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Build your digital toolkit like it's a fintech smartphone
NEWS OPINION OCT 14, 2020
Build your digital toolkit like it's a fintech smartphone

The real keys to putting together your firm's tech stack are integration and ease of use

How to stay out of trouble with ESG-related investments
NEWS OPINION OCT 13, 2020
How to stay out of trouble with ESG-related investments

What the DOL has failed to grasp is that today, ESG items can be financial factors, capable of creating value or exposing liability

A better alternative to withdrawal rights in trusts for children
NEWS OPINION OCT 13, 2020
A better alternative to withdrawal rights in trusts for children

Such rights can undermine protection from creditors, which is an important benefit of leaving assets in trust

401(k) fees are eating Americans' retirement savings
NEWS OPINION OCT 12, 2020
401(k) fees are eating Americans' retirement savings

To cut costs and ensure that workers retain every penny they've saved for retirement, policy makers should simply eliminate 401(k) intermediaries

Get creative about client events in a virtual world
NEWS OPINION OCT 12, 2020
Get creative about client events in a virtual world

In a virtual world, advisers are planning unique events that are deepening relationships in surprising ways

Mapping a momentous shift in adviser geography
NEWS OPINION OCT 12, 2020
Mapping a momentous shift in adviser geography

With technology allowing advisers to serve clients from almost anywhere, what’s stopping them from relocating their whole operation to greener pastures?

FATCA: A force to be reckoned with
NEWS OPINION OCT 09, 2020
FATCA: A force to be reckoned with

Advisers that serve clients currently living or planning a move overseas must investigate this often overlooked issue

It's the end of the world as we know it
NEWS OPINION OCT 08, 2020
It's the end of the world as we know it

Investing amid this year’s turmoil requires mentally fast-forwarding to see what long-term trends may emerge as a result of the crises

The SEC's push for more alts and private placements is the wrong move at the wrong time
NEWS OPINION OCT 08, 2020
The SEC's push for more alts and private placements is the wrong move at the wrong time

Plenty of examples prove the regulator's efforts are out of step with the market

Traditional marketing is a casualty of the pandemic
NEWS OPINION OCT 07, 2020
Traditional marketing is a casualty of the pandemic

Traditional strategies won't work in unusual times, but digital and virtual marketing can

Do right by your employees
NEWS OPINION OCT 06, 2020
Do right by your employees

When a smaller advisory firm is acquired, it can mean vastly greater career opportunities for the staffers

Solving for insolvency
NEWS OPINION OCT 05, 2020
Solving for insolvency

The heightened risk of corporate bankruptcy amid the pandemic poses a threat to savings held in nonqualified deferred compensation plans

Where opportunity meets responsibility
NEWS OPINION OCT 05, 2020
Where opportunity meets responsibility

Examining the implications of the SEC expanded definition of an 'accredited investor' for private equity investors — and the advisers who serve them

Shining stars who find the time to help others
NEWS OPINION OCT 05, 2020
Shining stars who find the time to help others

Philanthropy delivers multiple benefits, but one of the most important is connecting with people uniquely

3 keys to integrating ESG into client portfolios
NEWS OPINION SEP 30, 2020
3 keys to integrating ESG into client portfolios

As the potential benefits of sustainable investing become clearer, advisers have an opportunity to add value through education and guidance

Joe Biden will end your retirement plan as you know it
NEWS OPINION SEP 29, 2020
Joe Biden will end your retirement plan as you know it

Instead of changing the way taxes on 401(k) plans work, we should build on the bipartisan success of the SECURE Act

Struggling with organic growth? Go back to the basics
NEWS OPINION SEP 28, 2020
Struggling with organic growth? Go back to the basics

The advisers doing best right now are those who execute the little things

Complying with state senior reporting statutes
NEWS OPINION SEP 24, 2020
Complying with state senior reporting statutes

Firms must consider the interplay between different reporting laws in each state to maximize their immunity

8 questions analysts should ask in the wake of BLM
NEWS OPINION SEP 23, 2020
8 questions analysts should ask in the wake of BLM

Hold companies accountable during this earnings season for their promises of racial equity

Quit trying to time the markets
NEWS OPINION SEP 22, 2020
Quit trying to time the markets

Focusing on outsmarting the markets isn’t just detrimental to your clients, it can harm the value of your business