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The power of conversations
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 12, 2021
The power of conversations

By volunteering and sharing your passions, people get to talk to you and to know you, and when they know you, they are pleased to recommend you.

By George Moriarty
To recruit more women advisers, industry needs to abandon sales culture
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 09, 2021
To recruit more women advisers, industry needs to abandon sales culture

A new report from Carson Group taps into the knowledge of 59 female financial planning executives.

By Jeff Benjamin
Biden's executive order could ease adviser moves, but limit mega-mergers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 09, 2021
Biden's executive order could ease adviser moves, but limit mega-mergers

While the executive order is designed to promote competition in the economy, the Securities and Exchange Commission will likely need to get involved for it to have a direct impact on the advice sector.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Morningstar aims to rethink risk tolerance with new tools
FINTECH JUL 09, 2021
Morningstar aims to rethink risk tolerance with new tools

Morningstar jumps into the risk tolerance game at a time when debates around risk methodologies are heating up among competitors. About 31% of investors said they left their adviser because they didn’t understand their risk tolerance, according to Morningstar.

By Nicole Casperson
Mariner announces first acquisition since partnering with private equity
ALTERNATIVES JUL 08, 2021
Mariner announces first acquisition since partnering with private equity

Allegiant Private Advisors adds nearly $1 billion to Mariner's assets under advisement and expands the firm's footprint in Florida.

By Jeff Benjamin
Discrimination class action suit filed against BofA, Merrill
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 08, 2021
Discrimination class action suit filed against BofA, Merrill

Two former reps say African Americans received less pay, support than others at the firm.

By InvestmentNews
SEC advisory committee recommends diversity, ESG disclosures
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 07, 2021
SEC advisory committee recommends diversity, ESG disclosures

Chairman Gary Gensler says agency is looking into what asset managers mean when they call funds 'sustainable.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Summer-friendly strategies for growing your brand and community
OPINION JUL 07, 2021
Summer-friendly strategies for growing your brand and community

As the pandemic subsides and people look forward to catching up with their friends, there's a great opportunity to plan exciting events that bring big results.

By Kristine McManus
Merrill Lynch rep managing $250 million goes indie with LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 07, 2021
Merrill Lynch rep managing $250 million goes indie with LPL

Joseph Myer has formed Veritas Capital Management in Ashburn, Virginia, and is affiliating with LPL through Gladstone Wealth.

By InvestmentNews
Balancing freedoms makes you a better adviser, happier person
OPINION JUL 07, 2021
Balancing freedoms makes you a better adviser, happier person

The key for advisers is finding a balance where they maintain the maximum freedom that enables them to focus on their purpose.

By Scott Hanson
Introducing the 2021 Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion honorees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 06, 2021
Introducing the 2021 Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion honorees

InvestmentNews is proud to present our fourth annual Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award individual winners and firm finalists. The 15 individuals and 16 firms are superstars when it comes to boosting awareness of the need and the importance of creating a more diverse financial advice profession.

By InvestmentNews
4 conversations to make retirement more fulfilling for your clients
OPINION JUL 06, 2021
4 conversations to make retirement more fulfilling for your clients

Financial preparedness is only a piece of the equation; clients must understand the impact retirement will have on every part of their lives.

By Beau Henderson
Focus Financial notches two more acquisitions, bringing 2021 total to 15
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 02, 2021
Focus Financial notches two more acquisitions, bringing 2021 total to 15

The $250 billion RIA aggregator is adding Sonora Investment Management in Tucson, Arizona, and Collins Investment Group in Rockville, Maryland.

By Jeff Benjamin
To truly be diverse, the advice industry first needs a true tally of advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 02, 2021
To truly be diverse, the advice industry first needs a true tally of advisers

How can the financial advice industry know whether its attempts to hire more women, Blacks, Latinos and Asians are working if there is no accurate, unified measure of success or failure?

By Bruce Kelly
How to say anything to a client
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 02, 2021
How to say anything to a client

Whether it’s communicating uncomfortable changes to clients or asking your staff to step up their performance, here's a simple model you can use to say what needs to be said when you don’t quite know how to say it.

By Stephanie Bogan
The Colony Group acquires $2.8 billion New Providence Asset Management
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 01, 2021
The Colony Group acquires $2.8 billion New Providence Asset Management

The deal adds to what is already a record-breaking pace of consolidation in the RIA space, with 100 deals announced in the first six months of 2021.

By Jeff Benjamin
Crown Capital settles with SEC over 12b-1 fees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 01, 2021
Crown Capital settles with SEC over 12b-1 fees

The SEC launched its Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative in February 2018 to target advisory firms that recommended high-fee mutual funds.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL enhances model portfolio tool
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 01, 2021
LPL enhances model portfolio tool

The new feature on the IBD's platform lets advisers use a variety of models within a client's portfolio,

By InvestmentNews
Securities America fined $1.75 million for rogue broker breakdown
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 01, 2021
Securities America fined $1.75 million for rogue broker breakdown

The SEC alleges the firm failed to safeguard clients from Hector May, who pleaded guilty to stealing $8 million from clients and was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

By Bruce Kelly
Ric Edelman's digital assets council rebrands
ALTERNATIVES JUL 01, 2021
Ric Edelman's digital assets council rebrands

The new name, Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, reflects a broader charter to serve every company and all financial advisers, Edelman says.

By Nicole Casperson