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Accelerate inclusion by adopting agile strategies
OPINION JUN 22, 2022
Accelerate inclusion by adopting agile strategies

Methods honed by the tech and manufacturing industries are surprisingly relevant and effective for workplace culture

By Ana Trujillo Limon
How firms can win the next generation of talent
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 21, 2022
How firms can win the next generation of talent

Wealth management firms vying for next-gen talent must rethink long-held expectations about how, where and why people go to work, according to speakers at InvestmentNews' 40 Under 40 gathering.

By Ryan W. Neal
Succession plan services gain traction as a tool for recruiting, making acquisitions
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 21, 2022
Succession plan services gain traction as a tool for recruiting, making acquisitions

With more than $10 trillion seen in motion over the next decade as advisers retire, Cerulli expects acquiring firms to make succession planning a bigger piece of the offering.

By Jeff Benjamin
A bear market is not the time to hibernate
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 20, 2022
A bear market is not the time to hibernate

In the turmoil and economic uncertainty surrounding a bear market, guidance from a trusted financial adviser is more valuable than ever.

By InvestmentNews
Wirehouses ditched recruiting years ago, but hit records in 2021. What changed?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 20, 2022
Wirehouses ditched recruiting years ago, but hit records in 2021. What changed?

Ten years ago, hiring financial advisers at wirehouses had a hammer and tongs feel. Today, hiring and hanging on to advisers are much more nuanced endeavors.

By Bruce Kelly
Almost mainstream, LGBTQ couples still need specialized planning
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2022
Almost mainstream, LGBTQ couples still need specialized planning

Advisers who serve gay and lesbian couples attract a rainbow of potential clients.

By Joanne Cleaver
New diversity tools arriving just in time to win the war for talent
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2022
New diversity tools arriving just in time to win the war for talent

Amid the healthy growth in jobs, more resources are becoming available to help employers recruit women and minorities.

By Joanne Cleaver
Fintech startups tighten belts, bracing for extended bear market
FINTECH JUN 16, 2022
Fintech startups tighten belts, bracing for extended bear market

Tifin laid off 10% of its workforce this month in response to the market environment, and it isn't alone.

By Ryan W. Neal
New LPL program gives advisers more tools to attract, serve the rich
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 16, 2022
New LPL program gives advisers more tools to attract, serve the rich

The Private Client Service Network will help select LPL advisers assist their clients with such tasks as the sale of small or midsize businesses; hedging concentrated stock positions; and specialty lending.

By Jeff Benjamin
Three wealth management podcasts win awards at second annual competition
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 15, 2022
Three wealth management podcasts win awards at second annual competition

Retirement, diversity and financial literacy emerge as popular podcasting themes at this year's Advisor Podcast Awards.

By Jeff Benjamin
How to prepare your clients for 401(k) statement shock
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2022
How to prepare your clients for 401(k) statement shock

With 401(k) savers likely to be getting some unpleasant news in their next statement, their financial advisers might want to reach out in advance.

By Gregg Greenberg
Another former head of Wells Fargo Advisors leaves the bank
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 15, 2022
Another former head of Wells Fargo Advisors leaves the bank

David Kowach is the second senior Wells Fargo executive with deep ties to wealth management to retire in the past two months.

By Bruce Kelly
Anticipating more pain ahead, advisers stress long-term perspective
EQUITIES JUN 15, 2022
Anticipating more pain ahead, advisers stress long-term perspective

While the stock market has officially entered a bear market, so far it doesn't feel like March 2009, when the market declined 30%, or October 1987, when it lost 20% in one day.

By Jeff Benjamin
Carson Group adds $200 million firm
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 15, 2022
Carson Group adds $200 million firm

Diamond Wealth Advisors, which is based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has joined Carson Partners.

By InvestmentNews
One size does not fit all: Finding the right ESG investments for wealthy clients
OPINION JUN 15, 2022
One size does not fit all: Finding the right ESG investments for wealthy clients

The key is to ask the right questions to develop a custom strategy aligned with the client’s goals rather than making assumptions.

By David Mann
Wells Fargo to focus on indie B-D business. For real
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 14, 2022
Wells Fargo to focus on indie B-D business. For real

Wells Fargo's IBD, FiNet, hasn't been 'a growth priority' for the wirehouse. Now it is. How has the strategy changed?

By Bruce Kelly
As markets slide, more advisers are sending clients to I bonds
EQUITIES JUN 13, 2022
As markets slide, more advisers are sending clients to I bonds

Investing in the Treasury-backed inflation hedge comes with a few challenges, but the 9.62% yield is seen as worth the effort.

By Jeff Benjamin
When it comes to fees, how advisers charge is as important to clients as how much
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 13, 2022
When it comes to fees, how advisers charge is as important to clients as how much

Deducting fees from client portfolios can introduce the punishing long-term consequences of reverse compounding.

By Jeff Benjamin
Schwab provides four-year grant to encourage planner diversity
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 10, 2022
Schwab provides four-year grant to encourage planner diversity

The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning will use the money to support scholarships for CFP certification candidates.

By InvestmentNews
Asset-based advisory fees stuck between inflation and a hard place
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 10, 2022
Asset-based advisory fees stuck between inflation and a hard place

Spiking inflation adds a new twist to the concept of linking advisers' revenues to their clients' portfolios.

By Jeff Benjamin