Also, Independent Financial Partners secures a $700M team from Commonwealth/LPL, and NewEdge Capital names a new CEO.
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While return-to-office mandates have proliferated, many say you'll never get them back in the cubicle full-time.
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Ted Pick and Paul Shoukry both see advantages in their firms' ability to invest in technology, offer banking services and provide access to alternative investments.
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They must file the lengthy and highly specific Form ADV document with the SEC and state-level agencies. And that's just one aspect of the many strategic decisions.
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In this month's FACO, we asked how much time advisors spent on their firm's brands, what their marketing objectives were and their main sources of new clients.
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Nearly two-thirds of advisors surveyed this month said that internal training programs or workshops were offered by their firms.
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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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Many advisors haven't yet begun putting together an exit plan. Experts say there are common features and defined timelines that can help make it work.
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An HSA is an individually owned, tax-advantaged account that may be used to pay for qualified medical expenses or to save for retirement and long-term care expenses.
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New provisions increase the ways workers can contribute toward their futures and employers can invest in their workforce's financial wellness.
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The stalwart allocation has a logic to it, but its simplicity hides two significant problems.
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An increasingly popular form of lending enables financial advisors and their clients to offset capital gains and find other tax savings.
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An annual RIA compensation survey suggests that firms are paying a pretty penny for financial advisors — but reaping healthy profits.
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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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Jed Finn says human advisors will remain necessary even as Morgan Stanley develops AI-driven "super agents." Speaking at the same conference, the Wells Fargo CFO emphasized cross-selling.
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John Palmer, a partner in Orrick's San Francisco office, focuses his practice on financing for cities, counties, community college districts and school districts.
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The tech can be smart and speedy, but also tone deaf when it comes to picking up the nuance of client conversations.
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