At a time when private equity ownership is causing clashes between independent broker-dealers and some of their largest advisory teams, Private Advisor Group found another option.
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Market turmoil is likely to weigh on many advisors' take-home pay this year. Couple that with changes some firms have made to their compensation grids, and some advisors are in for a double whammy.
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The Treasury and IRS plan to withdraw regulations that labeled basis-shifting transactions among partnerships and related parties as "transactions of interest."
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The choice of brokerage or RIA firm involves any number of factors and a range of timelines. Here's what the numbers and experts suggest are the main drivers.
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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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Too high a score can stymie bigger dreams and personal growth on the part of the client, writes Joe Maier.
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Reports of Russia's malicious cyber activity can spur investors to greater vigilance, but if the worst happens, quick action is crucial.
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The strategy has been portrayed as both an essential investing tool and overhyped approach. The reality is somewhere in between.
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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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An extremely large proportion of people trust AI with financial information and guidance, probably more than they should.
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Michael Abbott founded Composite Software in 2001 and drives the technical vision of the company at the CTO. Prior to founding Composite, he was CTO and EVP of Electron Economy, a supply chain software company named to Upside's list of Top 100 companies of 2001. He has published widely and speaks regularly on database and XML topics and participates in a JSR Expert Group, is on the XML Query Working Group at the W3C, has served the President of the Silicon Valley BEA Users Group and was the founder/chair of the XML Sig for the Software Development Forum for the past three years.
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