when assessing drug companies.
Investors who see risk associated with ESG are in for a surprise.
There's a fair amount of legwork that needs to happen to get firms to the point where automation is possible.
Advisors will likely face more stringent compliance requirements as a result of the SEC's actions and may need to reassess their compliance programs to adequately address the unique risks associated with digital assets.
If you’re a fiduciary, the better you are at subtle persuasion, the better off your clients will be.
Although it lost nearly 16% in 2022, the 60/40 balanced portfolio has managed to deliver normal returns on average over longer time periods.
While some advisors choose to sell their practices and retire, others wish to remain for a specific time and work for the new owners.
Protecting investors from fraudulent, misleading or otherwise problematic electronic communications seems to be of the utmost importance to regulators.
Given the many lawsuits filed against retirement plan sponsors in recent years for breaching their fiduciary duties, here are the steps plan committees should be taking to mitigate risk.
Here's a list of the costs that have become qualified expenses for 529 plans in the past decade.
You’ll have a tough time acquiring new clients, or eventually selling your firm and retiring, if your service model is stuck back in the '90s.
The new generation of nontraded REITs has been designed with monthly or quarterly repurchase limits to align the interests of stockholders with the less liquid nature of the assets.
A successful value exchange requires a demonstration of worth as a matter of consistent policy and procedure to build the trust needed to improve the client’s financial well-being.