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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 30, 2018
3 obstacles to succession planning — and how to overcome them

The sooner advisers start figuring out how to turn over the reins, the more potential solutions they will have available to them

By Vanessa Oligino
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 30, 2018
Death and taxes: A conversation we must have

It's time for advisers to make uncomfortable topics mainstream.

By Steve Gresham
OPINION MAY 29, 2018
Advisers: Technology alone won't transform your business

New tools and platforms should be used to facilitate deeper, more meaningful interactions with your clients.

By Abby Schneiderman
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 29, 2018
Women advisers driving revenue growth

New research uncovers the 'female effect' in the advisory business.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 29, 2018
For recent Temple grad, career as a financial adviser is a dream job

A former marketing major, Kelly Bradley said she fell in love with financial planning during her first class.

By Ryan W. Neal
Internship led to full-time job with Merrill team in Boston
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2018
Internship led to full-time job with Merrill team in Boston

Joel Guerrero likes finance, enjoys helping people and believes he has the social skills needed to succeed in financial advice.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2018
Why advisory firm founders and successors can't get on the same page

Preconceived ideas stemming from different generational mindsets can get in the way of progress.

By Stephanie Bogan
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2018
RIA in a Box acquired by private equity firm Aquiline Capital

New owners plan more growth for the software service provider.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2018
From the C Suite with ProVise's Ray Ferrara: The best leaders know when it's time to follow

The chairman and CEO wants to set a better example for his colleagues by not always being the first one in the office and the last to leave.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2018
How 401(k) advisers can increase their fees

Becoming an outsourced chief retirement officer could help combat fee compression.

By Fred Barstein
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2018
Connecticut RIA adds adviser managing $300 million

Procyon Partners hires Antonio Rodrigues from Olson Mobeck

By InvestmentNews
FINTECH MAY 22, 2018
What one thing would you do to assure your firm is competitive for the next decade?

Wealth managers don't pay enough attention to the client experience they're providing

By Joe Duran
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2018
UBS latest to make push for young, diverse advisers

Wirehouse creates two new training programs and brings in a firm to help it find ethnically diverse candidates.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 21, 2018
Unlimited vacation time: a nice perk no one expects you'll use

It helps advisory firms recruit, but employees soon realize it's really not practical to take much more time off than the average worker. ​ 

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 21, 2018
Two Morgan Stanley brokers sue their old firm as they walk out the door

Brokers want court to decide if client information really is a trade secret and whether contracts signed when Morgan Stanley was a member of the protocol for broker recruiting are still enforceable.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2018
When skewed super-OSJ priorities raise red flags for retirement plan advisers

If a super-OSJ switches broker-dealers, overhauls its business model or ends up being acquired, that could be disruptive for the advisers that work with it.

By Rick Kent
OPINION MAY 19, 2018
Why we must create a more diverse and sustainable financial planning profession

CEO explains how, why a firm should commit to conscious inclusion.

By Marguerita Cheng
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2018
What do we really know about our businesses?

Business owners always have a bias when they look at their own business. Participating in InvestmentNews' benchmarking survey can help your recognize your blind spots.

By Philip Palaveev
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2018
Using sabbaticals to attract and retain top talent

At Balasa Dinverno Foltz, every five years of service earns a four-week sabbatical to 'relax and rejuvenate.'

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2018
What's the next act for Waddell & Reed's advisers?

Its head count dropped more than 29% over the last year, although the productivity of the remaining advisers improved.

By Bruce Kelly