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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Amid the painful backdrop of history and the scale of the present-day challenges, pro bono financial advisors are focusing on their clients.
June 25 -
Many plan participants told the U.S. Government Accountability Office they didn't understand their four main options — or the potential tax consequences.
June 24 -
The Invest STL Rooted program provides longtime residents with grants and financial planning. Here's why its success could be crucial to building wealth in communities nationwide.
June 24 -
The trailblazers who have found success in challenging circumstances shared key lessons and best practices as part of what will become an annual event.
June 20 -
The growing fixed-income products carry some risks, but their returns this year are attracting more financial advisors and their clients, according to experts.
June 17 -
The payout of nearly $20 million reflects the mixed status of Black representation among financial advisors at the largest wealth management firms.
June 14 -
These issues loom especially large for the LGBTQ client base, which is the focus of a new national initiative launched by financial advisors, lawyers and other professionals.
June 13 -
Data crunched by SmartAsset suggests some areas enjoyed the largest increases in median annual compensation. The No. 1 metro area saw a 101% hike in pay.
June 12 -
Jeffrey Levine and The American College of Financial Services hope to help more financial advisors branch into the related but historically separate field.
June 11 -
A decision backing the surviving shareholder in a family business could have carried major tax implications to succession plans. Instead, SCOTUS backed the IRS.
June 10 -
Tax deductions for meals come with a 50% limit in most cases. Here's a mini guide to noshing breaks for financial advisors, tax professionals and their clients.
June 10 -
The growing number of fraud victims who suffer staggering financial losses often find themselves having to pay Uncle Sam for their missing income, experts say.
June 7 -
In their first interview about the shakeup atop the influential organization for Black financial advisors, its interim leaders emphasized continuity amid the shift from Christian Nwasike.
June 6 -
Concurrent Financial Planning brings academic gravitas to its growth plans under the firm's founder Preston Cherry and his wife, Managing Partner Eiman Osseilan.
June 5 -
LPL Financial topped the list, but the next five firms in these rankings of the 10 that picked up the most brokers from rivals are wirehouses and employee brokerages.
June 5 -
The meaning of independence takes on many different forms for these 10 financial advisors, wealth management executives, entrepreneurs and other experts.
June 4 -
With brokerages, consolidation, lawsuits and more, independence ain't what it used to be. Advisors who want to break away must contend with ever-changing options and obstacles to define their own version of independence.
June 4 -
The Section 121 exclusion and the step-up in basis are well known to financial advisors and tax professionals, but their clients will need to plan carefully to net the biggest potential savings.
June 3 -
Prospective affluent clients told Cerulli they exhibit common forms of distraction from an objective view of investing. Here's how wealth managers can help.
May 30 -
The products carry more risk and subtleties than the underlying notion of a simple 'glide path' to retirement.
May 29
