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Flat fees gain traction among advisers critical of asset-based pricing
RIA NEWS APR 05, 2022
Flat fees gain traction among advisers critical of asset-based pricing

While the financial planning industry clings to the more lucrative asset-based fee model, a steady push toward flat fees is gaining steam.

By Jeff Benjamin
Introducing the 2022 Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion honorees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 04, 2022
Introducing the 2022 Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion honorees

InvestmentNews is proud to present our fifth annual Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award individual winners and firm finalists. The 15 individuals and 15 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
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2022 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Eddie C. Brown
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 04, 2022
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2022 Lifetime Achievement Winner: Eddie C. Brown

As Brown Capital Management has grown, founder Eddie Brown has also seen his appreciation for being able to 'pay it forward' grow as well.

By Jeff Benjamin
Our industry is not reading the room
OPINION APR 04, 2022
Our industry is not reading the room

Here are 5 steps financial advisers can take to promote diversity, inclusion and belonging.

By Dasarte Yarnway
J.P. Morgan's remote advice offering takes shape
FINTECH MAR 31, 2022
J.P. Morgan's remote advice offering takes shape

J.P. Morgan hired Boaz Lahovitsky from Vanguard in 2020 to oversee the call center and video conferencing program.

By Bruce Kelly
Taxing financial planning services is not the answer
OPINION MAR 30, 2022
Taxing financial planning services is not the answer

Proposed legislation in Kentucky that would tax services including financial planning and investment management could significantly harm the way Kentuckians save and plan for retirement.

By Dennis J. Moore
Financial help a top concern for aspiring advisers
FINTECH MAR 30, 2022
Financial help a top concern for aspiring advisers

A new survey of some 4,300 financial advisers and students found that a lack of financial assistance was the No. 1 barrier to entry into the industry, with nearly half of the respondents citing finances as a top concern.

By Sean Allocca
Attracting new clients is the key to increasing value
OPINION MAR 30, 2022
Attracting new clients is the key to increasing value

The most productive use of an adviser's time is not spending it with current clients, it's attracting new ones.

By Scott Hanson
Riskalyze doubles down on fixed-income analysis
ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2022
Riskalyze doubles down on fixed-income analysis

The risk-analysis platform plans to more than double its bond coverage by adding 800,000 more individual bonds this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Payout grids for independent broker-dealers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 30, 2022
Payout grids for independent broker-dealers

See the payout grids for 49 IBDs, based on data the firms provided to InvestmentNews Research.

By InvestmentNews
Helping clients tune out 'investment noise'
OPINION MAR 30, 2022
Helping clients tune out 'investment noise'

Outside information about investing and markets can unsettle clients, and an important part of the job is encouraging them to tune that out.

By Michael Broad
Advisers place little faith in Biden's 'billionaire tax'
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
Advisers place little faith in Biden's 'billionaire tax'

The proposal, which goes after households worth at least $100 million, enters unprecedented territory by trying to tax unrealized gains.

By Jeff Benjamin
Training can make financial advisers indispensable to UHNW families
OPINION MAR 29, 2022
Training can make financial advisers indispensable to UHNW families

Advisers need to learn to help ultra-high-net-worth families achieve and maintain a sense of shared purpose and stewardship around legacies.

By Richard Orlando and Gordon Ross
UBS duo managing $265 million goes indie with LPL
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 28, 2022
UBS duo managing $265 million goes indie with LPL

Leslie Shenkler and Daryl Lipkin are setting up shop as Alcove Private Wealth in Princeton, New Jersey.

By InvestmentNews
Fed tightening puts mortgage planning back on the table
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2022
Fed tightening puts mortgage planning back on the table

As mortgage rates hit a two-year high, financial advisers are weighing the pros and cons of whether clients should refinance or downsize.

By Jeff Benjamin
JPMorgan agrees to racial-equity audit for $30 billion effort
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 25, 2022
JPMorgan agrees to racial-equity audit for $30 billion effort

The biggest U.S. bank will hire a third party to perform the audit and publish a report on the results by the end of this year.

By Bloomberg
Cetera adds team that managed $327 million at LPL
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2022
Cetera adds team that managed $327 million at LPL

The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Hays Breard Financial Group is joining Cetera’s Summit Financial.

By InvestmentNews
Oppenheimer launches updated prospecting platform
FINTECH MAR 24, 2022
Oppenheimer launches updated prospecting platform

The initiative was originally launched with existing technology in 2020 and through a partnership with InvestCloud, is now ready to onboard new clients.

By Sean Allocca
Building a planning niche among the gay community requires a nimble perspective
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 24, 2022
Building a planning niche among the gay community requires a nimble perspective

Women Adviser Summit panelists say the financial planning industry needs more advisers focusing on the LGBTQ-plus community.

By Jeff Benjamin
Tax planning for new retirees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2022
Tax planning for new retirees

The shift from having taxes withheld to making estimated tax payments can be challenging for people entering retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin