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Advisors explain how they ensure their HNW clients meet their cash flow needs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 06, 2026
Advisors explain how they ensure their HNW clients meet their cash flow needs

Wealth managers explain how even the wealthiest of clients can be strapped for cash and how they work to avoid that from ever happening.

By Gregg Greenberg
Family offices embrace institutional models amid governance pressures
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 06, 2026
Family offices embrace institutional models amid governance pressures

Morgan Stanley report says liquidity events and succession planning are reshaping operations.

By Steve Randall
Americans report rising sense of prosperity despite economic unease: Northwestern Mutual
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 06, 2026
Americans report rising sense of prosperity despite economic unease: Northwestern Mutual

Financial planning is highlighted with advisors showing clear benefit to client sentiment.

By Steve Randall
Active managers outperform SPIVA when methodology changes, says IAA-backed study
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 06, 2026
Active managers outperform SPIVA when methodology changes, says IAA-backed study

Research challenges long-held assumptions about active fund underperformance.

By Steve Randall
When should family members not be estate executors? Wealth managers weigh in.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 05, 2026
When should family members not be estate executors? Wealth managers weigh in.

The executor of an estate plays a valuable role in not only overseeing a financial plan but also keeping peace in the family.

By Gregg Greenberg
Workers still want a human touch in financial advice despite digital surge, UBS finds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 05, 2026
Workers still want a human touch in financial advice despite digital surge, UBS finds

Survey shows employees favor advisors for complex decisions even as online tools gain traction.

By Steve Randall
$124 trillion wake-up call: Why younger investors are turning away from traditional advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 05, 2026
$124 trillion wake-up call: Why younger investors are turning away from traditional advisors

Fitch Learning’s James Papadopoulos tells InvestmentNews how accessibility, AI, and communication gaps are reshaping trust, and what advisors must change to stay relevant.

By Steve Randall
Philanthropy talk is now standard in wealth advising — but advisors are still misreading client motivations
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2026
Philanthropy talk is now standard in wealth advising — but advisors are still misreading client motivations

With three-quarters of wealthy clients now favoring advisors who know philanthropy, a new study maps where the knowledge gaps – and the openings – actually lie.

By Leo Almazora
Which credentials are floating to the top of the alphabet soup for planners?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2026
Which credentials are floating to the top of the alphabet soup for planners?

A new survey finds CFP certificants lead the pack on earnings gains, client growth, and career satisfaction — but other designations are close behind.

By Leo Almazora
Stocks may soar but advisors still rely on real estate for HNW clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2026
Stocks may soar but advisors still rely on real estate for HNW clients

Wealth managers explain why they appreciate the tax and wealth transfer benefits of real estate even in the face of a raging bull market.

By Gregg Greenberg
Boomerang living becomes financial strategy as economic strain reshapes housing paths
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2026
Boomerang living becomes financial strategy as economic strain reshapes housing paths

Survey finds nearly half of parents house adult children as costs delay independence.

By Steve Randall
Like mother, like daughter? How this $3B advisory team splits multigenerational client talks
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 03, 2026
Like mother, like daughter? How this $3B advisory team splits multigenerational client talks

Wells Fargo Advisors’ advisory duo uses the generational divide to strengthen family wealth relationships.

By Steve Randall
Military members turned financial advisors reveal the skills that serve them best
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 01, 2026
Military members turned financial advisors reveal the skills that serve them best

In honor of May being Military Appreciation Month, InvestmentNews spoke with service members turned financial advisors to learn the most valuable skills they carried over from their time in uniform.

By Gregg Greenberg
Less than $3M means membership of top 1% club in one state, but others need an eight-figure fortune
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 01, 2026
Less than $3M means membership of top 1% club in one state, but others need an eight-figure fortune

A new analysis shows how elite wealth cohorts vary widely across the 50 states.

By Steve Randall
CFP Board names Kathryn Berkenpas as chief operating officer
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 30, 2026
CFP Board names Kathryn Berkenpas as chief operating officer

A Morgan Stanley and MissionSquare veteran who joined CFP Board last year, Berkenpas becomes the first CFP professional to hold the organization's top operations post.

By Leo Almazora
Is the RIA world suffering from a 'cliche crisis'?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 30, 2026
Is the RIA world suffering from a 'cliche crisis'?

A new study shows financial advisors are using and reusing the same marketing terms, making differentiation harder for clients.

By Gregg Greenberg
Inheritance boom drives demand for all-in-one wealth advice solutions
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 30, 2026
Inheritance boom drives demand for all-in-one wealth advice solutions

Affluent heirs face rising complexity as expected inheritances near $1M, fueling shift to integrated guidance.

By Steve Randall
Advisors at a crossroads: Guardian’s Mike Perry on winning the next generation of clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 30, 2026
Advisors at a crossroads: Guardian’s Mike Perry on winning the next generation of clients

As trillions shift to younger investors and advisors retire, Perry tells InvestmentNews how education, technology and personalization can help firms adapt.

By Steve Randall
CFP Board, FSI back DOL's push to roll back Biden-era contractor rule
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 29, 2026
CFP Board, FSI back DOL's push to roll back Biden-era contractor rule

CFP Board and the Financial Services Institute each threw support behind the Labor Department's shift back to a two-factor "economic reality" test for determining worker status

By Leo Almazora
Advisors offer advice to recent graduates on student loan repayment
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 29, 2026
Advisors offer advice to recent graduates on student loan repayment

College may be over after graduation, but student loans can stick around for a while. Wealth managers can educate clients and their kids about how to handle it.

By Gregg Greenberg