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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These firms ramped up their ranks through recruiting and M&A deals at notable rates over the past decade — even as the channel experienced record growth.
August 22 -
The industry's growth has set records in the number of firms, client assets and M&A deals. These firms stand out from their peers, though.
August 21 -
These 12 independent wealth management firms are setting a higher bar than their peers, but they and the industry still have a very long way to go.
August 20 -
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have laid out widely divergent plans for handling the sunset date for many parts of the TCJA.
August 19 -
Financial advisors have built companies that are attractive to investors. But if they face challenges, experts say they can solve them without letting go of their firms.
August 16 -
Slight shifts in the makeup of the biggest firms in the channel reflect a more complicated picture than sheer dominance by the giants at the top.
August 15 -
Essential free services play a critical role for clients, financial advisors' careers and industry recruiting. But only if practitioners avoid some pitfalls, experts say.
August 14 -
Find all of the figures from Financial Planning's latest annual study of brokerages whose financial advisors aren't employees of the firms.
August 14 -
The largest firms enjoy distinct advantages, to be sure. But many small and midsize independent wealth management firms have an edge, too.
August 14 -
The trio of financial advisors cited the needs of ensemble advisory practices, succession resources and the option to convert to a hybrid RIA model someday.
August 13 -
Planners can help savers avoid higher taxes, IRS penalties and Medicare headaches by guiding them through the strict guidelines for the accounts.
August 12 -
The latest push-pull episode between the giant firm and its large branches came to light in its earnings call. Unanswered questions loom large for its future.
August 9 -
Baseball cards, sneakers, cars, antiques and stuffed animals could sell for a lot of money, or such collections could be a time suck and an emotional drain.
August 8 -
Heirs and their financial advisors should start figuring out how to minimize the tax impact of the end of the so-called stretch strategy, experts said.
August 7 -
Mutual funds are losing assets, while ETFs are gaining them. Here's a look at how a pioneering firm has adjusted to a difficult environment in recent years.
August 6 -
The planning strategies for large individual equity holdings pose tax, investment and behavioral questions for financial advisors and their customers.
August 5 -
With shares in the acquirer growing as a percentage of the consideration, the rollovers pose important practice management, tax and business implications.
August 1 -
Decisions granting a stay during industry lawsuits challenging the regulation point to a high bar of judicial scrutiny.
July 31 -
Despite the notion that an ESG backlash is pushing clients away, private equity products aiming to solve challenging problems through investments are still on the rise.
July 30 -
With the exact timeline and eventual destination unclear, the private equity-backed firm was revealed as one of two major OSJs departing from LPL.
July 30
