Portfolio

Despite an earnings miss, the regional wealth firm said it was well-positioned to grow and retain customer cash, and made a pitch for advisors at less stable firms to hop aboard.

Treating the financial plan as an end product instead of a first chapter can impede portfolio performance and erode trust.

At EncorEstate Plans, Matt Pistone will lead the tech strategy for fintech that develops estate planning software for financial advisors.

With trillions of dollars just sitting in accounts and earning nothing for clients, the industry veteran said cash presents a significant business opportunity for advisors.

Plus, iCapital launches structured investments via Envestnet, Betterment beefs up client onboarding and Onramp adds Coinbase Prime as trading partner.

New portfolios from BlackRock, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price and Clark Capital underscore the Chicago-based firm's ambitions with independent advisors.

The firm saw profits halved over the past year and had a net loss of 98 advisors in the Americas last quarter. But its wealth unit brought in $28 billion of net new money.

Catchlight leaders say their tool can scale individualized engagement and overcome writer's block.

FINRA and NORC survey results suggest the flood of new investors hasn't slowed since the pandemic, and many of them are coming for digital assets.

Along with co-founder Daniel Guillen, the 30-year veteran of the profession is building a firm that he says has given him his "second wind" for the future.