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    Estate planning for the Land Back Movement is here — it's complicated

    Bequests returning territorial assets to indigenous nations pose thorny questions for financial advisors and their clients, two experts tell FP.

    By Tobias Salinger
    December 5
    Tree-covered hills, mountains and water cover the lush terrain of Humboldt County, California.
  • The Climb
    Racquel Oden's unique path to the top: The Climb

    Oden, head of U.S. wealth, private banking, asset management and premier banking at HSBC, was one of the first in the industry to build an online wealth management platform.

    By Mary Ellen Egan
    November 28
    Racquel Oden, HSBC executive, stands with her hands clasped.
  • Tax
    The most wonderful time of the year, for tax-loss harvesting

    Avoiding fund distributions or using offsetting losses in any month can deliver big savings on payments to Uncle Sam at the end of the year, experts say.

    By Tobias Salinger
    November 25
    An orange post-it note reads 'Tax-loss harvesting' with the words underlined on top of a notepad sitting next to a pen, paper clips and a calculator on a desk
  • Practice and client management
    How financial advisors are going full-RIA — with a 'brokerage'

    More planners are dropping their FINRA registration but keeping some ties to independent wealth management firms once thought to be in a different channel.

    By Tobias Salinger
    November 15
    A lightbulb is on in the foreground of a meeting of young professionals sitting at a table in a conference room.
  • Practice and client management
    3 expert takes on the best behavioral onboarding for clients

    Experts have amassed a wealth of resources and evidence to help financial advisors adapt psychological methods to their practices when onboarding customers.

    By Tobias Salinger
    November 14
    A business person shakes hands with clients in the background with work papers, a phone, a tablet and a cup of coffee on a desk in the foreground
  • Tax
    4 tax strategies for home improvement projects

    Credits or deductions for renovations, repairs or energy-efficient upgrades are available — but clients often need reminders and professional help to get them.

    By Tobias Salinger
    November 11
    A construction worker drills a nail into a piece of wood at a building site
  • 2024 Year-End Taxes
    Could your client use the IRA 'bridge' strategy? Here are the numbers

    Financial advisors, tax professionals and their clients will need to make careful planning decisions about claiming Social Security benefits and starting distributions.

    By Tobias Salinger
    November 7
    The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is shown at sunset connecting Brooklyn to Staten Island in New York City.
  • 2024 Year-End Taxes
    A primer on the IRA 'bridge' to bigger Social Security benefits

    A complex mixture of new or expiring laws, intersecting retirement planning questions and the threat of so-called stealth taxes could add up to a highly beneficial strategy.

    By Tobias Salinger
    November 6
    The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco looms above the fog in the early morning hours.
  • Investment strategies
    VC investing with less startup risk, lower minimums and shorter timelines

    The middle and later stages may have less potential for astronomical returns but still offer advantages for high net worth investors, experts tell FP.

    By Tobias Salinger
    November 1
    Green-blue skyscrapers lift up toward a sky in the late afternoon or early evening.
  • Practice and client management
    Funny name, serious implications: The basics of spendthrift clauses

    The standalone trusts or provisions within other entities can help clients protect assets. Here's why they may need a nudge to speak with an estate attorney about this.

    By Tobias Salinger
    October 29
    A woman wearing a denim shirt puts her hand in front of falling dominoes on a table to stop them from running into a house-shaped piece of wood.
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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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