Toby is a veteran journalist with more than a dozen years of experience in the field who joined Financial Planning in 2017 after prior tenures with the New York Daily News, Commercial Observer and City Limits. He earned an undergraduate degree in the humanities from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. He has won a dozen business journalism awards during his time with Financial Planning, including those received for the 2020 podcast series "
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A provision paying for breaks for parents and business owners has earned widespread praise, but an expert says financial advisors should be on alert.
February 9 -
The nuance around RIA compensation belies an often overheated debate and the ability for planners these days to make their own choices.
February 8 -
The firm's recruiting chief shared the latest updates with FP amid record financial advisor headcounts and an effort to expand beyond its traditional label as an IBD.
February 7 -
The profession displays a stunningly high rate of attrition in the first year. Here's how wirehouses and regional brokerages must try to change with the times.
February 6 -
The gift outlays — and the many rules and potential duties tied to them — can affect clients' long-term trail toward RMDs, Roth IRAs, the FAFSA and other areas.
February 5 -
Net income topped $1 billion in 2023 as the firm reached another record headcount and CEO Dan Arnold said there are "interesting questions" to answer about AI.
February 2 -
A report from the Investments & Wealth Institute's journal explains the most important pending proposals from the SEC, the Labor Department and other regulators.
February 1 -
Two incoming firms merging together under a new business line at the company will push its offices above 100 nationwide for the first time.
February 1 -
Possible threats to the pending proposal could play out in Congress and the courts before an increasingly consequential presidential race, an expert said.
January 31 -
The volume of RIA deals slipped from their record pace of the last nine years, but dealmakers argue the fundamentals are driving more activity to start 2024.
January 30 -
Financial advisors and tax professionals with clients who bet online or at casinos must guide them through the choice of classifying as amateur or professional.
January 29 -
The Morningstar Direct rankings reflect a good year for the high-yield, longer-duration and emerging-markets categories of fixed income funds.
January 26 -
The roughly 100 incoming financial advisors to the firm's Financial Institutions Group softened the impact of a regulatory charge of $30 million.
January 25 -
The superstar player's decision to push back his record-breaking pay intrigued planners who pointed out a bevy of wealth-related questions.
January 24 -
Big announcements by Franklin Templeton, TIFIN and CogniCor display why experts see vast potential for artificial intelligence helping — rather than replacing — financial advisors.
January 23 -
The IRS and Labor Department issued guidance on the new savings vehicles, but financial advisors and other wealth management professionals have questions.
January 22 -
The GameStop saga is long over, but the retail investors who drove it could turn into long-term clients if wealth management firms adapt to changing times.
January 19 -
In only her fifth year in the profession, the former Facet advisor is starting at zero with gratitude toward her growing professional network and an intentional focus on fees.
January 18 -
The megabank's Personal Financial Management transaction helped drive some record metrics in 2023 for its wealth and fund segment.
January 17 -
The exit of the shuttered regional bank's wealth arm to JPMorgan overshadowed a highly profitable year for the BNY Mellon unit that houses the giant custodian.
January 16
