As advisors rush to build their own AI tools, experts warn that guardrails need to cover data going in, not just data going out.

A deal between XY Planning Network and Wealthtender illustrates how quickly the search landscape is changing and the new ways advisors must adapt to find prospects in an AI era.

A gathering for LGBTQ advisors and allies the day before LPL's flagship Focus conference drew executives, big-name sponsors and a standing-room crowd. So Marci Bair and other organizers are planning a standalone event next spring.

The 2025 tax law changed the factors involved in the decision to convert a traditional IRA to a Roth.

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Even though some firms have been able to command top dollar selling themselves to large aggregators, plenty of variables are still helping to hold purchase prices in check.

Regulators are stressing fiduciary and disclosure obligations for advisory firms. Adding human oversight to AI outputs is often the answer.

Smart advisors are using time gifted by AI efficiencies to recruit new clients and boost AUM, not improve their golf game, warns Ric Edelman.

Marketing materials rife with rote industry clichés can undercut an advisor's best pitch to prospects — their authentic voice.

SEI may not be the first firm that comes to mind when thinking about the industry's custodians, but the firm has built a substantial client base of financial advisors over more than 30 years.

After his firm agreed to one of the most impactful deals in wealth management of 2026, Altruist CEO Jason Wenk sat down with FP to discuss the negotiations, his firm's strategy and the new tool he says can build higher-quality plans in much less time.

In a constantly changing industry, clearing and custody fees defy generalizations. The largest independent broker-dealers present financial advisors with the choice of working with a "self-clearing" firm or one that outsources those essential services.