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Learning to talk ESG with clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2021
Learning to talk ESG with clients

Global ESG Summit takes a deep dive into how advisers and clients can get on the same page when it comes to sustainable investing.

Duo managing $250 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney
BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2021
Duo managing $250 million at Wells Fargo joins Janney

Three sole practitioners managing $297 million in total are also moving to the firm.

Building credibility through communication
OPINION MAY 27, 2021
Building credibility through communication

People want to work with advisers who show they’re proactive and reliable by identifying problems that could have easily gone under the radar. Custom targeting reinforces the idea that you are capable of helping.

Acorns to go public via $2 billion SPAC deal
FINTECH MAY 27, 2021
Acorns to go public via $2 billion SPAC deal

Acorns is the latest wealthtech company to go public via blank-check merger, following competitors like SoFi. Launched at the end of 2014, the fintech is a subscription-based automated investing and banking app.

Woman in NYC bird-watcher case sues Franklin Templeton over firing
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2021
Woman in NYC bird-watcher case sues Franklin Templeton over firing

Amy Cooper says the company falsely claimed that it conducted an investigation before firing her.

Encouraging clients to invest in their dreams
OPINION MAY 26, 2021
Encouraging clients to invest in their dreams

Sometimes, rather than stopping clients from overspending, we need to convince them that they can afford something they want.

Crypto may 'force' SEC to modernize rules: Hester Peirce
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 26, 2021
Crypto may 'force' SEC to modernize rules: Hester Peirce

The regulator is taking ownership of the work that is needed to provide some comfort around custody issues in the crypto space. 'The bottom line message I have is that we have work to do,' she said.

How to choose and implement technology
OPINION MAY 25, 2021
How to choose and implement technology

The key is knowing how to select software that solves your problems while simultaneously improving both the functionality and the profitability of your firm.

Onramp Invest debuts crypto asset management for RIAs
FINTECH MAY 25, 2021
Onramp Invest debuts crypto asset management for RIAs

Onramp Invest emerges from beta mode amid a rapidly evolving crypto marketplace that historically kept financial advisers on the sidelines.

Aegis Capital received $1.7 million PPP loan last year
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2021
Aegis Capital received $1.7 million PPP loan last year

The financial assistance appears to be on the higher end of PPP loans received by privately held broker-dealers who obtained Covid-19 business relief. Other B-Ds have reported taking larger PPP loans.

Fidelity launches wealth management education and training program
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2021
Fidelity launches wealth management education and training program

The Wealth Advisory Institute will include content from more than a dozen other major asset managers.

First Allied duo managing $275 million shifts to LPL
BROKER DEALERS MAY 25, 2021
First Allied duo managing $275 million shifts to LPL

Craig Zaleck and Mark Hogan, who are based in Bayonne, New Jersey, will affiliate through super OSJ INC Advisors.

The latest in financial #AdviserTech — May 2021
FINTECH MAY 25, 2021
The latest in financial #AdviserTech — May 2021

The big news, announcements and underlying trends emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisers.

Square takes aim at big banks with checking, savings accounts
FINTECH MAY 25, 2021
Square takes aim at big banks with checking, savings accounts

The payments processor plans to offer both types of accounts to the small businesses that use its app, according to hidden code in a recent update to its app.

Merrill Lynch details adviser development program
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
Merrill Lynch details adviser development program

With a fresh take on adviser training, Merrill Lynch expects to increase diversity while graduating 1,000 new advisers per year. These advisers will be located in-office and report to their local market executives.

Merrill Lynch to launch new adviser training course, ends cold-calling
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
Merrill Lynch to launch new adviser training course, ends cold-calling

In keeping with the times, it appears that the practice of cold-calling is out and using social and business networking platforms like LinkedIn is in.

RIA marketing is getting more personal, transparent
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
RIA marketing is getting more personal, transparent

New research argues that stock photos on websites present a stale and static image. Clients want to see the real person behind the advice.

Why this asset manager wants to send you cereal
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
Why this asset manager wants to send you cereal

Potomac delivers 30 boxes of branded cereal as part of the firm's “eyes on brand” marketing strategy, according to president and CIO Manish Khatta.

How to earn contacts
OPINION MAY 24, 2021
How to earn contacts

If you take nothing else away from this article, hear this: People don’t care about your offer or your business — they care about themselves.

How to be OK with letting profitable clients go
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2021
How to be OK with letting profitable clients go

Never transitioning clients or raising fees means that you set your pricing model once, permanently. No other profession follows that model.