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Merrill COO Kirstin Hill to leave firm, following Sieg's departure
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 24, 2023
Merrill COO Kirstin Hill to leave firm, following Sieg's departure

Some of Hill's responsibilities will be handed off to Jeff Busconi, who holds the newly created position of head of wealth management strategy, products and services.

By Emile Hallez
Showing up for showbiz folks
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS APR 21, 2023
Showing up for showbiz folks

A big part of working with artists and entertainers is helping them keep their feet on the ground while they're reaching for the stars.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL recruits $450 million Raymond James team
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2023
LPL recruits $450 million Raymond James team

James Sheehan is based in Charleston, South Carolina, while Shawn Tighe works in northern New Jersey.

By Bruce Kelly
Rockefeller hauls in $2.3 billion First Republic group
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2023
Rockefeller hauls in $2.3 billion First Republic group

New York City-based Liberty Wealth Partners is just the latest team to leave First Republic in the wake of the turmoil that struck regional and West Coast banks.

By Bruce Kelly
Women gain momentum in new CFP numbers but overall percentage is stuck
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 20, 2023
Women gain momentum in new CFP numbers but overall percentage is stuck

Kate Healy, managing director of the CFP Board's Center for Financial Planning, focuses on the increase in the number of new female CFPs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Hearsay uses AI to recommend content advisors can post on social media
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 19, 2023
Hearsay uses AI to recommend content advisors can post on social media

The new Content+ module on Hearsay identifies content across the internet and curates it into thematic collections.

By Ryan W. Neal
Connecting with clients requires advisors to show their own vulnerability
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 19, 2023
Connecting with clients requires advisors to show their own vulnerability

'If you crack yourself open, they'll crack themselves open alongside you. It makes the focus of your relationship about the truth,' Lupe Camargo said at the InvestmentNews Women Advisor Summit.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
How advisors can better understand their scale and capacity
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION APR 19, 2023
How advisors can better understand their scale and capacity

Pruning less than ideal clients can often lead advisors to breakthroughs in growth because they have more time to focus on other activities.

By Kristine McManus
Pledges alone don’t catalyze diversity
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 18, 2023
Pledges alone don’t catalyze diversity

It’s accountability and measurement that drive lasting change.

By Joanne Cleaver
Betterment pays $9 million to settle SEC charges over tax-loss harvesting
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 18, 2023
Betterment pays $9 million to settle SEC charges over tax-loss harvesting

Disclosure and operating issues impacted more than 25,000 client accounts and resulted in $4 million of potential tax benefits lost, according to the SEC.

By Ryan W. Neal
How to avoid being fired by your clients
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS APR 17, 2023
How to avoid being fired by your clients

A Morningstar report shows most clients want to feel connected to their advisor beyond just their investment account.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisor Group RIAs add alts, and fresh conflict, to platform
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES APR 17, 2023
Advisor Group RIAs add alts, and fresh conflict, to platform

The agreement between Advisor Group and CAIS on sales of alternative investments, and the revenue such sales would generate, is the crux of the matter.

By Bruce Kelly
Morgan Stanley wealth boss emerges as one to watch in CEO race
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2023
Morgan Stanley wealth boss emerges as one to watch in CEO race

Andy Saperstein oversees the $4.5 billion wealth management unit that's catapulted Morgan Stanley's market value above that of archrival Goldman.

By Bloomberg
What’s so funny about diversity, equity & inclusion?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2023
What’s so funny about diversity, equity & inclusion?

InvestmentNews will continue to promote what we perceive to be in the best interests of the advisory industry now and for generations to come: a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and exuberant makeup.

By Paul Curcio
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2023 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Alex David
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2023
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2023 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Alex David

Daily experiences have helped the CEO of Stifel Independent Advisors to appreciate how necessary it is for professionals, especially African American adults, to be role models for young Black males.

By Joanne Cleaver
Introducing the 2023 Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion honorees
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2023
Introducing the 2023 Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion honorees

InvestmentNews is proud to present our sixth annual Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award individual winners and firm finalists. The 15 individuals and 37 firms are superstars when it comes to boosting awareness of the need and the importance of creating a more diverse financial advice profession.

By InvestmentNews
Native Women Lead snags big grant
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2023
Native Women Lead snags big grant

The funding from the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation will support the group's work of preparing Native American women for careers in asset management and wealth management.

By Joanne Cleaver
UBS in talks with former executive Naratil about possible return
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2023
UBS in talks with former executive Naratil about possible return

Naratil left the bank just six months ago after holding a number of senior positions in almost four decades at UBS, including president of UBS Americas, co-head of wealth management and CFO.

By Bloomberg
To close opportunity gaps, focus on investment education
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION APR 13, 2023
To close opportunity gaps, focus on investment education

Educating Americans about how to participate in capital markets, build wealth and ensure their financial security requires an early start and meeting them where they are.

By Melanie Mortimer
Practifi COO Emily Wilcox talks about improving advisor tech adoption
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 13, 2023
Practifi COO Emily Wilcox talks about improving advisor tech adoption

Wilcox blames the low level of adoption on some tools on the fact that firms aren't spending enough time training advisors on the technology after they invest in it.

By Ryan W. Neal