Many retirement savers will have no trouble choosing between an IRA or a trust. But experts say there are some important factors that add complication to the decision.
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The leading CPA financial planners with over $1 billion in assets under management, from Accounting Today's annual ranking.
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Gary Carrai draws on his previous experiences as a financial advisor to recognize what sorts of technical advances are most likely to be useful to LPL advisors and clients — and how much change they can tolerate at once.
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Median sale prices for RIAs have long been ticking upward. But some valuation experts argue that impending retirements could lead to an oversupply of firms on the market — and lower price tags.
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The latest Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook (FACO) finds advisor sentiment turned slightly pessimistic again this month as financial planners looked for ways to insulate clients' portfolios from global economic shocks.
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For advisors like Chris Diodato of WELLth Financial Planning, everything from insurance to industry software is costing more these days.
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Across the industry, financial advisors are anticipating a busy 2026. From consumer protection cuts to AI regulation, wealth management could look very different a year from now.
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After an optimistic start to the year, financial advisors' confidence in the economy and other key indicators fell sharply in March as the United States escalated its bombing campaign in Iran.
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Nineteen states and three major cities now have them. Cheap and easy usually isn't best.
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Innocent client missteps can retroactively zero out balances in the alternatives-rich, held-away retirement accounts, with the advisor none the wiser.
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A value resurgence will overtake growth-stock dominance — the catalysts are already in motion, says Bernard Horn of Polaris Capital Management.
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As a subscriber to Financial-Planning.com, you can earn up to 12 hours of CE credit from the CFP Board and the Investments & Wealth Institute.
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As more financial advisors near retirement without clear succession plans, some RIAs are turning to ESOPs and Section 1042 rollovers to exit on their own terms.
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Earning and maintaining certifications requires a significant time investment. So why do advisors go through the trouble?
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It's that time of year again! Here's how to nominate a colleague — or yourself — for Financial Planning's annual Rising Star awards.
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Traditionally, regional firms were places where advisors with mid-level revenue production could find comfortable homes. Janney and RBC show how that's changing.
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Financial Planning announces its 2026 class of the top 40 most productive employee wealth management brokers under the age of 40.
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