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The trouble with tech integration
RIAS JUN 21, 2022
The trouble with tech integration

More than half of advisers say the lack of integration between their core applications is the biggest pain point with technology.

Succession plan services gain traction as a tool for recruiting, making acquisitions
RIAS JUN 21, 2022
Succession plan services gain traction as a tool for recruiting, making acquisitions

With more than $10 trillion seen in motion over the next decade as advisers retire, Cerulli expects acquiring firms to make succession planning a bigger piece of the offering.

A bear market is not the time to hibernate
RIAS JUN 20, 2022
A bear market is not the time to hibernate

In the turmoil and economic uncertainty surrounding a bear market, guidance from a trusted financial adviser is more valuable than ever.

Wirehouses ditched recruiting years ago, but hit records in 2021. What changed?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 20, 2022
Wirehouses ditched recruiting years ago, but hit records in 2021. What changed?

Ten years ago, hiring financial advisers at wirehouses had a hammer and tongs feel. Today, hiring and hanging on to advisers are much more nuanced endeavors.

Almost mainstream, LGBTQ couples still need specialized planning
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2022
Almost mainstream, LGBTQ couples still need specialized planning

Advisers who serve gay and lesbian couples attract a rainbow of potential clients.

Fintech Bytes: Vise, CapIntel and Morningstar
FINTECH JUN 17, 2022
Fintech Bytes: Vise, CapIntel and Morningstar

Fintech companies are responding to the first bear market many have experienced. Here are the rest of the week's fintech stories.

New diversity tools arriving just in time to win the war for talent
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2022
New diversity tools arriving just in time to win the war for talent

Amid the healthy growth in jobs, more resources are becoming available to help employers recruit women and minorities.

Pershing launches next-gen NetX360 at annual adviser conference
FINTECH JUN 16, 2022
Pershing launches next-gen NetX360 at annual adviser conference

BNY Mellon Pershing revealed the next generation of its wealth management technology at its annual INSITE conference this week in Grapevine, Texas.

Fintech startups tighten belts, bracing for extended bear market
FINTECH JUN 16, 2022
Fintech startups tighten belts, bracing for extended bear market

Tifin laid off 10% of its workforce this month in response to the market environment, and it isn't alone.

New LPL program gives advisers more tools to attract, serve the rich
RIAS JUN 16, 2022
New LPL program gives advisers more tools to attract, serve the rich

The Private Client Service Network will help select LPL advisers assist their clients with such tasks as the sale of small or midsize businesses; hedging concentrated stock positions; and specialty lending.

Three wealth management podcasts win awards at second annual competition
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 15, 2022
Three wealth management podcasts win awards at second annual competition

Retirement, diversity and financial literacy emerge as popular podcasting themes at this year's Advisor Podcast Awards.

How to prepare your clients for 401(k) statement shock
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2022
How to prepare your clients for 401(k) statement shock

With 401(k) savers likely to be getting some unpleasant news in their next statement, their financial advisers might want to reach out in advance.

Another former head of Wells Fargo Advisors leaves the bank
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 15, 2022
Another former head of Wells Fargo Advisors leaves the bank

David Kowach is the second senior Wells Fargo executive with deep ties to wealth management to retire in the past two months.

Anticipating more pain ahead, advisers stress long-term perspective
RIAS JUN 15, 2022
Anticipating more pain ahead, advisers stress long-term perspective

While the stock market has officially entered a bear market, so far it doesn't feel like March 2009, when the market declined 30%, or October 1987, when it lost 20% in one day.

Carson Group adds $200 million firm
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 15, 2022
Carson Group adds $200 million firm

Diamond Wealth Advisors, which is based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has joined Carson Partners.

One size does not fit all: Finding the right ESG investments for wealthy clients
OPINION JUN 15, 2022
One size does not fit all: Finding the right ESG investments for wealthy clients

The key is to ask the right questions to develop a custom strategy aligned with the client’s goals rather than making assumptions.

AssetMark buys $9.5 billion TAMP business from Vestmark
RIAS JUN 14, 2022
AssetMark buys $9.5 billion TAMP business from Vestmark

The deal for Adhesion expands AssetMark’s ability to serve the RIA market.

Wells Fargo to focus on indie B-D business. For real
BROKER DEALERS JUN 14, 2022
Wells Fargo to focus on indie B-D business. For real

Wells Fargo's IBD, FiNet, hasn't been 'a growth priority' for the wirehouse. Now it is. How has the strategy changed?

SEC hits Schwab robo-adviser with $187 million fine
FINTECH JUN 13, 2022
SEC hits Schwab robo-adviser with $187 million fine

Charles Schwab Corp. has agreed to pay $187 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission that the discount brokerage did not disclose how its robo-adviser used large cash holdings in client portfolios to generate revenue.

As markets slide, more advisers are sending clients to I bonds
RIAS JUN 13, 2022
As markets slide, more advisers are sending clients to I bonds

Investing in the Treasury-backed inflation hedge comes with a few challenges, but the 9.62% yield is seen as worth the effort.