It's key for an advisor to have a firm grasp of clients' long-term goals, how much they are spending now and how much they plan to spend in the future.
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The best time to start saving for college expenses is right now.
August 27
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Rising financial advisor productivity came with much better pay at these independent brokerages.
August 27
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Schwab, TradePMR and other leading custodians scored highly for their execution of product offerings in a new in-depth study by The Oasis Group.
August 27
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The SEC obtained emergency asset freezes against Jonathan Adam and Tanner Adam, and their respective entities, to halt an alleged $60 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.
August 27
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The wealth management giants join their rivals Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, UBS, LPL Financial and Ameriprise in being accused of using uninvested cash in advisory accounts to boost their bottom lines rather than benefit clients.
August 27
Financial Planning announces its 2025 class of the top 40 most productive employee wealth management brokers under age 40.
Financial Planning announces its 2025 class of the top 40 most productive employee brokers under age 40 at regional U.S. firms.
In an industry with too few advisors, many say the failure rate for newcomers remains disconcertingly high. But brokers on Financial Planning's top 40 under 40 list say they wouldn't be where they are without early career training.
Across the last five years of Financial Planning's 40 under 40 list, a few key insights have emerged about where the industry is at — and where it's headed.
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In a recurring pattern, Ameriprise again accuses its industry rival of encouraging a recently recruited advisor to "harvest" and bring over confidential client information.
October 17
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With the November election mere weeks away, there is still time for tax pros to ponder the strategies available to meet the proposals of each candidate.
October 17
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Robinhood is also planning to offer a browser-based trading system similar to products from Interactive Brokers Group and Charles Schwab
October 17
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FP's parent company surveyed more than 200 industry professionals to ask their view of taxes, Social Security and the budget. Here's what they said.
October 17
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As CAIS launched a new advisory firm to simplify alternative investments for financial advisors and their clients, experts at the firm's summit discussed how to get clients more comfortable with the asset class.
October 16
