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Why wealth management needs more women
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2018
Why wealth management needs more women

Helping clients solve problems requires a level of empathy that's innate for most women.

Some good news about female recruitment in financial advice
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2018
Some good news about female recruitment in financial advice

Each of four core advisory positions tracked in InvestmentNews' benchmarking study has seen an uptick in women entrants.

Adviser suffers the challenge of being a disabled woman on Wall Street
OPINION NOV 17, 2018
Adviser suffers the challenge of being a disabled woman on Wall Street

Adviser survives cancer but loses her job in financial services.

Advisers draw inspiration from women who ran for Congress
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 17, 2018
Advisers draw inspiration from women who ran for Congress

Seeing women break through barriers in politics is encouraging to those in other male-dominated fields.

Kara Stein: Recent gains in female leadership aren't enough
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2018
Kara Stein: Recent gains in female leadership aren't enough

SEC commissioner says we've come a long way, but until we fully utilize the potential of half the population, we'll lose out on innovation and growth.

Hester Peirce: All women do not speak with the same voice, and SEC commissioners are no different
OPINION NOV 17, 2018
Hester Peirce: All women do not speak with the same voice, and SEC commissioners are no different

A history of decisions by female members of the Securities and Exchange Commission demonstrates that women bring multiple perspectives to their roles

Peggy Ruhlin on steps advice firms can take to improve the female famine
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2018
Peggy Ruhlin on steps advice firms can take to improve the female famine

CEO and 2017 Alexandra Armstrong Award winner says it doesn't have to be difficult to make a difference.

How to be a mentor
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2018
How to be a mentor

Mentoring and sponsoring others is our responsibility, but establishing a relationship with a mentee takes thoughtfulness and time.

Robo Acorns said to seek funding at $700 million valuation
FINTECH NOV 16, 2018
Robo Acorns said to seek funding at $700 million valuation

BlackRock and PayPal are among the company's existing investors

Social media automation is an automatic fail
FINTECH NOV 15, 2018
Social media automation is an automatic fail

Interacting with your community isn't something you can fake — why automating the process to save time will cost you dearly.

Betterment revamping adviser-facing dashboard
FINTECH NOV 15, 2018
Betterment revamping adviser-facing dashboard

Robo adviser update includes more information to help advisers track client behavior.

Wells Fargo cuts 1,000 jobs across the U.S.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 15, 2018
Wells Fargo cuts 1,000 jobs across the U.S.

About 900 of the cuts will occur in the bank's home-lending unit, as higher rates and competition cut into that business.

Waddell & Reed will no longer lease office space for many of its brokers
BROKER DEALERS NOV 14, 2018
Waddell & Reed will no longer lease office space for many of its brokers

Firm is boosting adviser payout to compensate for increased office expenses and investing savings in enahcements such as new technology.

LPL providing credit monitoring, identity protection to investors exposed by data breach
FINTECH NOV 14, 2018
LPL providing credit monitoring, identity protection to investors exposed by data breach

The firm remains tight-lipped about how many investors were affected.

RightCapital lands partnership with Commonwealth
FINTECH NOV 14, 2018
RightCapital lands partnership with Commonwealth

The financial planning startup hopes to provide tech to Commonwealth's network of 1,800 advisers.

Apple stock plunge sends shudder through rest of U.S. economy
FINTECH NOV 13, 2018
Apple stock plunge sends shudder through rest of U.S. economy

Abysmal seven-day stretch for iPhone-maker further dragged by earnings speculation analysts say is too optimistic

Advisor Group launching new paperless onboarding technology
FINTECH NOV 13, 2018
Advisor Group launching new paperless onboarding technology

Program hopes to give advisers a fully digital client experience on par with robos.

Orion, Advicent give advisers more control over client reports
FINTECH NOV 13, 2018
Orion, Advicent give advisers more control over client reports

Latest updates make it easier for firms to customize reports to exact specifications.

Finra bars another wirehouse broker involved in expense report snafu
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 12, 2018
Finra bars another wirehouse broker involved in expense report snafu

The ex-Morgan Stanley broker in 2016 resigned when questioned about a $273 expense.

Michael Kitces: The latest in financial adviser fintech — November 2018
FINTECH NOV 12, 2018
Michael Kitces: The latest in financial adviser fintech — November 2018