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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Former clients of Isaiah L. Goodman shared the financial losses and other harmful impact of the $2.3-million scheme.
July 6 -
The regulator’s annual industry snapshot and financial report offer a nuanced picture of wealth management’s most significant dividing line.
July 6 -
The two announcements hours apart came after at least 33 firms with $1 billion or more in client assets changed hands in the first quarter.
July 1 -
U.S. retail customers who said their primary bank met their needs for guidance gave it much higher grades, according to J.D. Power’s annual survey.
July 1 -
The Advisor Group IBD missed 55 alerts suggesting suspicious disbursements by clients of Hector May, according to the SEC.
July 1 -
Andrew Tasnady shares insights from FP’s annual pay survey and how he expects the grids to shift in the future.
June 30 -
After hiring Kara Murphy, the wealth manager aims to roll out investment management research and modeling tools for more than 2,400 advisors.
June 29 -
Thousands of clients paid sales charges that they wouldn’t have incurred had they held the pricey alternative products until maturity, according to FINRA.
June 28 -
The giant wealth manager is re-hitting its stride after its best quarterly net gain in advisors in at least two years.
June 28 -
The No. 1 IBD added to its record headcount with the third billion-dollar move it unveiled in a two-week span.
June 24 -
The first annual award will identify and celebrate young RIA professionals and career changers who are advancing the industry.
June 24 -
The firm is following through on its $30-billion pledge and trying to forge a different onramp into the profession.
June 23 -
The move for the company’s primary advisory accounts will cut costs for clients and build its fee-based business, President Elizabeth “Libet” Anderson says.
June 22 -
Most credit unions don’t offer planning services, and affiliating with the No. 1 IBD could help CUNA Brokerage change that, the firm’s president says.
June 22 -
Its parent seeks to support more holistic planning by combining it with two other subsidiaries.
June 18 -
Good Life Companies fosters competition among wealth managers for its own health and runs food stores and a gym.
June 17 -
The hybrid firm’s giant parent tapped a new leader as it builds out a growing team with a mission.
June 16 -
The organization seeks to expand on the success of its first year offering the internship-style training in its second summer.
June 16 -
Bill and Chris Hamm admit it’s been something of a rocky start, but they say IFP is saving advisors and clients money compared to a typical wealth manager.
June 15 -
CUNA Mutual Group’s wealth manager of 550 financial advisors will almost certainly represent the largest recruiting move in the sector next year.
June 14
