Practice

The advice industry’s current structure is “dumb” and in need of fixing, according to Betterment CEO Jon Stein.

Overall donations to charity organizations fell by 1.7%, while total individual giving decreased by 1.1%, the first drop since 2013.

The brokerage may pay about $2 billion for the additional advisory clients, according to reports.

David Ahlquist is the latest addition to the firm’s growing employee broker-dealer.

Some plan to downsize to an inexpensive town nearby.

Independent Advisor Alliance also started a robo advisor under Betterment for Advisors after adding more than $2 billion in assets over the past 12 months.

We’ve reached the point where we need to move beyond the ad hoc approach that has previously characterized professional development.

They may look good on paper, but such investments also come with thorny challenges.

The independent broker-dealer differentiates itself from competitors by offering an active portfolio and by giving access to advisors rather than clients.

Home prices are outpacing wages in about 40% of markets, while 61% were less affordable than the historic average, data shows.