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  • RIA Leaders 2023
    11 more views on RIA referrals from Schwab, Fidelity, rivals and experts

    Competitors to the giant custodians say they're developing their own programs even as members of existing networks push back against some of the criticism.

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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    October 18
    RIA Leaders 2023: Competitor referral programs
  • Digital banking
    Five takeaways from American Banker's AI Summit

    How to use, govern and adopt AI were some of the main themes from the Monday event.

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    By Catherine Leffert
    Reporter
    October 17
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  • Wealth Think How 'mass personalization' can capture affluent investors' trillions

    Firms overly reliant on ultrawealthy clients need to ramp up their digital capabilities to attract the growing segment of clients with between $250,000 and $1 million in assets.

    October 17
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    Nilesh Vaidya
    Capgemini
  • RIA Leaders 2023
    These are the 20 largest fee-only RIAs, ranked by AUM

    Using FP's criteria, data partner COMPLY scraped together a listing of the biggest firms that provide financial planning services but don't accept commissions.

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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    October 17
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  • Tax
    17 tax tips to manage the marriage penalty

    Financial advisors, CPAs and the available research explain the variety of ways that tying the knot could affect couples' payments to Uncle Sam.

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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    October 13
    IRS Form 1040 and wedding bands
  • Practice and client management
    Why 'keeping it real' is powerful DEI advice for wealth management

    New Arizent research and a collection of experienced financial advisors say actually walking the walk is a big step for firms pursuing true inclusion.

    By Justin L. Mack
    Former Wealthtech Reporter
    October 13
  • Wealth Think Is private equity's AI gold rush happening too soon?

    The race to invest in artificial intelligence may be outpacing a full understanding of its risks. It's a high-stakes question for ultrawealthy investors and family offices.

    October 13
    Joshua Beers
    Joshua Beers
    NEPC
  • Diversity and equality
    How advisors can tap into the $113T Hispanic wealth opportunity

    Around one-fifth of Americans identify as Hispanic. Experts shared tips on how advisors can engage with their growing pool of wealth.

    By Victoria Zhuang
    Reporter
    October 12
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  • Regulation and compliance
    Advisors contend SEC crackdown on AI recommendations does not compute

    Firms and industry groups warn that the regulator's proposal for reining in robo-advisors and sophisticated investing algorithms would step on their fiduciary duties and Regulation Best Interest.

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    By Dan Shaw
    Reporter
    October 11
  • IBD Elite 2023
    IBD Elite 2023: The independent brokerages with the most CFPs

    These 10 firms have the most certified financial planners among their advisors, highlighting the channel's ongoing shift away from sales to advice.

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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    October 11
    IBD Elite 2023
  • Wealth management
    Unlocking the power of model portfolios, with Kwanti CEO Christophe Gauthron

    The fintech founder who started his company in the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis says he wants to help financial advisors spend more time doing work that matters.

    By Justin L. Mack
    Former Wealthtech Reporter
    October 11
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  • BankThink The SEC needs to provide more clarity around crypto ETFs

    The Securities and Exchange Commission has been ordered by a court to explain its reasons for rejecting an application for a crypto-based exchange-traded fund. It's about time.

    October 11
    Peter Eberle
    Peter Eberle
    Castle Funds
  • Wealth Think The 4 biggest knocks against donor-advised funds — and why I call them myths

    DAF skeptics say the funds are little more than tax loopholes disguised as philanthropy. Not so, says Brad Saft of DonorAdvisedFunds.com.

    October 11
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    Brad Saft
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  • Wealth management
    7 wealth management takeaways from Arizent's 2023 DEI research

    A new Arizent study finds that when it comes to diversity efforts that matter, "commitment" is the key word.

    By Justin L. Mack
    Former Wealthtech Reporter
    October 10
  • Asset management
    Terry Rasmussen's long journey to becoming the CEO of Thrivent

    Rasmussen, a Minnesota native, started her professional career as a dental hygienist. After a series of twists and turns, she now runs Thrivent, a multibillion-dollar fraternal benefit society.

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    By Mary Ellen Egan
    Senior Director, Strategy and Content, Live Media, American Banker
    October 8
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  • Retirement
    1 in 4 Americans are 'sandwiched' between their parents' and children's expenses

    New research shows 26% of U.S. adults are wedged between two generations of expenses, leaving little room for their own savings.

    By Nathan Place
    National Reporter
    October 5
  • Industry News
    Recruiting case highlights perils of equity deals

    Industry recruiters say offers of shares in advisory firms are hard to value.

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    By Dan Shaw
    Reporter
    October 4
  • Tax
    How the ticking clock affects tax-loss harvesting

    A new working academic paper cites a dearth of research about the increasingly widespread strategy and the need to consult financial advisors about it.

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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    October 4
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  • The Most Powerful Women in Banking 2023
    Franklin Templeton CEO on the 'unintended consequences' from interest rate hikes

    At the Most Powerful Women in Banking conference, asset management leader Jenny Johnson discussed opportunities and risks for portfolio managers in 2023.

    By Victoria Zhuang
    Reporter
    October 4
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  • Practice and client management
    Advisory practices aren't meeting clients' tax demands, study finds

    Consumers with more than $250,000 in assets are seeking the services at a higher rate than financial advisors are currently providing them, according to a new survey.

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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    October 4
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CAN RIA GROWTH AND TRUE FIDUCIARY DUTY REALLY COEXIST?

Business goals cannot always put clients' best interests first. Here's why even the executives leading fast-expanding advisory firms say the critics have a point.

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