Wealth Think

Don't fight the DoL's new regulation, says a leading recruiter. Instead, try these strategies that can help you embrace the rule and boost your business.

Voices: Even independent advisors have some adjustments to make. Here are some of the most important, according to managing director of TD Ameritrade Institutional.

Advisor tech is now ground zero in the battle plans of the industry’s giants as they look to deploy integrated, bundled systems to capture more mind- and wallet-share of independent advisors.

Voices: an advisor earning a high single-figure commission from a variable annuity product should become a thing of the past.

Why can’t your RIA operations be as beautifully integrated as the functions on your mobile?

A number of advisors are striving for the status quo instead of creating a better business and stronger relationships. In effect, they're giving up.

The same competitive mindset that leads to victory in sports can give advisors the advantages they need for a successful practice, a leading recruiter says.

Voices: The DoL is restricting investor choice and casts an unnecessarily critical light on existing B-D relationships that only follow a suitability requirement.

Voices: If clients are already comfortable with DIY-investing, they could have already done so themselves with a robo advisor or low-cost brokerage.

As digital wealth platforms turn to serve advisors, the trend will help those who are ready to enhance their practices with technological tools.