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SEC steps up intensity of cybersecurity oversight
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 11, 2023
SEC steps up intensity of cybersecurity oversight

Investment advisors and brokerages shouldn't wait for final regulations to shore up their cyber defenses, experts say.

Organic growth in the RIA space is fading away
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAY 11, 2023
Organic growth in the RIA space is fading away

David DeVoe challenges the industry to refocus on organic growth, but not just for growth's sake.

InvestmentNews honors Stifel's Alex David at sixth annual DEI Summit
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 10, 2023
InvestmentNews honors Stifel's Alex David at sixth annual DEI Summit

Six firms and 15 individuals were recognized for their contributions at the event in New York City Wednesday.

LPL adds long-time Advisor Group advisor with $220 million
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAY 10, 2023
LPL adds long-time Advisor Group advisor with $220 million

Michelle Brennan Hall had been registered at FSC Securities since 1989.

Wells Fargo team with $1 billion jumps to RIA
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAY 10, 2023
Wells Fargo team with $1 billion jumps to RIA

The Compass Group advisors are joining DayMark Wealth Partners, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based RIA with $907 million in assets.

Creating an equity ownership track: Look before you leap
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 10, 2023
Creating an equity ownership track: Look before you leap

While the economics have to work for the owners and partners of the firm, they have to make sense for the next-gen advisors, too.

Tax expertise opens the door to wealth advisory careers
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 10, 2023
Tax expertise opens the door to wealth advisory careers

Accounting firms are expanding rapidly into wealth management. But can tax and audit experts transition to financial advisory careers?

Unflinching guidance is your ultimate fiduciary duty
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 10, 2023
Unflinching guidance is your ultimate fiduciary duty

The longer the bear market continues, the more likely your clients will be to abandon their financial plans, sell their growth assets, and potentially impair their financial futures.

Advisor Group B-D snares RBC advisors with $250 million in client assets
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAY 09, 2023
Advisor Group B-D snares RBC advisors with $250 million in client assets

Minnesota-based Tom Delich had worked at RBC for almost 23 years; he and his team are joining Financial Dimensions Group, a unit of Royal Alliance Associates.

Riskalyze rebrands as Nitrogen
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 09, 2023
Riskalyze rebrands as Nitrogen

The company's new name reflects its evolution from measuring client risk tolerance toward offering a broader suite of wealth management fintech.

Audits on the rise amid a resurgent IRS
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2023
Audits on the rise amid a resurgent IRS

If the IRS thinks a taxpayer owes money, its efforts to collect could include levying bank accounts, placing liens on their home, garnishing their salary, and even refusing to issue a passport.

Psychological factors keep advisors from growing assets: Study
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 09, 2023
Psychological factors keep advisors from growing assets: Study

A notable 43% of financial advisors worry about being perceived as 'pushy' when they're trying to grow their businesses.

10 IBDs with the highest portion of female reps in 2022
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAY 08, 2023
10 IBDs with the highest portion of female reps in 2022

Women are underrepresented in the advice industry, but at some independent broker-dealers, they make up a significant portion of the producing reps.

The Bud Light case for ESG
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 05, 2023
The Bud Light case for ESG

The 'anti-woke' crowd found a boogeyman in Anheuser-Busch just as it has with ESG broadly.

Merrill to pay $1.4 million over telemarketing violations
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2023
Merrill to pay $1.4 million over telemarketing violations

The company, which self-reported the issue, signed separate consent orders with Finra and the New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation.

10 IBDs with the highest average payouts in 2022
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAY 04, 2023
10 IBDs with the highest average payouts in 2022

InvestmentNews Research identifies the independent broker-dealers whose reps took home the highest average payouts last year.

Driving Business Efficiency as You Grow
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2023
Driving Business Efficiency as You Grow

As your business grows, it changes. You bring new clients onboard; current clients’ needs shift; service requirements expand. In order to ensure your firm maintains the high quality client relationships its known for, you need to establish a nimble infrastructure that’s ready to meet growth opportunities with you. Use the following framework to get started.

Goldman Sachs expands to Dallas, joining Wall Street's latest move west
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 03, 2023
Goldman Sachs expands to Dallas, joining Wall Street's latest move west

The number of finance and insurance jobs in Dallas has surged 33% in the past decade, more than double the national average.

When the going gets tough, the tough get EPIC
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 02, 2023
When the going gets tough, the tough get EPIC

Amid volatile markets, it's important that financial professionals provide clients with Empathy, Perspective, Insights and Choices.

Liz Nesvold joins Cresset as president
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAY 02, 2023
Liz Nesvold joins Cresset as president

Nesvold is exiting Raymond James to take on an expansive new role at Cresset's $30 billion platform.