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Tech employed as client service
Technology is often meant to improve efficiency, but see how one firm's focus on improving its tech has also improved client service.
The 401(k) retirement complex: Retooling Americans’ nest egg
Jerry Schlichter says 401(k)s — and the 401(k) retirement complex — need to retool so they work primarily in the best interests of American savers.
Female clients’ unique approach to investing
Female clients think about investing differently, with focuses ranging from retirement to impact investing, and it's up to advisers to meet them on common ground. More: The Women and Investing special report
Plugging into technology was key to building assets
Careful technology choices helped one firm drastically improve its bottom line.
Advising women through transitions
The Following is an edited version of a webcast on female investors held July 22. It was…
IPOs draw heavy attention, but investors need caution
Performance history indicates that all the attention around IPOs means regular investors need to exercise extra caution.
The latest ETF data
Catch up on the big trends in exchange-traded funds by analyzing the latest data as of the second quarter of 2014.
Practice management at a crossroads
A look at major practice management issues in transition, the second installment of the year-long series on Financial Adviser Crossroads.
On your marks, get set…
Follow six new 20-something professionals' tales as they embark on careers in financial services.
Meet the future of financial advice
Say hello to the 40 Under 40, a list of outstanding young people taking the financial advice industry into the next era.
College grads in crisis
Growing number of advisers on the front lines in the battle to reduce, or at least manage, college debt.
Older investors turn to the web to manage assets
More investors over 50 are firing their advisers and managing their own finances through online platforms, as the myth of tech-illiterate old-timers is debunked.
Explore the freshest RIA data
Tap into our newly-updated RIA Data Center to see how the biggest RIA firms in the industry stack up, and customize your own rankings.
CFP board navigates rough seas
Roiled by controversies over compensation disclosure and an attempt to offer its own continuing-education programs, the CFP board is forced to adjust.
Breaking the sacred nest egg
Advisers must explain the foolhardiness of dipping into retirement savings early — especially when a penalty is attached.
In this Finra program, the eyes have it
A new initiative has the regulator looking at private placements more closely and in real time.
Advisers betting heavily on Europe’s growth
The eurozone is finally starting to show signs of growth more than five years after the financial crisis, and financial advisers are betting that there is more good news to come.
Rise of the machines
Will the rise of online advice platforms make traditional advisers extinct? Advisers face the challenge of defining their usefulness as technology continues to advance.
Take this job and value it
Innovative financial planners are getting into career sounseling to help clients align their work with their desired lifestyle, while also staying on track financially.
Health savings accounts: Transforming health care, forcing hard choices
Advisers have found themselves helping clients figure out how to fund long-term retirement savings and short-term medical expenses, and it hasn't been easy.
