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Target-date funds: Low fee doesn't equal low risk
OPINION OCT 04, 2023
Target-date funds: Low fee doesn't equal low risk

Three reasons why passive TDFs aren’t automatically the safer choice for DC plan fiduciaries

By Emily Cao
Independent alpha: Making the breakaway math add up
OPINION OCT 04, 2023
Independent alpha: Making the breakaway math add up

Advisors who make the move to independence are forgoing massive recruitment bonuses. How can they justify this leap?

By Louis Diamond
Go big or go boutique?
OPINION OCT 03, 2023
Go big or go boutique?

Here are questions financial advisors should consider before making a move.

By Tarah Williams
Mastering technology to serve more clients
OPINION SEP 27, 2023
Mastering technology to serve more clients

With the advisor shortfall, firms will have to get more accomplished at leveraging tech.

By Scott Hanson
Balancing centralization and autonomy in a growing RIA  
OPINION SEP 26, 2023
Balancing centralization and autonomy in a growing RIA  

For many growing RIAs, the way to achieve scalability is to have a robust centralized support system in place,

By Robert Patton
The DOL's ESG rule survived in court. Does it matter?
OPINION SEP 25, 2023
The DOL's ESG rule survived in court. Does it matter?

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.

By Emile Hallez
The money value of spending time with clients
OPINION SEP 25, 2023
The money value of spending time with clients

Advisors spend twice as much time on investment activities than anything else, which means they could be missing out on important opportunities.

By Kristine McManus
Love it or hate it, climate reporting may be inevitable
OPINION SEP 13, 2023
Love it or hate it, climate reporting may be inevitable

Legislation in California that will likely become law goes much farther than an SEC proposal on emissions reporting for public companies.

By Emile Hallez
The role advisors play in their clients' lives
OPINION SEP 12, 2023
The role advisors play in their clients' lives

The deepest impact advisors make is guiding clients through the various seasons of life.

By Scott Hanson
Does low knowledge of annuities help explain low adoption among advisors?
OPINION SEP 12, 2023
Does low knowledge of annuities help explain low adoption among advisors?

As advisors' knowledge about annuities increases, so does their perception of these products.

By David Blanchett
Implications of the SEC rulemaking agenda
OPINION SEP 06, 2023
Implications of the SEC rulemaking agenda

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.

By Karen Barr
Wealth management firms need scale to help advisors thrive
OPINION SEP 06, 2023
Wealth management firms need scale to help advisors thrive

Scale offers the solutions, capital and expertise entrepreneurial financial advisors need to serve their clients with distinction and build strong businesses.

By Greg Cornick
What proxy votes show about how dead ESG is
OPINION AUG 31, 2023
What proxy votes show about how dead ESG is

Support is down among big fund companies, but they haven't really changed their stances, and they're far from leading on sustainability issues.

By Emile Hallez
ESG rules shouldn't make it harder for advisors to do business
OPINION AUG 30, 2023
ESG rules shouldn't make it harder for advisors to do business

Politicians and regulators shouldn't be unduly favoring or burdening particular investment vehicles.

By Dale Brown
Think twice: The cost of being out of the market
OPINION AUG 30, 2023
Think twice: The cost of being out of the market

Some investors mistakenly believe they can achieve superior results by trying to time the market, but this approach inevitably leads to missed opportunities.

By Arun Bharath
Thriving in your professional zone
OPINION AUG 22, 2023
Thriving in your professional zone

Over time, the increased demands of running a wealth management shop eat into the time advisors once had to work to their strengths and to devote to clients.

By Scott Hanson
It's time to revamp your digital marketing
OPINION AUG 22, 2023
It's time to revamp your digital marketing

How can fund managers and wealth managers expand investor acquisition through digital marketing when they no longer have access to data from cookies?

By Andrew Corn
It's time to start looking at private real estate again
OPINION AUG 16, 2023
It's time to start looking at private real estate again

While the current market appears uncertain and complex, the intricacies of real estate investing do not necessarily spell trouble.

By Steven Brod
Can shareholders save the horseshoe crab?
OPINION AUG 16, 2023
Can shareholders save the horseshoe crab?

Efforts to stop the decline in horseshoe crabs show how investors can work with corporations on sustainability issues.

By Adam Kanzer
Why I stepped aside as CEO of Allworth
OPINION AUG 09, 2023
Why I stepped aside as CEO of Allworth

I’m not retiring nor am I leaving – I’m moving into a position that more closely aligns with my skill sets and passions.

By Scott Hanson