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Finra spanks Morgan Stanley over sales of high-risk stocks
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 23, 2022
Finra spanks Morgan Stanley over sales of high-risk stocks

The Finra penalty included a fine of $200,000 and restitution to clients of $498,000 plus interest.

How do you keep client risk tolerance stable as markets gyrate?
OPINION NOV 23, 2022
How do you keep client risk tolerance stable as markets gyrate?

Counterintuitively, advisers can instill a sense of calm in clients and attract new clients to the firm by inviting a risk-focused conversation into the room.

The 2022 Alexandra Armstrong winner is Amy Webber of Cambridge
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 21, 2022
The 2022 Alexandra Armstrong winner is Amy Webber of Cambridge

The CEO has taken a road less traveled and says she still has many miles to go.

Higher yields on cash give advisers another asset allocation tool
RIAS NOV 21, 2022
Higher yields on cash give advisers another asset allocation tool

The Federal Reserve's fight against inflation has turned boring cash accounts into top performers.

Trading app Fennel seeks to win customers with ESG data
FINTECH NOV 21, 2022
Trading app Fennel seeks to win customers with ESG data

The subscription-based service’s key feature is its in-app ESG data and rankings, which provides information to retail investors on public companies’ environmental, social and governance practices.

Apparent detour opened new career path
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 21, 2022
Apparent detour opened new career path

Gaining the CFP designation became the fulcrum for a midcareer pivot, but earning it wasn't easy.

Post-Roe environment calls for finesse and wisdom from advisers
OPINION NOV 21, 2022
Post-Roe environment calls for finesse and wisdom from advisers

The Dobbs decision threatens uncertainty for many of our clients but it also can bring out our professional best when we help them craft the safeguards they deserve.

One woman’s vision to empower women clients transcends tragedy
OPINION NOV 21, 2022
One woman’s vision to empower women clients transcends tragedy

The Lucy Shair Foundation for Women in Finance seeks to reduce the gender gap by neutralizing one barrier to establishing a firm of one’s own: lack of seed capital.

First-generation women crave personal investment to spark vision 
OPINION NOV 21, 2022
First-generation women crave personal investment to spark vision 

It is imperative that we not let women miss out on a profession that can provide purpose, financial stability and a path towards a balanced life.

Introducing the 2022 Women to Watch
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY NOV 21, 2022
Introducing the 2022 Women to Watch

This is what success looks like: 23 women financial advisers and industry executives who are advancing the financial advice profession on their own terms and 15 employers that have set a higher standard for women in their workforces and for women clients.

Financial advice is the midlife job that women want – but don’t know exists
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 21, 2022
Financial advice is the midlife job that women want – but don’t know exists

In the past two years, American women have had a collective epiphany: They want to trade in their current careers for something different and better.

Midcareer women benefit from the rise of the returnship
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 21, 2022
Midcareer women benefit from the rise of the returnship

A little effort delivers big results when firms build on-ramps for women who want to re-enter the workforce.

How Advisory Firms Can Maintain Momentum in an Uncertain Environment
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 21, 2022
How Advisory Firms Can Maintain Momentum in an Uncertain Environment

Practices reported significant gains during 2021. But as markets become more volatile, they’ll need to adapt in order to keep growing. Learn where they should focus their efforts—and capital.

Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering
FINTECH NOV 18, 2022
Envestnet closes $575 million debt offering

The unsecured convertible notes have a 2.625% annual interest rate and will mature on Dec. 1, 2027.

Betterment raises fees on small investors
FINTECH NOV 18, 2022
Betterment raises fees on small investors

Customers with less than $20,000 on Betterment will now be charged a $4 monthly subscription rather than a 0.25% AUM fee.

JPMorgan to give all new parents 16 weeks of leave
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2022
JPMorgan to give all new parents 16 weeks of leave

The firm will also increase employees' sick days and bereavement leave, according to an internal memo.

Morgan Stanley's richest clients being offered Tiger Global venture fund
ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2022
Morgan Stanley's richest clients being offered Tiger Global venture fund

The investment firm has tapped Morgan Stanley's wealth management arm as it seeks to raise $6 billion for its next venture fund.

Colorado revisions to financial planning guide don't quiet a critic
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2022
Colorado revisions to financial planning guide don't quiet a critic

The state is concerned that fee-for-service financial planners aren't aligning their charges with work done for clients. Michael Kitces said the guidance remains biased toward the AUM model.

Strategies for continuing to diversify the wealth management industry
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2022
Strategies for continuing to diversify the wealth management industry

Panelists at the Women Adviser Summit in New York City say firms need to rethink how they look for new talent if they're serious about increasing diversity in the industry.

Ritholtz Wealth Management hires its first company president
RIAS NOV 17, 2022
Ritholtz Wealth Management hires its first company president

Jay Tini joins Ritholtz from Vanguard, where he was divisional sales manager, for his first job at an RIA.