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Software developer Invent.us creates consulting group to serve users
FINTECH AUG 26, 2019
Software developer Invent.us creates consulting group to serve users

Suzanne Siracuse, Tim Welsh part of team to help advisory firms maximize new tools.

AI, blockchain should be high priority for record keepers
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 26, 2019
AI, blockchain should be high priority for record keepers

What would the 401(k) industry look like if firms could start with a blank slate instead of a legacy platform?

Verbal agreement became a succession plan
RIAS AUG 23, 2019
Verbal agreement became a succession plan

How to buy an RIA in the middle of a global financial crisis.

Wealthfront buys hybrid robo Grove in quest to automate paychecks
FINTECH AUG 22, 2019
Wealthfront buys hybrid robo Grove in quest to automate paychecks

Facet Wealth, not Wealthfront, will absorb Grove's clients, boosting its current client base by 50%.

Why advisers should eliminate the B word
OPINION AUG 21, 2019
Why advisers should eliminate the B word

Constantly being busy is doing us more harm than good. Here's an approach that helps you prioritize

DOL readies proposal for more digital 401(k) disclosures
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2019
DOL readies proposal for more digital 401(k) disclosures

Agency will soon issue a rule that will likely require electronic statement delivery unless participants opt out.

Learn to love delegating
OPINION AUG 21, 2019
Learn to love delegating

Pick good people and get great results

As Wells Fargo seeks CEO, toll on stock hits $24 billion
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2019
As Wells Fargo seeks CEO, toll on stock hits $24 billion

Since the bank began its hunt for a leader to replace Tim Sloan, the stock has slipped into the red for the year

LPL expects its tech improvements to give advisers back an hour or more a day
FINTECH AUG 20, 2019
LPL expects its tech improvements to give advisers back an hour or more a day

CEO Dan Arnold pledges to help advisers focus on client service.

Makeover at Wells Fargo Advisors well-received
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 20, 2019
Makeover at Wells Fargo Advisors well-received

The wealth management network again reduces its corporate structure as part of realignment.

Schwab hybrid robo sees early success with subscription pricing
FINTECH AUG 19, 2019
Schwab hybrid robo sees early success with subscription pricing

Backend Benchmarking's latest Robo Report also had positive news for robos offering SRI portfolios

Cost to play bigger role in investment recommendations
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 19, 2019
Cost to play bigger role in investment recommendations

Large firms are well-situated to comply with the cost standards in the SEC's Reg BI given changes they made to prepare for the DOL fiduciary rule.

All it takes is a vision
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2019
All it takes is a vision

The CEO and publisher of <i>InvestmentNews </i>bids farewell after 21 years.

Investing tips from the wealthiest family on earth
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2019
Investing tips from the wealthiest family on earth

Internal Revenue Service filings detail the investments of 21 trusts set up by the estates of Sam Walton, his widow Helen and son John.

Volatility reignites debate about market timing
RIAS AUG 15, 2019
Volatility reignites debate about market timing

Advisers shrug off the threat of an imminent recession

New SEC videos aim to help investors identify brokers vs. investment advisers
RIAS AUG 15, 2019
New SEC videos aim to help investors identify brokers vs. investment advisers

Videos criticized for glossing over details of business models, conflicts.

What RIAs should learn from Uber and Lyft
OPINION AUG 15, 2019
What RIAs should learn from Uber and Lyft

Most RIA owners are obsessed with growing top-line revenue at all costs, with little thought to the bottom-line profitability of each additional dollar of AUM

Defining the standard for data stewardship
FINTECH AUG 15, 2019
Defining the standard for data stewardship

As more data becomes digitally available, the risk of it being stolen and put to work for nefarious purposes rises as well.

Take a break! 5 simple summer pleasures
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2019
Take a break! 5 simple summer pleasures

Too much work with no play makes us boring. Here are some ways to recharge

Cetera Financial Group adds 1,000 advisers, $19 billion in assets so far in 2019
BROKER DEALERS AUG 14, 2019
Cetera Financial Group adds 1,000 advisers, $19 billion in assets so far in 2019

The broker-dealer network is adding both new and experienced advisers