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Ellevest raises $53 million in Series B funding
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 07, 2022
Ellevest raises $53 million in Series B funding

The company will use the capital to deepen its offerings and product solutions, and help women reach their money goals.

Black Americans more engaged with investing,  especially outside the mainstream
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2022
Black Americans more engaged with investing, especially outside the mainstream

Black Americans increasingly turn to newer types of assets, like cryptocurrency, that are less likely to be associated with structural discrimination, according to a study from Ariel and Schwab.

Social Security rules when widows remarry
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2022
Social Security rules when widows remarry

Survivor benefits can continue for those who wait until they're 60 to wed.

Women-owned $220 million hybrid shifts to Commonwealth from Triad
YOUR PRACTICE ADVISOR MOVES MAR 30, 2022
Women-owned $220 million hybrid shifts to Commonwealth from Triad

Four-adviser Stonebridge Financial Planning Group, which is based in Orlando, Florida, specializes in working with women in transition.

Building a planning niche among the gay community requires a nimble perspective
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 24, 2022
Building a planning niche among the gay community requires a nimble perspective

Women Adviser Summit panelists say the financial planning industry needs more advisers focusing on the LGBTQ-plus community.

Niche practice designed around women leaves nothing to chance
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS MAR 23, 2022
Niche practice designed around women leaves nothing to chance

Ann Alsina kicks off the Women Adviser Summit by inspiring women to find their own niche.

LPL adds $210 million all-woman team from Voya
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS MAR 14, 2022
LPL adds $210 million all-woman team from Voya

Kristi Turchan and Debbie Verker operate as Ascend Wealth Management in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Retiring in an age of uncertainty
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2022
Retiring in an age of uncertainty

Both new and existing retirees face the challenge of generating steady income in the low-interest-rate environment, which calls into question the traditional 60/40 investment strategy.

Q&A: Wellington Management's Wendy Cromwell
YOUR PRACTICE ESG FEB 28, 2022
Q&A: Wellington Management's Wendy Cromwell

Head of sustainable investing shares how the firm integrates ESG and works with companies to decarbonize.

The 'Great Resignation' is an opportunity as well as a risk
YOUR PRACTICE ESG FEB 16, 2022
The 'Great Resignation' is an opportunity as well as a risk

In her new role as head of ESG at American Century Investments, Sarah Bratton Hughes says she's ready to push the firm into the megatrends that will dominate the next 20 years.

Breaking away was the hardest thing we've ever done. And we’d do it again
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION FEB 15, 2022
Breaking away was the hardest thing we've ever done. And we’d do it again

You have one chance to show clients why you started your own firm, and most importantly, how they will be better off.

Overcoming imposter syndrome: Why advisers deserve success
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION FEB 11, 2022
Overcoming imposter syndrome: Why advisers deserve success

This behavioral pattern can thwart daily productivity, pause career growth and prevent leaders from knowing their true worth.

Who most wants to work with an adviser? Millennials
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 31, 2022
Who most wants to work with an adviser? Millennials

Millennials are the most optimistic generation, with nearly half saying their quality of life is better or much better over the previous year, study finds.

Total number of CFPs, women certificants reach new heights
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 26, 2022
Total number of CFPs, women certificants reach new heights

The CFP Board also touts last year's growth in Black and Hispanic mark holders, who still represent a small fraction of the CFP population.

EP Wealth Advisors acquires $118 million RIA
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JAN 26, 2022
EP Wealth Advisors acquires $118 million RIA

Klein Financial Advisors, a Newport Beach, California-based RIA, has a strong emphasis on serving women.

Franklin Templeton hires ESG exec from Calpers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 20, 2022
Franklin Templeton hires ESG exec from Calpers

Anne Simpson developed and executed the sustainability investment strategy for the giant California pension plan.

Kamila Elliott becomes first Black chair of CFP Board
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 06, 2022
Kamila Elliott becomes first Black chair of CFP Board

Elliott, president of Grid 202 Partners, an RIA in Washington, D.C., takes on the role as the organization has been promoting diversity in the financial advice profession.

Inflation ETF pioneer says investors need more interest-rate risk
YOUR PRACTICE FIXED INCOME NOV 30, 2021
Inflation ETF pioneer says investors need more interest-rate risk

Nancy Davis has made a splash with IVOL, an actively managed exchange-traded fund that lets investors bet on inflation and interest-rate volatility.

Caregivers in the spotlight
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 23, 2021
Caregivers in the spotlight

November is National Family Caregivers Month, celebrating the more than 53 million people in the U.S. who currently provide unpaid care to a relative or friend.

Vulnerable women represent opportunity for women advisers
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 19, 2021
Vulnerable women represent opportunity for women advisers

Women going through a difficult life transition, such as a divorce, often want to turn to other women for financial advice, said Stacy Francis, chief executive of Francis Financial.