Frank Gargano

Findings from iterations of Financial Planning's Financial Advisory Confidence Outlook show which assets have stood the test of time.

Finding the right time to launch a registered investment advisory firm and the importance of building lasting client connections all play into advisor success.

Rulings from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority included a $360,000-plus payout from JPMorgan, scrutiny of B. Riley operations and more in April.

President Donald Trump's back-and-forth tariff plays have some advisors worried they are ill equipped to handle more swings, per new Financial Planning data.

Agreements from LPL Financial and Betterment top a host of merger and acquisition activity that has jumped since the start of this year.

Findings from the recent Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook found that more than a quarter of advisors modify portfolio strategy based on the client's gender.

From podcasts to technology, advisors are turning to modern offerings for help building new relationships with clients and strengthening existing ones.

Data from the February Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook found that President Donald Trump's policies are making advisors rethink portfolio allocations.

In the year ahead, private equity, exchange traded funds and tax-loss harvesting promise to be top priorities for advisors leading the pack.

The ever-changing landscape of artificial intelligence promises new innovations for financial advisors, but it also brings fresh ethical concerns.

Top deals from Q4 include Wealth Enhancement Group's deal with Levy Wealth Management Group and Cetera's bid for Concourse Financial Group Securities.

From LPL Financial's legal challenges to a continuing education scam that involved more than 60 brokers, these are the stories our readers flocked to in 2024.

Top items include the fallout of a massive continuing education cheating scheme, UBS' pay cuts for producers across the organization and more.

President-elect Donald Trump is bringing numerous changes to wealth management with his return to the White House, from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to Social Security.

In October's roundup of pressing issues in the wealth management space, learn about the CFP Board's problematic advertising campaign, LPL Financial's ongoing recruitment court battles against rival Ameriprise and more.

A survey conducted by Financial Planning found that while 54% of advisors prefer Donald Trump to sit in the White House in 2025, 61% say Kamala Harris is the frontrunner.

Industry leaders in this year's ranking shared insight on how they would advise their younger selves on building a path to the top and the skills today's rising professionals need.

September's roundup of pressing issues in the wealth management space include an elder scam lawsuit embroiling Charles Schwab, accusations against Raymond James for failures in customer complaint reporting and more.

Between the Internal Revenue Service's final rules on minimum distributions and proposed regulations on auto enrolling for Individual Retirement Accounts, here are top retirement landscape changes to be mindful of.

With the increasing use of artificial intelligence-powered tools across the industry, experts remain confident that the technology could usurp human professionals, but isn't quite there yet.