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Social distancing weighs on advice business: Survey
RIAS JUL 09, 2020
Social distancing weighs on advice business: Survey

Prospecting is now more difficult, and advisers said they are less effective at selling products, a report from Limra and others shows

How to draw the line when clients challenge your approach
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 09, 2020
How to draw the line when clients challenge your approach

In your discussion, validate the forces driving the client's discomfort, confirm that you hear what they're saying and explain why the current strategy remains best suited for them

Where are the customers’ yachts? 2020 version
OPINION JUL 09, 2020
Where are the customers’ yachts? 2020 version

Should advisory firms take forgivable PPP loans when they didn't suffer any interruption in their revenue?

Richest investors balking at fees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 09, 2020
Richest investors balking at fees

Capgemini survey shows a third of wealthy clients worldwide are uncomfortable with costs

Charles Schwab rolls out 'Hey, Google' account updates
FINTECH JUL 08, 2020
Charles Schwab rolls out 'Hey, Google' account updates

The integration lets clients track portfolio performance with interactive voice requests

Indies managing $245 million switch to Arkadios from Triad
RIAS JUL 08, 2020
Indies managing $245 million switch to Arkadios from Triad

Both Black Stone Partners and Creative Capital Wealth Management are Pennsylvania-based

Revamping portfolios with risk-smart, tax-smart building blocks
OPINION JUL 08, 2020
Revamping portfolios with risk-smart, tax-smart building blocks

Investors are painfully aware their retirement plans need a do-over. Here's the best approach

Adviser managing $370 million moves to RBC from Wells Fargo
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 08, 2020
Adviser managing $370 million moves to RBC from Wells Fargo

James Koestner switches firms in Dallas

Goldman Sachs' Ayco adds 'marketplace' for workplace clients
FINTECH JUL 07, 2020
Goldman Sachs' Ayco adds 'marketplace' for workplace clients

The firm is now providing access to investment management, insurance brokerage and other services

Tech tools fall flat among advisers: J.D. Power survey
FINTECH JUL 07, 2020
Tech tools fall flat among advisers: J.D. Power survey

While firms are investing heavily in technology, many have missed the mark on delivering the best experience

Podcasts and prospecting
OPINION JUL 07, 2020
Podcasts and prospecting

Podcasts may not generate as many leads as radio shows, but they're still a valuable tool.

The practice of the future
OPINION JUL 06, 2020
The practice of the future

If prospects don’t meet you in person, the impression they gain from your website might make all the difference

All-female team managing $500 million drops Morgan Stanley for Sanctuary Wealth
RIAS JUL 02, 2020
All-female team managing $500 million drops Morgan Stanley for Sanctuary Wealth

The advisers are the first breakaway team Sanctuary has picked up from the wirehouse this year

Second Wealth/Stack conference postponed a year
RIAS JUL 02, 2020
Second Wealth/Stack conference postponed a year

An online version of the event will be held in December

Finra reports 10% rise in 2019 compensation
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 01, 2020
Finra reports 10% rise in 2019 compensation

The regulator warns broker-dealers of a gradual move to increase fees

Vermont hybrid managing $210 million links to LPL
BROKER DEALERS JUL 01, 2020
Vermont hybrid managing $210 million links to LPL

Ridgeline Wealth Management had been affiliated with Wells Fargo's FiNet

Stifel snags $935 million adviser team from Merrill Lynch
BROKER DEALERS JUN 30, 2020
Stifel snags $935 million adviser team from Merrill Lynch

The four-person adviser team marks the third to transition away from the wirehouse in favor of the independent platform this year

More 'doubt' about this broker-dealer's future
BROKER DEALERS JUN 30, 2020
More 'doubt' about this broker-dealer's future

Newbridge Securities reported large deficits for 2019, according to its auditor

Morningstar, Morgan Stanley adopt new content management tool
FINTECH JUN 30, 2020
Morningstar, Morgan Stanley adopt new content management tool

The 4U Connect platform stores content to be submitted, reviewed and approved all via a common app

How Reg BI is changing the technology landscape
FINTECH JUN 30, 2020
How Reg BI is changing the technology landscape

From multifunctional dashboards to an increase in demand for robo-advisers, the industry’s appetite for innovation has only increased with new regulation