Practice

Experts cite a variety of reasons for the industry’s grim jobs forecast for advisors, but the data reveals much more complexity.

The bank recruited a former executive from Vanderbilt University’s investment office to assume a newly created post directing its third-party manager research efforts.

The firm plans to expand access to its line of low-cost funds to roughly 1,800, including those from BlackRock, Schwab and SSgA.

Earning the designation is a grueling process that can seriously benefit an advisor’s trajectory, but it’s also not a panacea for an ailing career.

Company policies were not reasonably designed to detect and prevent misconduct, the SEC claims after one advisor allegedly misappropriated more than $5 million from client accounts.

More retirement investors are including cryptocurrency in their portfolio because it helps them achieve diversification.

The impact of technology on client-facing jobs has been grossly overstated. Their threat to the back office, however, is very real.

DaRayl Davis spent client funds on a luxury mansion, theater tickets and car rentals, federal prosecutors say.

The firm has recruited 71 advisors so this year and opened branches in four states, according to a spokeswoman.

The new wave of advertising will highlight the emotional benefits of having a financial plan. Some CFPs have grumbled about funding previous advertising initiatives with their certificant fees.