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Our responsibility to improve the reputation of our profession
NEWS OPINION OCT 11, 2023
Our responsibility to improve the reputation of our profession

Financial advisors labor against an industrywide reputation that’s as poor as that of the legal profession, which means that far too many people who could use our help don't trust us.

Target-date funds: Low fee doesn't equal low risk
NEWS OPINION OCT 04, 2023
Target-date funds: Low fee doesn't equal low risk

Three reasons why passive TDFs aren’t automatically the safer choice for DC plan fiduciaries

Independent alpha: Making the breakaway math add up
NEWS OPINION OCT 04, 2023
Independent alpha: Making the breakaway math add up

Advisors who make the move to independence are forgoing massive recruitment bonuses. How can they justify this leap?

Go big or go boutique?
NEWS OPINION OCT 03, 2023
Go big or go boutique?

Here are questions financial advisors should consider before making a move.

Mastering technology to serve more clients
NEWS OPINION SEP 27, 2023
Mastering technology to serve more clients

With the advisor shortfall, firms will have to get more accomplished at leveraging tech.

Balancing centralization and autonomy in a growing RIA  
NEWS OPINION SEP 26, 2023
Balancing centralization and autonomy in a growing RIA  

For many growing RIAs, the way to achieve scalability is to have a robust centralized support system in place,

The DOL's ESG rule survived in court. Does it matter?
NEWS OPINION SEP 25, 2023
The DOL's ESG rule survived in court. Does it matter?

It could take a while for ESG to become more widely available in 401(k)s, even if the political focus on it dies down.

The money value of spending time with clients
NEWS OPINION SEP 25, 2023
The money value of spending time with clients

Advisors spend twice as much time on investment activities than anything else, which means they could be missing out on important opportunities.

Love it or hate it, climate reporting may be inevitable
NEWS OPINION SEP 13, 2023
Love it or hate it, climate reporting may be inevitable

Legislation in California that will likely become law goes much farther than an SEC proposal on emissions reporting for public companies.

The role advisors play in their clients' lives
NEWS OPINION SEP 12, 2023
The role advisors play in their clients' lives

The deepest impact advisors make is guiding clients through the various seasons of life.

Does low knowledge of annuities help explain low adoption among advisors?
NEWS OPINION SEP 12, 2023
Does low knowledge of annuities help explain low adoption among advisors?

As advisors' knowledge about annuities increases, so does their perception of these products.

Implications of the SEC rulemaking agenda
NEWS OPINION SEP 06, 2023
Implications of the SEC rulemaking agenda

The more than a dozen major new rules the agency has proposed or finalized will create significant disruption for investment advisors, with substantial long-term implications.

Wealth management firms need scale to help advisors thrive
NEWS OPINION SEP 06, 2023
Wealth management firms need scale to help advisors thrive

Scale offers the solutions, capital and expertise entrepreneurial financial advisors need to serve their clients with distinction and build strong businesses.

What proxy votes show about how dead ESG is
NEWS OPINION AUG 31, 2023
What proxy votes show about how dead ESG is

Support is down among big fund companies, but they haven't really changed their stances, and they're far from leading on sustainability issues.

ESG rules shouldn't make it harder for advisors to do business
NEWS OPINION AUG 30, 2023
ESG rules shouldn't make it harder for advisors to do business

Politicians and regulators shouldn't be unduly favoring or burdening particular investment vehicles.

Think twice: The cost of being out of the market
NEWS OPINION AUG 30, 2023
Think twice: The cost of being out of the market

Some investors mistakenly believe they can achieve superior results by trying to time the market, but this approach inevitably leads to missed opportunities.

Thriving in your professional zone
NEWS OPINION AUG 22, 2023
Thriving in your professional zone

Over time, the increased demands of running a wealth management shop eat into the time advisors once had to work to their strengths and to devote to clients.

It's time to revamp your digital marketing
NEWS OPINION AUG 22, 2023
It's time to revamp your digital marketing

How can fund managers and wealth managers expand investor acquisition through digital marketing when they no longer have access to data from cookies?

It's time to start looking at private real estate again
NEWS OPINION AUG 16, 2023
It's time to start looking at private real estate again

While the current market appears uncertain and complex, the intricacies of real estate investing do not necessarily spell trouble.

Can shareholders save the horseshoe crab?
NEWS OPINION AUG 16, 2023
Can shareholders save the horseshoe crab?

Efforts to stop the decline in horseshoe crabs show how investors can work with corporations on sustainability issues.