Financial services gets a failing grade for diversity. Plus what the second half looks like, looming layoffs and those controversial forgivable loans

Episode 1

The inaugural episode of the InvestmentNews Podcast doesn't hold back; diving into essential topics for the financial advice industry from diversity to succession planning to potential layoffs and cost cutting to come at large firms that advisers rely on for service and technology.

This episode includes a free-wheeling discussion of four main topics: diversity issues in the financial advice industry; potential big firm layoffs; what’s the market outlook for the second half of 2020 and succession planning.  The final segment, called Open Notebook, explores the risks for advisers taking PPP loans. Please share on Twitter.

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