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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The largest independent brokerage's four-year-old Services Group generates a level of business comparable to many midsize wealth management firms.
March 1 -
He spoke at Future Proof just after his company, the largest issuer of exchange-traded products tied to digital assets, received a valuation of $2 billion.
February 28 -
Despite some signals that deal volume is slowing down in 2023, acquirers say the expanding breadth of client needs is driving more consolidation.
February 28 -
A union with nearly 2 million members and other progressive groups say the four giant investment firms "effectively blocked action" on shareholder proposals.
February 27 -
The RIA acquirer's private equity deal followed a year of sharply rising profits despite slumping stocks and bonds in 2022.
February 27 -
FINRA arbitrators approved the expungement of client complaints that had already led to significant payments as the SEC considers a new rule reforming the process.
February 24 -
Financial advisors to servicemembers and veterans can connect them with resources that reduce the mental and financial strain of an aging population.
February 23 -
Liquid assets have often ended up at big banks or in sweep programs, which look much less attractive for clients' yields every time the Fed raises interest rates.
February 22 -
Sequoia Financial Group is one of many buyers tapping into the opportunity, to the tune of more than tripling its size in less than three years.
February 21 -
Lauryn Williams is tapping into her love of travel and passion for expanding access to advice through getaway trips to beautiful places.
February 17 -
An expanded base of partner RIAs fueled soaring net income and rising debt for the publicly traded aggregator, which is expected to go private at $4.1 billion.
February 16 -
Analysts from Dimensional, Dynasty and eToro say the worries about a recession have yet to come to fruition in 2023.
February 15 -
Financial advisors who work with their loved ones say the setup comes with its own particular benefits and challenges.
February 14 -
The industry veteran explained at Future Proof why more financial advisors and their clients are looking outside traditional markets.
February 14 -
The current share of 84% of the industry's holdings at Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Pershing and LPL may not stay so big forever, according to Cerulli Associates.
February 13 -
Nathan Stibbs will be the midsize independent firm's first director of corporate strategy after it picked up more than a dozen teams in 2022.
February 10 -
A planner and her son who works in real estate investing discuss the connection between excelling on athletic fields and in financial professions.
February 9 -
A fraught but often-overlooked episode near the end of the retired baseball legend's life carries lessons and inspiration for financial professionals.
February 8 -
A financial advisor from rival Cambridge Investment Research sought more than $1 million based on his claim that an OSJ at Royal Alliance broke the firm's rules.
February 8 -
The low-cost, passive manager is also opening up separately managed accounts to its ETFs for the first time.
February 8
