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Discipline, digital banking, and CDs help a new generation turn saving into growth
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2025
Discipline, digital banking, and CDs help a new generation turn saving into growth

Survey shows Gen Z leading the way with strong saving behaviors.

By Steve Randall
Hot IPOs are back! Financial advisors discuss how to deal with client demand
EQUITIES AUG 20, 2025
Hot IPOs are back! Financial advisors discuss how to deal with client demand

This summer has seen IPOs popping like its 1999 and that means wealth managers are getting requests from clients for new issues.

By Gregg Greenberg
Park Avenue Securities' Marianne Caswell: 'It's a relationship business'
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2025
Park Avenue Securities' Marianne Caswell: 'It's a relationship business'

Caswell breaks down what it means to be a successful advisor and a trailblazer for women in the industry.

By Andy Burt
RIA M&A activity hits record pace in H1 2025: Fidelity
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2025
RIA M&A activity hits record pace in H1 2025: Fidelity

The race to 100 transactions ended a month early this year, with April standing out as the most active month on record for RIA dealmaking.

By Leo Almazora
Wealth managers weigh in on the brewing controversy over BLS data
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2025
Wealth managers weigh in on the brewing controversy over BLS data

Financial advisors explain how they deal with weekly and monthly economic figures coming out of Washington.

By Gregg Greenberg
Your custody model still isn't perfect, but what can you do about it?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2025
Your custody model still isn't perfect, but what can you do about it?

New report highlights increasing complexity of custodian choices.

By Steve Randall
How do Americans find and hire financial advisors? New research breaks it down
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2025
How do Americans find and hire financial advisors? New research breaks it down

Data analysis from advisor review platform Wealthtender reveals affluent investors' appetite for advisors, what factors matter for would-be clients, and which new modes of engagement are on the rise.

By Leo Almazora
CFP Board hails record July exam turnout with 3,214 test-takers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 15, 2025
CFP Board hails record July exam turnout with 3,214 test-takers

The historic summer sitting saw a roughly two-thirds pass rate, with most CFP hopefuls falling in the under-40 age group.

By Leo Almazora
Will the good times continue for gold? Advisors weigh in on the yellow metal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2025
Will the good times continue for gold? Advisors weigh in on the yellow metal

Wealth managers offer their opinions on gold in the wake of the yellow metal's record run.

By Gregg Greenberg
Orion's Naomi Win breaks down behavioral finance's 'far-reaching impact' for financial advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2025
Orion's Naomi Win breaks down behavioral finance's 'far-reaching impact' for financial advisors

"A wealth management professional who infuses their work with behavioral finance is a professional that is investing in their work and their client in ways that, yes, lend to better returns and financial behaviors, but can also ease the anxiety of living," Win said.

By Andy Burt
Your clients are likely to be concerned about supporting their kids through college
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2025
Your clients are likely to be concerned about supporting their kids through college

Cost of college is forcing parents, students to rethink education choices.

By Steve Randall
Intention.ly, AssetLink announce new AI to boost advisors' organic growth
FINTECH AUG 14, 2025
Intention.ly, AssetLink announce new AI to boost advisors' organic growth

AI suite and patent for AI-driven financial matchmaking arrive amid growing importance of marketing and tech among advisory firms.

By Leo Almazora
How advisors overcome the private equity problem during divorce proceedings
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2025
How advisors overcome the private equity problem during divorce proceedings

Splitting private equity holdings can be tricky during a divorce settlement. Here's how wealth managers deal with it.

By Gregg Greenberg
How advisors can turn first meetings into lasting clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) AUG 14, 2025
How advisors can turn first meetings into lasting clients

Financial advisors are using behavioral science, emotional connection, and even AI to build trust during early meetings with prospective clients. "When it comes to trust, people love to hear their own words repeated back," RFG Advisory's chief behavioral officer Brendan Frazier told InvestmentNews.

By Andrew Cohen
High-net-worth women over 60 are a rich potential client base, if you understand them
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2025
High-net-worth women over 60 are a rich potential client base, if you understand them

LPL's head of HNW planning says too many advisors are making a common mistake.

By Steve Randall
'This came out of the blue': Why firms are pushing back against New Jersey's proposed independent contractor rule
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 13, 2025
'This came out of the blue': Why firms are pushing back against New Jersey's proposed independent contractor rule

Cetera's policy advocacy leader explains how gig worker protection proposal might hurt independent financial advisors, and why it's "a complete outlier" in the current legal landscape.

By Leo Almazora
Welcome to the dog days of summer! Forget about that advisor-client golf game!
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 13, 2025
Welcome to the dog days of summer! Forget about that advisor-client golf game!

Not too long ago, wealth managers would spend much of their summers entertaining clients outside the office. COVID and Zoom changed all that.

By Gregg Greenberg
Why one US state could face a mass exodus of financial advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 13, 2025
Why one US state could face a mass exodus of financial advisors

Changing how advisors run their businesses may have devastating impact for investors.

By Steve Randall
Lemonade stand to leadership: Cameron Rogers on redefining wealth management
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 13, 2025
Lemonade stand to leadership: Cameron Rogers on redefining wealth management

Angeles Wealth Management partner talks career ladders, money, advocacy.

By Steve Randall
What if you could…make more time for your clients?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 13, 2025
What if you could…make more time for your clients?

How to boost efficiency to build stronger relationships