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Another CEO change, suddenly, at Realta Equities, formerly Coastal
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 27, 2025
Another CEO change, suddenly, at Realta Equities, formerly Coastal

It’s an unannounced leadership shift at a broker-dealer working to rebrand.

By Bruce Kelly
Ameriprise wins one, loses another against LPL in latest recruiting skirmishes
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 26, 2025
Ameriprise wins one, loses another against LPL in latest recruiting skirmishes

Ameriprise has targeted LPL in at least four complaints sinch January 2024, alleging its competitor had unfairly hired its financial advisors.

By Bruce Kelly
Why it may be time for advisors to shed their crypto skittishness
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2025
Why it may be time for advisors to shed their crypto skittishness

As a change in SEC leadership and enforcement signals a more crypto-friendly climate, two voices see a constructive picture forming for digital asset adoption.

By Leo Almazora
Gen AI keeps winning more advisors
FINTECH FEB 25, 2025
Gen AI keeps winning more advisors

The CFP Board today issued an ethics guide for generative AI, coinciding with a separate report showing that most advisors are using the technology in some way.

By Emile Hallez
From CPA to CEO
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 25, 2025
From CPA to CEO

Lido Advisors' Jason Ozur on keeping it all in the family office.

By Gregg Greenberg
What wealth firms can do to elevate women in the workplace
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 24, 2025
What wealth firms can do to elevate women in the workplace

Kristi Vassak, managing partner and COO at Lenox Advisors, speaks out on the importance of humanity, standardization, and taking a thoughtful approach to mentorship.

By Leo Almazora
What history says about the fleeting fortunes of America's wealthiest families
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 24, 2025
What history says about the fleeting fortunes of America's wealthiest families

With new research offering a glimpse at how riches faded during a pivotal period, is it time to give the "third-generation curse" a second look?

By Leo Almazora
LPL keeps spending big to recruit, attract advisors
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 24, 2025
LPL keeps spending big to recruit, attract advisors

The company last week reported a 57 percent increase in loans made to advisors in 2024.

By Bruce Kelly
Don't panic as the political climate shifts
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 24, 2025
Don't panic as the political climate shifts

Managing crises is just part of life, advisor insists.

By Chris Davis
Baby boomers not rushing to create wealth transfer plans
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 23, 2025
Baby boomers not rushing to create wealth transfer plans

They have been expected to soon be passing trillions of dollars to their heirs. But financial advisors say they are in no rush to do so.

By Gregg Greenberg
Texas gives thumbs up for state-registered RIAs to use online reviews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 21, 2025
Texas gives thumbs up for state-registered RIAs to use online reviews

The decision fixes a longstanding inequality between local advisors and their federally registered counterparts, according to one advocate.

By Leo Almazora
Wealth firms eye tech, AI to drive growth in 2025
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 21, 2025
Wealth firms eye tech, AI to drive growth in 2025

Report finds three-fifths of leading executives prioritize improving data analytics and customer engagement, but costs and data security pose concerns.

By Leo Almazora
Finra bars ex-Morgan Stanley broker previously charged with mail fraud
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 20, 2025
Finra bars ex-Morgan Stanley broker previously charged with mail fraud

According to his BrokerCheck report, Roger A. Gallagher was charged last August with two felony counts and he pleaded not guilty to both.

By Bruce Kelly
Where RIAs stand on the full-time, return-to-office trend
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 20, 2025
Where RIAs stand on the full-time, return-to-office trend

Washington and Wall Street are demanding employees work in the office five days a week. Here's what RIAs are saying.

By Gregg Greenberg
Deloitte highlights regulatory concerns for wealth firms in 2025
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 19, 2025
Deloitte highlights regulatory concerns for wealth firms in 2025

Despite a laxer regulatory direction under the Trump administration, the consultancy is warning RIAs against marketing rule and fiduciary standard complacency.

By Leo Almazora
Advisors are starting to hear the bears growl
EQUITIES FEB 19, 2025
Advisors are starting to hear the bears growl

Wealth managers discuss how they are calming increasingly anxious clients.

By Gregg Greenberg
Will AI notetakers short-circuit or supercharge next-gen advisor training?
FINTECH FEB 19, 2025
Will AI notetakers short-circuit or supercharge next-gen advisor training?

Despite the risks, tech leaders say the growth of automation in client meetings could ultimately boost wealth firms' efforts at developing younger advisor talent.

By Leo Almazora
60-year-old New York broker-dealer files bankruptcy, closes down
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 18, 2025
60-year-old New York broker-dealer files bankruptcy, closes down

Stoever, Glass & Co. Inc. opened in May 1964 and focused on municipal bonds.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAs adding jobs as employment outlook remains robust
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 17, 2025
RIAs adding jobs as employment outlook remains robust

Financial advisors discuss their hiring plans, as well as the skills they are seeking in job candidates.

By Gregg Greenberg
'Money Mimosas' and other ways to show your Valentine financial love
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 14, 2025
'Money Mimosas' and other ways to show your Valentine financial love

Wealth managers offer unique ideas for couples to grow closer emotionally and financially.

By Gregg Greenberg