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Morningstar exits another service for advisors
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 14, 2025
Morningstar exits another service for advisors

It's the second instance in a year that Morningstar is jettisoning a service for financial advisors.

Despite high marks on satisfaction, client acquisition a struggle for advisors
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 14, 2025
Despite high marks on satisfaction, client acquisition a struggle for advisors

With a majority find getting new clients a challenge, report suggests fee transparency as a way to foster trust among the unadvised.

Number of CFP professionals reaches fresh worldwide record
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 14, 2025
Number of CFP professionals reaches fresh worldwide record

The global body overseeing the CFP mark hails milestone year, with the US accounting for most of the 230,000 plus planners now holding the designation.

Decade of RIA M&A explosion shows no slowdown: Fidelity
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS FEB 13, 2025
Decade of RIA M&A explosion shows no slowdown: Fidelity

There's been an emergence of buyers, backed with PE dollars, making repeated acquisitions.

Proactivity is key to client satisfaction, and it's lagging
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS FEB 13, 2025
Proactivity is key to client satisfaction, and it's lagging

Getting ahead of events is critical, say advisors, and the difference between keeping or losing clients.

How SageSpring Wealth Partners' next-gen strategy has fueled its success
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS FEB 10, 2025
How SageSpring Wealth Partners' next-gen strategy has fueled its success

President Jeff Dobyns unpacks the strategic power of mentorship, what makes an "ideal team player," and how the firm's 89 percent success rate has paid off for veteran advisors.

Financial advisors react to the idea of 'parent money'
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 10, 2025
Financial advisors react to the idea of 'parent money'

A new article about baby boomers supporting their adult children has wealth managers buzzing.

Altfest's president explains how advisors can use AI to their advantage
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES FEB 05, 2025
Altfest's president explains how advisors can use AI to their advantage

Using AI for tax and estate planning will enable advisors to spend more time with clients, Andrew Altfest says.

How putting families first can help advisors retain next-gen clients
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 05, 2025
How putting families first can help advisors retain next-gen clients

With $46 trillion set to land in millennial heirs' hands, high-net-worth advisors must keep education and purpose in mind as they navigate multigenerational relationships.

Navigating regulatory challenges in subscription services
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION FEB 04, 2025
Navigating regulatory challenges in subscription services

Offering subscription-based services can bring in additional revenue, but advisors must also keep state and federal regulators' compliance expectations in mind.

Why over a fourth of advisors are holding off on model portfolios
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 04, 2025
Why over a fourth of advisors are holding off on model portfolios

Morningstar research reveals what's holding some advisors back, and which providers are leading the way in responding.

Technology, personalization in focus for advisors amid wealth transfer risks
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH FEB 04, 2025
Technology, personalization in focus for advisors amid wealth transfer risks

Orion surveys reveal how advisors' tech investments could be a make-or-break factor for retaining millennial clients.

Silicon Valley special: Wealth managers weigh in on working with tech executives
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES FEB 04, 2025
Silicon Valley special: Wealth managers weigh in on working with tech executives

Financial advisors often have to deal with tech execs and their concentrated portfolios. Here's what they say about their experiences.

Advisor industry bands together for pass-through deduction parity
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 31, 2025
Advisor industry bands together for pass-through deduction parity

FSI, IAA, CFP Board, and other voices have coalesced to help even the playing field on taxes for independent financial professionals.

Advisors explain how to keep intra-family loans from fracturing relationships
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 30, 2025
Advisors explain how to keep intra-family loans from fracturing relationships

A new study shows how intra-family loans can be dicey, but financial advisors often get dragged in anyway.

Why advisors may be falling short of clients' planning expectations
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 29, 2025
Why advisors may be falling short of clients' planning expectations

Cerulli research reveals over half of households value a written financial plan, but just 25 percent of advisor practices meet the standard for comprehensive planning.

RIAs name their top technologies as Wall Street watches earnings, AI battle
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 27, 2025
RIAs name their top technologies as Wall Street watches earnings, AI battle

Wall Street analysts are focusing on earnings and AI this week. But RIAs never stop assessing new technologies.

Poll reveals trust trumps performance in investor-advisor relationships
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2025
Poll reveals trust trumps performance in investor-advisor relationships

Survey of 1,000 US investors shows how financial goals, accurate communications, and other elements can make – or break – connections.

How the California wildfires have sparked charitable conversations
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 22, 2025
How the California wildfires have sparked charitable conversations

With clients willing and eager to help, advisors are offering guidance on giving strategies and how to make the most meaningful impact.

LPL doubles down on advisor growth with digital platform boost
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JAN 21, 2025
LPL doubles down on advisor growth with digital platform boost

The broker-dealer giant aims to help advisors engage both their clients and prospects further with its latest enhancements.