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Helping suddenly rich clients stay that way
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2022
Helping suddenly rich clients stay that way

Morgan Stanley's private wealth management trains advisers to guide their clients through the peaks and valleys of first-generation wealth.

Surveys show Americans prefer retirement planners, lack plans
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 25, 2022
Surveys show Americans prefer retirement planners, lack plans

Retirement income planning is the service most sought after by both older and younger consumers, according to a survey by the Granum Center for Financial Security.

Bill Winterberg returns to adviser fintech at AdvicePay
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 25, 2022
Bill Winterberg returns to adviser fintech at AdvicePay

Winterberg will serve as vice president of financial planning growth at AdvicePay, the fee-payment-process technology created by XY Planning co-founders Michael Kitces and Alan Moore.

Bear markets chip away at firm valuations
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 25, 2022
Bear markets chip away at firm valuations

Just about every asset class has been whacked in this year's sell-off, which has pushed firms' AUM values lower, resulting in lower fees and revenues.

Advisers getting better at social media, but still have work to do
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 24, 2022
Advisers getting better at social media, but still have work to do

A new study analyzing social media posts from across the financial services industry found that while posts about a firm's or adviser's stance on issues are the most engaging, they account for only 1% of total posts.

First impressions last, so go beyond the basics
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 24, 2022
First impressions last, so go beyond the basics

Build loyalty by providing meaningful hospitality and personal touch points for your firm's clients.

JPMorgan to hire 1,300 more advisers over next three years
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2022
JPMorgan to hire 1,300 more advisers over next three years

The additions, which would boost head count to 6,000 from about 4,700, are part of a strategy to boosts the firm's wealth management assets to $1 trillion.

Lead broker-dealer seller of GWG bonds reports potential trouble
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2022
Lead broker-dealer seller of GWG bonds reports potential trouble

In its annual audited financial statement, Emerson Equity reported that problems related to an unnamed offering potentially could harm the firm.

Recession threat takes center stage
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAY 23, 2022
Recession threat takes center stage

Financial advisers scramble to keep clients on track as markets drive lower, inflation climbs and an economic slowdown seems unavoidable.

Wells Fargo used fake job interviews to promote diversity: Report
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2022
Wells Fargo used fake job interviews to promote diversity: Report

The job interviews seemed designed to bolster Wells Fargo's record of its diversity efforts rather than actually hiring women or people of color, the New York Times reported.

T. Rowe nabs ESG exec from BlackRock
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2022
T. Rowe nabs ESG exec from BlackRock

Poppy Allonby, who will work out of T. Rowe’s London office, will oversee the company's ESG strategy at a high level.

Digital brokerage Ally Invest launches human wealth management
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAY 18, 2022
Digital brokerage Ally Invest launches human wealth management

Investors with a minimum of $100,000 can receive financial planning and ongoing guidance from an adviser for an annual fee ranging from 0.75% to 0.85%.

Big GPB fund reports — finally — and posts revenue and income growth
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2022
Big GPB fund reports — finally — and posts revenue and income growth

After the partnership missed its deadline to file audited financial statements in 2018 for its two largest private funds, the entire GPB enterprise struggled.

Thinking about selling your RIA firm? Recent sellers share 3 key considerations
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION MAY 18, 2022
Thinking about selling your RIA firm? Recent sellers share 3 key considerations

Perhaps the biggest concern for RIAs contemplating a sale is how it would affect their employees and clients.

Invesco teaming up with Cerulli to launch Practice Innovation Index
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2022
Invesco teaming up with Cerulli to launch Practice Innovation Index

The digital tool gives wealth managers a quantifiable way to see how their firms measure up.

JPMorgan shareholders reject Jamie Dimon's pay plan
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2022
JPMorgan shareholders reject Jamie Dimon's pay plan

Just 31% of the bank's shareholders supported the pay packages for CEO Dimon and other company executives.

Broker-dealers face risks aplenty, regulators warn
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2022
Broker-dealers face risks aplenty, regulators warn

Firms should be watching out for employees chatting on WhatsApp, as well as brokers in need of heightened supervision and complex products being sold to retail customers.

Judge strikes down California board gender quota law
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 16, 2022
Judge strikes down California board gender quota law

A California law requiring that publicly held companies have a minimum number of women on their boards was struck down on May 13.

Recruiting has gotten off to a sluggish start this year
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 16, 2022
Recruiting has gotten off to a sluggish start this year

The pace of industry recruiting has remained lower since the onset of the pandemic and the work-from-home policies and travel restrictions that followed.

Raymond James offers remote company administrative support
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 16, 2022
Raymond James offers remote company administrative support

The program offers independent branch owners turnkey administrative support from experienced branch associates.