Other proposals include states requiring small businesses to establish deferred-comp plans.
Transition packages are a long-standing industry standard offered to financial advisers changing firms and affiliations.
When an advisor is considering a transition and comparing offers from multiple firms “technology” is often cited as a deciding factor and for good reason. A technology migration can often be one of the most time consuming portions of a move. Technology hiccups can also be unsettling if clients get wind of it.
Joe Duran offers three simple ways to make volatility your ally by preparing clients now for the next big market drop. They'll thank you later.
With Halloween approaching, check out some things that what will surprise (or even shock) many folks when it comes to creating a successful, fright free, succession plan.
The new recruits represent HighTower's first Connecticut location
Financial advisers across the Midwest on Monday continued to reach out to clients who may have been caught in the destructive path of tornadoes that affected a dozen states Sunday and killed at least six people.
<i>InvestmentNews</i> contributing editor Mary Beth Franklin just took the two-day, 10-hour certified financial planner test. She survived and tells all about it. Now her wait begins to find out if she passed.
The Charles Schwab Corp. is looking for ways to boost the number of female financial advisers among its ranks after a survey found that 40% of its firms don't have a single woman advising clients. The solution is not something quick, easy or particularly well-demonstrated by other financial firms. It's also something that Schwab's female financial advisers likely will have to lead.
China's economic reform blueprint stokes markets. Plus: Strategies for early retirement, how Tim Geithner is getting really rich, the bleeding edge of biotech, and women flood the U.S. labor market. Expertly curated by <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin.
With total fundraising at $15 million, firm plans to bolster product, boost distribution.
Flexibility designed to make CE more relevant; ethics still a requirement
Dynasty Financial Partners has scored a two-person financial adviser team from Credit Suisse Group AG who managed $1 billion in client assets, the advisory platform provider said Monday.
