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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In a panel at the Quad-A conference, executives from the three major firms explained how they view the industry's path forward on diversity.
September 23 -
A Quad-A panel including a planner, Schwab's asset management arm and a fintech startup debunked myths about a $35 trillion movement.
September 22 -
A nuanced conversation among Black experts from across the financial services displayed how advisors can play a pivotal role.
September 21 -
With big-name sponsors such as J.P. Morgan, LPL, Merrill Lynch and others, the event adopted a theme this year of being "reunited" together after the pandemic.
September 20 -
One of the most active dealmakers in the industry attracted a high net worth practice that chose it out of an expanding group of potential suitors.
September 19 -
Two asset managers gave financial advisors tips on the complex asset class at the Future Proof conference.
September 15 -
In a panel at the Future Proof Conference, Renée Baker, Kamila Elliott and Tyrone Ross explained how wealth management can disrupt its legacy of exclusion.
September 13 -
Two panels on the second day of the Future Proof Conference made the business case for wellness in a stressful profession.
September 12 -
Despite sweltering temperatures and a technical glitch, the event drew more than 1,000 financial advisors to Southern California.
September 11 -
The wirehouse fabricated the terms of its recruiting bonus loan and client churning allegations against Anil Bhandari, he said in his first interview on the case.
September 9 -
The program could provide a rubric for financial advisors and wealth managers seeking to reach historically excluded groups.
September 8 -
After a watchdog found problems with the regulator's examinations, the agency has repeatedly refused FP's requests for the details of them.
September 7 -
Midsize wealth manager Kovack Securities and its CEO settled two matters last month dating to his time as a member of FINRA's Board of Governors.
September 6 -
As part of a long-term industry shift, firms like Ameriprise, Commonwealth and Northwestern Mutual get most of their business from advisory fees.
August 31 -
IFS Securities once had about 150 financial advisors and 20,000 clients. Now it's seeking millions it owes third-party firms three years after it shut down.
August 29 -
Columbia Investment Management's Kim Lew and Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management will quiz finalists on how they constructed their portfolios.
August 29 -
Despite the slow pace of change on the representation of women, there are some standout independent wealth managers and some signs of progress.
August 26 -
An innovative hybrid firm's new brokerage displays how the industry is placing advisory business at the center of its well-financed plans for the future.
August 25 -
The influential organization of fee-only planners is seeking to boost its membership further and take a lead role in the fiduciary debate.
August 23 -
Find all of the figures from Financial Planning's latest annual study of brokerages whose financial advisors aren't employees of the firms.
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