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Scott MacKillop Joins WealthTech Strategy Partners as TAMP Advisor
Scott MacKillop, the turnkey asset management platform pioneer who left GeoWealth earlier this year, has joined…
Simon Quick Advisors stays free of PE with latest deal
Chris Moore of Simon Quick Advisors doesn’t think there’s necessarily anything wrong with accepting private equity…
6 Questions on Advisors’ Minds
Gene Goldman, Cetera’s chief investment officer, discusses the markets and investing throughout the year to clients…
Ritholtz Wealth Management Moves Chicago Office to The Salt Shed
Ritholtz Wealth Management, the registered investment advisor with more than $5 billion in client assets, has…
Will advisors add AI avatars to their communication toolkit?
In the middle of the frame sits a bespectacled gentleman, facing the screen. Behind him, the…
High Rates May Not Last
We’re currently in a rare window of opportunity for annuities—one that advisors and clients should consider…
Mather Group, Great Diamond Add RIAs
The Mather Group Lands Fourth Bay Area-Based RIA The Mather Group, a Chicago-based registered investment advisor…
Massachusetts Man to Plead Guilty in $3.2M Ponzi Scheme Targeting Haitians
A Massachusetts man fraudulently touting bona fides as an advisor will plead guilty to co-running a…
Advisors share go-to strategies for connecting with women clients
Women are set to control a growing share of U.S. wealth, and financial advisors who ignore…
AI Notetaking Competition Heats Up in Wealth Management Industry
Fireflies.ai has entered the financial advisor AI notetaking group chat. Amid a flurry of AI announcements…
Qualified charitable distribution popularity surges
Qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) are a largely unknown tool among retirees. But now, as a convergence…
Q1 2025 PSN Top Guns: U.S. Equity Supremacy Ends
After two consecutive years of +20% gains, U.S. equities reversed course during the first quarter of…
Cites with highest financial advisor pay increase in 2024
Labeling the financial advisor profession and the wealth management industry as “Wall Street” as a shorthand…
Advice On Retirement Advice From Australia
For a quarter century, Terry Bell has been taking the temperature of wealth management businesses and…
Trump tax bill narrowly passes House, overcoming infighting
President Donald Trump’s signature tax bill narrowly passed the House Thursday morning, advancing a sprawling multitrillion-dollar…
The Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors: Indivisible Partners’ John Thiel
After nearly three decades with Merrill, John Thiel left the firm and his position as the…
Charles Schwab Recognized as Best Investing Platform Overall by U.S. News
Schwab also wins awards for Best Investing Platform for stock, options and forex trading WESTLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS…
Direct indexing keep clients invested in volatile markets
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.” — Mike Tyson Advisors are…
When should a financial advisor launch an RIA?
This story is the first in a series Financial Planning Chief Correspondent Tobias Salinger is writing…
Judge sentences advisor who sold to WEG in fraud case
A disgraced investment advisor who sold her practice to Wealth Enhancement Group before becoming the subject…