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How bear markets wreak havoc on succession plans
OPINION MAR 14, 2022
How bear markets wreak havoc on succession plans

When the equity markets decline, as they have this year, they take the value of your firm down with them.

By Scott Hanson
Pro bono work gives advisers way to go beyond helping the rich get richer
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 14, 2022
Pro bono work gives advisers way to go beyond helping the rich get richer

The payoff for pro bono work doesn't show up on the bottom line. It’s in the returns you get from touching someone’s life at a vulnerable moment.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers struggle to grow new business: AssetMark
FINTECH MAR 14, 2022
Advisers struggle to grow new business: AssetMark

The vast majority of advisers reported having problems finding enough time to focus on business development and client relationships, according to a new study.

By Sean Allocca
LPL adds $210 million all-woman team from Voya
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 14, 2022
LPL adds $210 million all-woman team from Voya

Kristi Turchan and Debbie Verker operate as Ascend Wealth Management in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

By InvestmentNews
Rising Star: Catalina Franco-Cicero
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2022
Rising Star: Catalina Franco-Cicero

Franco-Cicero, a wealth adviser at Tobias Financial Advisors, is committed to bringing financial planning and financial literacy to underserved populations.

By InvestmentNews
Rising Star: Pammi Bhullar
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2022
Rising Star: Pammi Bhullar

Bhullar, who joined Edelman Financial Engines in early 2021 to design and launch its DEI program, said she aims ‘to elevate the voices of all employees.'

By InvestmentNews
See It Be It Role Model: Lee Thoresen
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Lee Thoresen

Thoresen, senior counsel for RBC Wealth Management, is an active member of the firm’s Diversity Leadership Council and recently finished two terms as chair of its Multicultural Employee Alliance.

By InvestmentNews
See It Be It Role Model: Mac Gardner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Mac Gardner

After 20 years as a financial adviser, Gardner decided to pursue his passion for financial literacy and created FinLit Tech, a company with an app that gamifies financial education for grade school students.

By InvestmentNews
See It Be It Role Model: Brandon Dixon-James
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Brandon Dixon-James

Dixon-James set up his own firm, Resilient Wealth Management, in 2013, and says independence lets him pursue his passion for education, which includes volunteering in financial literacy programs for children.

By InvestmentNews
See It Be It Role Model: Ankur Crawford
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Ankur Crawford

Crawford, a portfolio manager at Alger and the mother of three children, formed a networking group for women at the firm and for others in investment and finance.

By InvestmentNews
See It Be It Role Model: Marlōn Hall
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Marlōn Hall

Hall, a regional vice president at Jackson National Life Distributors, founded the Association for Wholesaling Diversity in 2016.

By InvestmentNews
Rising Star: Peggy Haslach
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2022
Rising Star: Peggy Haslach

Haslach, who started working as an adviser in her 50s, specializes in veterinarians and wants to continue serving diverse groups.

By InvestmentNews
Rising Star: Mercy Ameyaw
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2022
Rising Star: Mercy Ameyaw

Ameyaw, director of municipal bond sales at Raymond James, got into financial services after a 17-year military career, and she’s active in the firm’s Veterans Inclusion Network.

By InvestmentNews
See It Be It Role Model: Thomas Dedrick
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 12, 2022
See It Be It Role Model: Thomas Dedrick

Dedrick, senior vice president of investments at Raymond James & Associates, worked his way up from the mailroom at Merrill Lynch.

By InvestmentNews
Helping investors ‘weatherize’ their retirement dollars
OPINION MAR 11, 2022
Helping investors ‘weatherize’ their retirement dollars

As inflationary pressures mount, retirement savers are looking for solutions that offer growth opportunities while limiting downside risk.

By Philip E. Caminiti
How to improve fiduciary outcomes in a volatile world
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 11, 2022
How to improve fiduciary outcomes in a volatile world

Financial advisers are going to need to assume an even greater leadership role amid the current volatility and uncertainty, because during a crisis, clients aren't looking for a fiduciary.

By Don Trone
Wealthtech startups look to compete with RIA aggregators
FINTECH MAR 11, 2022
Wealthtech startups look to compete with RIA aggregators

Fintechs are buying books of business and hoping in-house tech stacks are enough to entice financial advisers to come on board.

By Sean Allocca
Merrill looks to boost hiring of experienced advisers in 2022
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 11, 2022
Merrill looks to boost hiring of experienced advisers in 2022

The hiring push comes after Merrill and Bank of America reported a 6.3% decline in financial adviser head count last year.

By Bruce Kelly
New ways to communicate are complicating compliance
OPINION MAR 10, 2022
New ways to communicate are complicating compliance

Firms need purpose-built tools to manage their discovery responsibilities as the emergence of Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other communication channels has made e-discovery far more complex.

By Robert Cruz
Ex-Merrill adviser who threw smoothie wants probation
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 10, 2022
Ex-Merrill adviser who threw smoothie wants probation

James Iannazzo, who's facing three charges as a result of the incident in January, seeks to plead not guilty and be put on probation for up to two years.

By Bruce Kelly