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3 Questions: Brian Hamburger on adviser recruiting
BROKER DEALERS APR 23, 2020
3 Questions: Brian Hamburger on adviser recruiting

The founder and CEO of MarketCounsel discusses whether advisers are rethinking their plans to go independent

Pandemic fallout sends consumers racing toward financial planners
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 23, 2020
Pandemic fallout sends consumers racing toward financial planners

Lockdown gives consumers and DIY investors time for financial spring cleaning

Advisers should look before leaping into stimulus debt programs
OPINION APR 22, 2020
Advisers should look before leaping into stimulus debt programs

Unless it's a matter of business survival, the strings attached to the loans might prove even more costly

Advisers want CFP continuing education to count toward state requirements
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2020
Advisers want CFP continuing education to count toward state requirements

NASAA model rule would require IARs to complete CE to close the regulatory gap with brokers

Forget the bear! LPL is paying recruits like it's 2019
BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2020
Forget the bear! LPL is paying recruits like it's 2019

Meanwhile, the giant IBD continues to evolve its business with a new offering targeting wirehouse advisers

What does the Secure Act mean as we emerge from quarantine?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2020
What does the Secure Act mean as we emerge from quarantine?

Ed Slott offers some tax strategies for you and your clients to consider in 2020.

TriplePlay: Embracing a specialty to build up business
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 21, 2020
TriplePlay: Embracing a specialty to build up business

Claire Akin outlines three ways advice firms can attract clients and charge a premium for specialized services

Zero-commission ETFs could spur practice changes: Cerulli
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 21, 2020
Zero-commission ETFs could spur practice changes: Cerulli

Report says lower trading costs will encourage advisers to use exchange-traded funds for niche asset allocations

Coaching clients through fear
OPINION APR 21, 2020
Coaching clients through fear

You can now make a long-term difference in the lives of your clients if you know how to recognize and minimize the effects of emotion on judgment

LPL exec moves to Advisor Group
BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2020
LPL exec moves to Advisor Group

Brian Shulstad will head business development at the firm's Triad Advisors unit

Motif Investing closes
FINTECH APR 20, 2020
Motif Investing closes

The automated investment platform, which raised roughly $126 million in funding since launching in 2012, is just the latest digital wealth manager to shut down

Five ways advisers can support small-business owner clients
OPINION APR 20, 2020
Five ways advisers can support small-business owner clients

Advisers can offer value beyond financial topics by helping business owners steer their firms through the pandemic

Keep your eyes forward
FINTECH APR 19, 2020
Keep your eyes forward

We all need to take time now, in the midst of this crisis, to keep looking beyond the current moment

Some seek SEC guidance on whether RIAs must disclose COVID-19 loans
RIAS APR 17, 2020
Some seek SEC guidance on whether RIAs must disclose COVID-19 loans

Other compliance experts say it’s not necessary unless the firm’s financial problems extend beyond virus stress

3 Questions: Kashif Ahmed describes his coronavirus recovery
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2020
3 Questions: Kashif Ahmed describes his coronavirus recovery

The president of American Private Wealth talks about what he told his clients while he was suffering from COVID-19

Cantor plans hundreds of job cuts
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 17, 2020
Cantor plans hundreds of job cuts

The move runs counter to vows by many Wall Street firms not to lay off workers amid the pandemic

Four ways advisers can help clients find opportunities amid market volatility
OPINION APR 17, 2020
Four ways advisers can help clients find opportunities amid market volatility

Annual exclusion gifting, borrowing from life insurance policies and refinancing business loans are among the strategies that might prove useful currently for high-net-worth clients

Morgan Stanley sees wealthy sticking with cash
OPINION APR 17, 2020
Morgan Stanley sees wealthy sticking with cash

The wirehouse's clients have been shifting from stocks into cash or cash equivalents

Advisers bolster online presence as coronavirus shuts down in-person meetings
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2020
Advisers bolster online presence as coronavirus shuts down in-person meetings

Attracting new clients depends on using Zoom and enhancing the firm's website with more content

3 Questions: What stands out about Best Places winners?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2020
3 Questions: What stands out about Best Places winners?

InvestmentNews' Devin McGinley describes policies and perks that distinguish companies that earned spots on the Best Places to Work for Financial Advisers list