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Goldman wealth exec exits abruptly
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 01, 2023
Goldman wealth exec exits abruptly

Lisa Opoku, a Goldman partner, had been running the firm's family office for its top brass since last year.

Why are advisors overlooking Peak 65 women's retirement needs?
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 01, 2023
Why are advisors overlooking Peak 65 women's retirement needs?

'Advisors better wake up' — study reveals 61- to 65-year-old women are more likely to buy an annuity than men of the same age.

$425 million advisory team jumps to LPL from Merrill
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUL 26, 2023
$425 million advisory team jumps to LPL from Merrill

Woman-led firm sets up independent practice in Washington state.

CFP Board taps Elizabeth Miller as 2024 chair-elect
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 19, 2023
CFP Board taps Elizabeth Miller as 2024 chair-elect

Miller will succeed the current chair-elect Matt Boersen next year and will subsequently ascend to chair of the Board in 2025.

Nominations open for InvestmentNews Women to Watch awards
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUL 18, 2023
Nominations open for InvestmentNews Women to Watch awards

Come together with your peers to celebrate the women making a difference in our industry.

Future of Thrivent Advisor Network in question after Armitage exit
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS JUL 13, 2023
Future of Thrivent Advisor Network in question after Armitage exit

Top exec says firm changed direction as platform posed too much competition for its legacy insurance side.

Return to office threatens to undermine advances for women
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 06, 2023
Return to office threatens to undermine advances for women

Cracking down on remote work could send stress fractures through women's advancement, pay equity and corporate returns.

How tax refunds can kickstart clients' retirement plans
YOUR PRACTICE OPINION JUL 05, 2023
How tax refunds can kickstart clients' retirement plans

There are many ways for clients to make sound investment decisions with their tax refunds, but it's important to understand their entire financial picture before giving advice.

Despite rising awareness of DEI issues, change is slow to occur
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 03, 2023
Despite rising awareness of DEI issues, change is slow to occur

While underrepresented ethnicities make up about 15% of new CFPs each year, the new arrivals barely move each group’s overall presence in the profession.

How to normalize allyship
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 27, 2023
How to normalize allyship

Here's how men can step up and into allyship. It's not that hard.

Women breadwinners less engaged with household finances
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JUN 13, 2023
Women breadwinners less engaged with household finances

Even when they're bringing home the bacon, women tend not to be as involved in household finances as their male partners.

Alex. Brown adds Morgan Stanley advisor managing $509 million
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUN 05, 2023
Alex. Brown adds Morgan Stanley advisor managing $509 million

Miami-based Eva Marina Ovejero has more than two decades of experience.

Advisor managing $475 million at Bank of America Private Bank joins LPL
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS JUN 05, 2023
Advisor managing $475 million at Bank of America Private Bank joins LPL

Amy Lawrence is launching Gorilla Investments Co. in Miami.

Advisors connect rising women philanthropists to their tribes
YOUR PRACTICE ESG MAY 26, 2023
Advisors connect rising women philanthropists to their tribes

As Gen X and baby boomer women realize they qualify as philanthropists, new platforms and groups are emerging to equip them with community and context.

New diversity report makes familiar recommendations
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 19, 2023
New diversity report makes familiar recommendations

The report from the CFP Board outlines specific steps proven to establish and cultivate equity for employees at all levels with financial services organizations.

Kate Healy to step down as head of Center for Financial Planning, start new firm
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2023
Kate Healy to step down as head of Center for Financial Planning, start new firm

Healy, a long-time executive at TD Ameritrade, was appointed to head the center last summer to lead its efforts to elevate the financial planning profession with programs in diversity and inclusion.

Women's fear about retirement cuts across party lines
YOUR PRACTICE RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2023
Women's fear about retirement cuts across party lines

Just over half of women who are 25 and older said they don't consider themselves financially secure; 77% of low-income women said the same.

Sometimes mothers do know best
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2023
Sometimes mothers do know best

Rising women advisors apply their mothers' and mothers-in-laws' advice to grow their careers.

Goldman to pay $215 million to settle case on underpaying women
YOUR PRACTICE REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 09, 2023
Goldman to pay $215 million to settle case on underpaying women

The trial, which had been scheduled for next month in New York, would have provided a rare public forum for testimony about inequality inside the financial industry.

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.