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As RIAs evolve, C-suite specialization begins to emerge
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUN 07, 2021
As RIAs evolve, C-suite specialization begins to emerge

When RIAs add professional managers beyond the founding group of advisers to add professional managers, they can finally achieve the levels of growth and profitability the advisers envisioned upon launching their firm.

By Matt Sonnen
Ric Edelman stepping down from current role at Edelman Financial Engines
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUN 07, 2021
Ric Edelman stepping down from current role at Edelman Financial Engines

Edelman will stay on as a strategic adviser, a board member and the firm’s largest individual shareholder. Currently, he serves as the firm's chairman of financial education and client experience.

By Emile Hallez
FPA launches second virtual externship program
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 07, 2021
FPA launches second virtual externship program

More than 900 students, career changers and current practitioners are enrolled in the eight-week program.

By InvestmentNews
Olympian Apolo Ohno joins Personal Capital wellness campaign
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 07, 2021
Olympian Apolo Ohno joins Personal Capital wellness campaign

Personal Capital is the latest wealthtech to leverage star power to promote brand awareness via financial wellness marketing campaigns.

By Nicole Casperson
Finra proposes annual regulatory education
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 07, 2021
Finra proposes annual regulatory education

The regulator's proposed rule would also allow brokers to leave the industry and maintain their registration longer if they complete continuing education, a move that could benefit women who step away to have families.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Business and life lessons from a needle in a haystack
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUN 07, 2021
Business and life lessons from a needle in a haystack

Asian American leader shares her insight, such as recognizing that you bring something special and unique.

By Michelle Marquez
The future of advice looks bright
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 07, 2021
The future of advice looks bright

As has been the case since the inception of the 40 Under 40 program, as we judged this year’s nominees, we found ourselves overwhelmed by the quality of candidates.

By George Moriarty
Citi goes on hiring spree for financial advisers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 04, 2021
Citi goes on hiring spree for financial advisers

CEO Jane Fraser cites the bank's push to expand its wealth management offerings around the globe, but says Citi will structure compensation so the bank's shareholders will have more power than the wealth managers.

By Bloomberg
LPL Financial taps SmartAsset for investor prospecting
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUN 03, 2021
LPL Financial taps SmartAsset for investor prospecting

SmartAsset, with a reach of more than 100 million consumers, matches qualified investors who are searching for financial advice.

By Nicole Casperson
Wandering financial advisers must be corralled, but who will break them in?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 02, 2021
Wandering financial advisers must be corralled, but who will break them in?

The industry finally has the data about rogue brokers who take refuge in the land of insurance sales, and the picture is pretty ugly.

By Bruce Kelly
Team managing $221 million joins Woodbury from Raymond James
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUN 02, 2021
Team managing $221 million joins Woodbury from Raymond James

The trio of advisers operates as Compass Wealth Solutions and is based in Portland, Indiana.

By InvestmentNews
Niche financial planning seen as the next frontier
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 02, 2021
Niche financial planning seen as the next frontier

As fee-based advice becomes a commodity, more RIAs are finding opportunities to target specific types of clients. Niche planning is easier for advisers who are just starting out because it doesn’t mean screening out some existing clients.

By Jeff Benjamin
ETF tracking LGBTQ index is launched
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 02, 2021
ETF tracking LGBTQ index is launched

The exchange-traded fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap companies that have a commitment to LGBTQ diversity and inclusion.

By InvestmentNews
Patrick Murphy steps down as CEO of John Hancock Retirement
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 02, 2021
Patrick Murphy steps down as CEO of John Hancock Retirement

Sue Reibel, who joined Hancock’s parent firm in 1994, will be named chief executive of the firm and was most recently the global head of Manulife Investment Management retirement.

By Emile Hallez
Bob Doll joins Crossmark as chief investment officer
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 02, 2021
Bob Doll joins Crossmark as chief investment officer

The veteran market strategist will lead the faith-based firm’s investment team and will be responsible for growing its investment offerings, specifically focusing on several new actively managed products.

By Nicole Casperson
Trio managing $10.5 billion moves to UBS
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 02, 2021
Trio managing $10.5 billion moves to UBS

The six-person team is leaving J.P. Morgan Private Bank in San Francisco.

By InvestmentNews
Why advisers are sacrificing momentum to change firms
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUN 01, 2021
Why advisers are sacrificing momentum to change firms

It seems counterintuitive that an adviser or team who may be riding the wave of their 'best year ever' would change jerseys or break for independence. Yet it’s happening in record numbers.

By Louis Diamond
The inflation conversation
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 31, 2021
The inflation conversation

By failing to adequately explain how inflation, compounded over time, significantly reduces our spending power, we leave clients vulnerable to the false assumption that the income they have today will still be adequate in 10 or 20 years.

By Sarah Newcomb
Companies more receptive to diversity-related investor proposals
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 28, 2021
Companies more receptive to diversity-related investor proposals

IBM, First Solar, and DuPont among the companies pressured by shareholders this year to pledge diversity changes.

By Bloomberg
Fee-only RIA firms are growing at a healthy clip
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAY 28, 2021
Fee-only RIA firms are growing at a healthy clip

The total number of advisory firms with a fee-only model has risen 20% since 2019, according to an analysis of the latest data from the SEC.

By Devin McGinley