The second day of Wealth Management EDGE on Wednesday included a series of firsts. The first-ever…
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Advisors question SEC push to extend alts investing
Advisors and securities lawyers are raising a collective eyebrow at a big push now underway by…
Impact of Trump anti-DEI orders on SEC is murky
The Securities and Exchange Commission has purged guidance from its website regarding fund manager diversity, but…
FPA’s new online tool aims to help advisors boost behavioral skills
The qualities that make someone a great financial planner go far beyond simple technical knowledge. Reflecting…
FPA Launches Competency Model to Enhance Advisors’ Behavioral Skills
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is offering a new program to help advisors chart out ways…
Savant Wealth Management CEO Shares Insights on Firm’s Transformation
Brent Brodeski joined Savant Wealth Management in 1992 as a co-founder, and has since grown the…
Wealth Management EDGE Alts Workshops Spotlight the Rise of Evergreen Funds
Any doubts about the rise of evergreen funds—interval funds, tender offer funds, non-traded REITs and business…
Natixis Survey Finds Diminished Confidence Among Individual Investors
Individual investors are feeling more uncertain about their finances than they have over the past several…
Private Market Asset Managers See RIA Channel As ‘Fastest Growing Pool’
Registered investment advisors are going to see continued attention from private market asset managers and providers…
Commonwealth Gains $1.5B Team from Osaic Amid LPL Acquisition
A $1.5 billion Rochester, N.Y.-based team is joining Commonwealth Financial Network from Osaic, one of the…
Women Business Owners Group Makes Itself Heard
The power of women-owned businesses is growing, and it’s getting noticed on Capitol Hill. Women-owned businesses…
How to Help Women With Blended Family Estate Plans
As the most significant intergenerational wealth transfer in the history of the United States unfolds, women,…
Future Advisors Are Seeking Robust RIA Internship Programs, Mentors
Registered investment advisors should offer robust internship programs and emphasize cultures of service to attract young…
Millennial Women Lean Into Investing: They Start Earlier, Invest Across More Asset Classes and Carry Greater Confidence Than Previous Generations
WESTLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Millennial women are getting started with investing nearly a decade earlier than Boomer…
3 tips to keep client market discipline in hyperpartisan era
When it comes to the markets, investors have always been influenced by their political views. But…
Scenes from Day 1 of Wealth Management EDGE
Wealth Management EDGE moved to a new venue this year, the Boca Raton Resort, in Boca…
Morgan Stanley, Raymond James CEOs on the advantages of size
At a time when many advisors dream of breaking away to start their own practices, the…
Advisor offices in residences doubled in last few years
When COVID-19 changed the world, Zoom spread the familiarity of virtual meetings. Now, the meaning of…
How do new advisory firms register their RIA
This story is the fourth in a series Financial Planning Chief Correspondent Tobias Salinger is writing…
Cetera Launches New RIA and Branches Channel, Appoints Jen Hanau as Lead
Cetera is launching a new channel to help manage its independent and employee-based RIA operations for…
The Power of the Midyear Gut Check
As summer approaches, it’s easy to drift into vacation mode. But before doing so, remember that…
Alcyon Wealth Partners Breaks Away from Raymond James to Go Independent
Alcyon Wealth Partners, a former Raymond James-affiliated registered investment advisor, is going the independent route. The…