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Advisors continue to shine as 'emotional circuit breakers,' Vanguard says
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 07, 2025
Advisors continue to shine as 'emotional circuit breakers,' Vanguard says

Latest annual report reaffirms additional net returns from behavioral coaching, especially during historic periods of heightened market volatility.

By Leo Almazora
Commonwealth loses $3.5 million fight over top advisors from Edward Jones
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 06, 2025
Commonwealth loses $3.5 million fight over top advisors from Edward Jones

The large award comes at a time when the wealth management industry is seeing leading firms sue each other over recruiting each other’s financial advisors.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisors forced to talk tariffs as investor anxiety rises
EQUITIES MAR 06, 2025
Advisors forced to talk tariffs as investor anxiety rises

Market volatility is rising due to the president's tariff talk, and that's got wealth managers answering more and more client questions.

By Gregg Greenberg
Looking to the future: Financial advisors name their favorite AI programs
TECHNOLOGY MAR 05, 2025
Looking to the future: Financial advisors name their favorite AI programs

A new study shows increasing use of AI in the financial advisory industry.

By Gregg Greenberg
RIAs offer tips for getting the most from their marketing dollars
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2025
RIAs offer tips for getting the most from their marketing dollars

Financial advisors explain how to maximize marketing spending from events to swag.

By Gregg Greenberg
Certifications give advisors a clear economic edge, IWI says
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 28, 2025
Certifications give advisors a clear economic edge, IWI says

The institute's new research indicates advisors who've earned CIMA, CPWA, and RMA designations outclass their non-credentialed rivals.

By Leo Almazora
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