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Want to retire happy from an advisory career? Start planning now
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 15, 2024
Want to retire happy from an advisory career? Start planning now

65 percent of financial advisors surveyed said simply identifying a successor was key to creating a succession plan.

What do clients really want? And what is their biggest dissatisfaction?  
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2024
What do clients really want? And what is their biggest dissatisfaction?  

Top demands vary between millionaires and the mass market.

Nine-tenths of advisors feel underserved on tech
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 14, 2024
Nine-tenths of advisors feel underserved on tech

Orion survey finds just over half of advisors will invest more in client-facing technology, while three-tenths are looking at AI and machine learning.

Helping debt-ridden physicians thrive 
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 14, 2024
Helping debt-ridden physicians thrive 

Recognizing a growing need, Olson began offering free help online to medical professionals, which eventually led him to pivot his practice exclusively toward physicians.

Keeping retirement planning personal 
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2024
Keeping retirement planning personal 

Retirement planning is a core foundation for every client, says Trevor Wilde of Wilde Wealth Management.

‘Our clients are part of our family’
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2024
‘Our clients are part of our family’

'We want to work with good people who we enjoy working with,' Larry Sprung says. 'If you don’t pass those criteria, we’re not going to work with you.'

Being a fiduciary is the ‘true professionalization’ of financial advice
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2024
Being a fiduciary is the ‘true professionalization’ of financial advice

Ultimately, fiduciary care is going to drive the RIA space, advisor says.

RIAs face their greatest challenge: The transfer of wealth
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 13, 2024
RIAs face their greatest challenge: The transfer of wealth

Finding different ways to interact with Gen Xers and millennials is top of mind in the industry, advisor says.

Most advisors overestimate ability to serve retirement needs of female clients
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2024
Most advisors overestimate ability to serve retirement needs of female clients

But are they ready to provide the unique advice that's required?

7 ways to encourage women to pursue financial advisory careers
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 13, 2024
7 ways to encourage women to pursue financial advisory careers

Firms benefit from different points of view and diversity; if women are underrepresented on your team, take steps to change that.

Dentistry, advising, and retiring without a succession plan
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 12, 2024
Dentistry, advising, and retiring without a succession plan

When an advisor quits abruptly, clients will do what they feel is in their best interests, and not their advisor’s.

Spotlighting and serving an overlooked segment: The very high net worth
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 11, 2024
Spotlighting and serving an overlooked segment: The very high net worth

How can registered investment advisors effectively serve this group of clients?

What trends are driving the global high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth space?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 10, 2024
What trends are driving the global high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth space?

Report reveals generational and gender divides in wealth outlook, ESG considerations, and appetite for property investment.

Veterinarian clients face high student debt, high suicide rates
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 06, 2024
Veterinarian clients face high student debt, high suicide rates

‘It’s very much a passion career,’ says advisor whose firm focuses on vets.

Mariner Wealth linked to American Century’s rigged hiring scheme
YOUR PRACTICE COMPLIANCE MAR 06, 2024
Mariner Wealth linked to American Century’s rigged hiring scheme

The companies 'explicitly agreed not to hire or recruit each other’s asset and wealth management professionals,' according to a lawsuit.

‘We want to actually touch people’s lives’
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 06, 2024
‘We want to actually touch people’s lives’

Melissa Joy, founder of Pearl Planning, talks about her passion for educating people about money.

One year later, many clients have forgotten key lessons from the banking crisis
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAR 06, 2024
One year later, many clients have forgotten key lessons from the banking crisis

Just as diversifying investments improves risk-adjusted returns, so does diversifying cash.

Deepen your knowledge of charitable strategies to transform your client's philanthropic journey
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 06, 2024
Deepen your knowledge of charitable strategies to transform your client's philanthropic journey

Industry pros host a webinar designed to explain the intricacies of donor-advised funds and other charity vehicles to guide high-net-worth clients through the giving process.

SmartAsset woos growth-focused advisors with new platform
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 05, 2024
SmartAsset woos growth-focused advisors with new platform

Fintech’s subscription-based service promises ‘all-inclusive client engagement,’ including referrals and automated calls and texts.

Meeting remotely now OK for most clients, and advisors say it helps business
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 05, 2024
Meeting remotely now OK for most clients, and advisors say it helps business

Discouraged by traffic and comfortable in their homes, people are increasingly amenable to Zoom meetings, a survey finds.