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RIAs adding jobs as employment outlook remains robust
RIA NEWS FEB 17, 2025
RIAs adding jobs as employment outlook remains robust

Financial advisors discuss their hiring plans, as well as the skills they are seeking in job candidates.

By Gregg Greenberg
'Money Mimosas' and other ways to show your Valentine financial love
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 14, 2025
'Money Mimosas' and other ways to show your Valentine financial love

Wealth managers offer unique ideas for couples to grow closer emotionally and financially.

By Gregg Greenberg
Morningstar exits another service for advisors
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.

By Bruce Kelly
Despite high marks on satisfaction, client acquisition a struggle for advisors
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.

By Leo Almazora
Number of CFP professionals reaches fresh worldwide record
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.

By Leo Almazora
Decade of RIA M&A explosion shows no slowdown: Fidelity
RIA NEWS 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.

By Bruce Kelly
Proactivity is key to client satisfaction, and it's lagging
RIA NEWS 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.

By Gregg Greenberg
How pro bono planning creates a practice management edge
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 12, 2025
How pro bono planning creates a practice management edge

Finding purpose, skills enhancement, and attracting new talent are just a few potential benefits for altruistic planners and the firms that support them.

By Leo Almazora
Take heed young lovers! Before popping the question, check with your financial advisor
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 11, 2025
Take heed young lovers! Before popping the question, check with your financial advisor

Valentine's Day is a big day for proposals. Advisors propose getting on the same page financially first.

By Gregg Greenberg
Wealth management industry is facing a looming retirement crisis, report warns
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 11, 2025
Wealth management industry is facing a looming retirement crisis, report warns

Despite technology adding capacity, an advisor shortage is predicted.

By Steve Randall
How SageSpring Wealth Partners' next-gen strategy has fueled its success
RIA NEWS 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.

By Leo Almazora
Financial advisors react to the idea of 'parent money'
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.

By Gregg Greenberg
Altfest's president explains how advisors can use AI to their advantage
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.

By Gregg Greenberg
How putting families first can help advisors retain next-gen clients
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.

By Leo Almazora
Navigating regulatory challenges in subscription services
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
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.

By Leo Almazora
Technology, personalization in focus for advisors amid wealth transfer risks
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.

By Leo Almazora
Silicon Valley special: Wealth managers weigh in on working with tech executives
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.

By Gregg Greenberg
Advisor industry bands together for pass-through deduction parity
RIA NEWS 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.

By Leo Almazora
Advisors explain how to keep intra-family loans from fracturing relationships
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.

By Gregg Greenberg