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Summit Financial, MassMutual boost advisor appeal with growth-focused tech
FINTECH AUG 27, 2025
Summit Financial, MassMutual boost advisor appeal with growth-focused tech

Summit Financial unveiled a suite of eight new tools, including AI lead gen and digital marketing software, while MassMutual forges a new partnership with Orion.

By Leo Almazora
Wealth managers offer advice for dealing with the 'boomerang generation'
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 27, 2025
Wealth managers offer advice for dealing with the 'boomerang generation'

The rising cost of living is forcing more adult children to move in with their parents. As a result, more parents are seeking advice from their financial advisors.

By Gregg Greenberg
From SEO to GEO: How advisors can be discoverable in the age of AI
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 25, 2025
From SEO to GEO: How advisors can be discoverable in the age of AI

Google still dominates search, but advisors are shifting to “generative engine optimization” to stay visible on AI search platforms such as ChatGPT.

By Andrew Cohen
How can independent advisors achieve sustainable growth?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 25, 2025
How can independent advisors achieve sustainable growth?

With 70% flagging organic growth as a priority, report highlights pain points and strategies for independent advisors to expand their client base and presence.

By Leo Almazora
ETFs eclipse mutual funds as advisors double down on active management
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 25, 2025
ETFs eclipse mutual funds as advisors double down on active management

Report shows advisors also shifting time toward client relationships and embracing AI tools.

By Steve Randall
Parents juggle financial strain while staying optimistic, BMO report finds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2025
Parents juggle financial strain while staying optimistic, BMO report finds

However, proactive planning helps families feel more secure.

By Steve Randall
Discipline, digital banking, and CDs help a new generation turn saving into growth
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2025
Discipline, digital banking, and CDs help a new generation turn saving into growth

Survey shows Gen Z leading the way with strong saving behaviors.

By Steve Randall
Hot IPOs are back! Financial advisors discuss how to deal with client demand
EQUITIES AUG 20, 2025
Hot IPOs are back! Financial advisors discuss how to deal with client demand

This summer has seen IPOs popping like its 1999 and that means wealth managers are getting requests from clients for new issues.

By Gregg Greenberg
Park Avenue Securities' Marianne Caswell: 'It's a relationship business'
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2025
Park Avenue Securities' Marianne Caswell: 'It's a relationship business'

Caswell breaks down what it means to be a successful advisor and a trailblazer for women in the industry.

By Andy Burt
RIA M&A activity hits record pace in H1 2025: Fidelity
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2025
RIA M&A activity hits record pace in H1 2025: Fidelity

The race to 100 transactions ended a month early this year, with April standing out as the most active month on record for RIA dealmaking.

By Leo Almazora
Wealth managers weigh in on the brewing controversy over BLS data
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2025
Wealth managers weigh in on the brewing controversy over BLS data

Financial advisors explain how they deal with weekly and monthly economic figures coming out of Washington.

By Gregg Greenberg
Your custody model still isn't perfect, but what can you do about it?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2025
Your custody model still isn't perfect, but what can you do about it?

New report highlights increasing complexity of custodian choices.

By Steve Randall
How do Americans find and hire financial advisors? New research breaks it down
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2025
How do Americans find and hire financial advisors? New research breaks it down

Data analysis from advisor review platform Wealthtender reveals affluent investors' appetite for advisors, what factors matter for would-be clients, and which new modes of engagement are on the rise.

By Leo Almazora
CFP Board hails record July exam turnout with 3,214 test-takers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 15, 2025
CFP Board hails record July exam turnout with 3,214 test-takers

The historic summer sitting saw a roughly two-thirds pass rate, with most CFP hopefuls falling in the under-40 age group.

By Leo Almazora
Will the good times continue for gold? Advisors weigh in on the yellow metal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2025
Will the good times continue for gold? Advisors weigh in on the yellow metal

Wealth managers offer their opinions on gold in the wake of the yellow metal's record run.

By Gregg Greenberg
Orion's Naomi Win breaks down behavioral finance's 'far-reaching impact' for financial advisors
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2025
Orion's Naomi Win breaks down behavioral finance's 'far-reaching impact' for financial advisors

"A wealth management professional who infuses their work with behavioral finance is a professional that is investing in their work and their client in ways that, yes, lend to better returns and financial behaviors, but can also ease the anxiety of living," Win said.

By Andy Burt
Your clients are likely to be concerned about supporting their kids through college
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 15, 2025
Your clients are likely to be concerned about supporting their kids through college

Cost of college is forcing parents, students to rethink education choices.

By Steve Randall
Intention.ly, AssetLink announce new AI to boost advisors' organic growth
FINTECH AUG 14, 2025
Intention.ly, AssetLink announce new AI to boost advisors' organic growth

AI suite and patent for AI-driven financial matchmaking arrive amid growing importance of marketing and tech among advisory firms.

By Leo Almazora
How advisors overcome the private equity problem during divorce proceedings
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2025
How advisors overcome the private equity problem during divorce proceedings

Splitting private equity holdings can be tricky during a divorce settlement. Here's how wealth managers deal with it.

By Gregg Greenberg
How advisors can turn first meetings into lasting clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT (GORIA) AUG 14, 2025
How advisors can turn first meetings into lasting clients

Financial advisors are using behavioral science, emotional connection, and even AI to build trust during early meetings with prospective clients. "When it comes to trust, people love to hear their own words repeated back," RFG Advisory's chief behavioral officer Brendan Frazier told InvestmentNews.

By Andrew Cohen