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Well-run advisory firms come in all sizes
OPINION APR 06, 2021
Well-run advisory firms come in all sizes

Advisers thinking of making a move should evaluate firms on what they're doing and what they've done, not on how big or small they are.

By Jamie Mackay
Duo managing $200 million at Wells Fargo joins Baird
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2021
Duo managing $200 million at Wells Fargo joins Baird

Veteran advisers Kellie Rixse and business partner Jeff Todd make move in Anchorage, Alaska.

By InvestmentNews
BlackRock plans racial audit, in break with Wall Street peers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2021
BlackRock plans racial audit, in break with Wall Street peers

The asset manager will undergo a third-party audit of its operations following a request from a shareholder.

By Bloomberg
UBS team managing $630 million moves to Rockefeller
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 02, 2021
UBS team managing $630 million moves to Rockefeller

Five-person Adapt Partners is joining Rockefeller in San Antonio

By InvestmentNews
Switching firms can cost advisers 19% of assets: Cerulli
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2021
Switching firms can cost advisers 19% of assets: Cerulli

Those making a move risk losing clients and accounts; they also face operational challenges.

By InvestmentNews
How to stay focused, and why we lose focus
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 01, 2021
How to stay focused, and why we lose focus

We say yes to so much that we’re forced to divide our efforts, which dilutes our efficacy.

By Stephanie Bogan
Trends in high-performing financial adviser teams
OPINION APR 01, 2021
Trends in high-performing financial adviser teams

“Mega teams” with the scale to grow, greater diversity, sophisticated tools and the flexibility to adapt to any environment will lead the way.

By Sterling Shea
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2021
See It Be It Role Model: Dana Wilson

Wilson founded CHIP, which stands for Changing How Individuals Prosper, as a judgment-free, welcoming space that encourages people of color to find financial advisers who look like them.

By InvestmentNews
3 principles for growing your firm
OPINION MAR 31, 2021
3 principles for growing your firm

We’ve gone from $2 billion to over $10 billion in AUM in four years because we’ve consistently adhered to three broad principles: Everything must be repeatable, measurable and scalable.

By Scott Hanson
Financial Gym takes on 'old-school' financial planning
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 31, 2021
Financial Gym takes on 'old-school' financial planning

Merrill Lynch alum creates a new service model to provide financial advice to the masses.

By Jeff Benjamin
Retirement plan aggregator Captrust shores up wealth management business
RIA NEWS MAR 30, 2021
Retirement plan aggregator Captrust shores up wealth management business

With $600 billion in assets under advisement, Captrust has appointed a head of wealth management to lead the growing $24 billion under management business.

By Jeff Benjamin
CFP's spring advertising campaign focuses on retirement planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2021
CFP's spring advertising campaign focuses on retirement planning

The CFP Board has spent $10 million each year on the campaign since its launch in 2011. The campaign is funded by an additional $12 per month that is added to the annual CFP certification fee.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2021
Outstanding Practices: Ally Invest

How do you attract clients from segments of the population that traditionally have been ignored? Ally has been working to create an information-led program designed to build trust and credibility with women and Black and Brown people.

By InvestmentNews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2021
See It Be It Role Model: Erika Karp

The veteran Wall Street analyst and executive founded Cornerstone Capital in 2013 to pursue what she calls a more regenerative and inclusive form of capitalism, and continues that focus as chief impact officer at Pathstone, which acquired Cornerstone Capital this past March.

By InvestmentNews
Edward Jones settles $34 million racial discrimination claim
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 26, 2021
Edward Jones settles $34 million racial discrimination claim

As part of the settlement, Edward Jones will create a new financial adviser council to address diversity issues and senior management will be kept informed of those initiatives.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 26, 2021
Rising Star: Juan Carlos Bastida

The Merrill Lynch adviser is actively involved in the LGBTQ+ community in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, area and was one of just eight advisers nationally to be nominated to Merrill’s Advisory Council to Management, which provides input on ways to help advisers be more successful.

By InvestmentNews
Dealing with married couples' conflicts
OPINION MAR 26, 2021
Dealing with married couples' conflicts

Clients come in with a problem that is actually a bundle of issues, only partly financial, that they haven’t been able to sort through to make progress toward resolution.

By Michael Broad
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2021
See It Be It Role Model: Lanta Evans-Motte

After a successful 13-year career in high tech and with an MBA in finance, Evans-Motte became a financial adviser, first at a wirehouse and then at Raymond James in the independent channel.

By InvestmentNews
Failure to overhaul cybersecurity for remote work creates regulatory risks
OPINION MAR 25, 2021
Failure to overhaul cybersecurity for remote work creates regulatory risks

Firms scrambling to enhance their policies and procedures should focus on the three most common weaknesses — device security, software vulnerabilities and data privacy.

By Stephen Marsh and Sid Yenamandra
UBS considers workplace changes in U.S.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2021
UBS considers workplace changes in U.S.

In response to employee feedback, the bank is seeking to improve engagement in underrepresented communities and considering allowing employees greater flexibility to work remotely.

By Bloomberg