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    Research shows clients don't care if an advisor shares their race or gender. Advisors say otherwise.

    Studies examining customer attitudes about their planner's identity often run up against the reality financial professionals say they experience.

    By Elijah Nicholson-Messmer
    Data Reporter
    July 13
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  • Practice and client management
    How advisors and firms can up their social media game

    Under 10% of surveyed wealth management professionals in a recent Arizent survey said their firms were 'very successful' at using the online networks to win clients.

    By Victoria Zhuang
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  • Practice and client management
    How to survive retaking the CFP exam: Tips from advisors who have been there

    If at first you don't succeed, you're not alone. Here's how do it right.

    By Victoria Zhuang
    Reporter
    July 12
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  • Regulation and compliance
    What does the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling mean for an industry already struggling to boost diversity?

    Following a Supreme Court ruling banning race-conscious college admissions, some advisors fear that RIAs will step back from their DEI initiatives.

    By Elijah Nicholson-Messmer
    Data Reporter
    July 10
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  • Practice and client management
    A 45-year veteran planner's call for change in the industry

    Drew Tignanelli argues that financial advisors should be subject to the more rigorous professional and educational standards governing doctors and accountants.

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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    July 10
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  • Wealth management
    This simple move could be worth millions for wealth management firms

    A small tweak to business practices could earn many firms in the industry much more in income, and it's hiding in plain sight.

    By Victoria Zhuang
    Reporter
    July 7
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  • Wealth management
    What advisors really use fintech for, and why ease of use matters most: Wealthtech Weekly

    Plus, two wealthtech startups celebrate successful funding rounds.

    By Justin L. Mack
    Former Wealthtech Reporter
    July 7
  • Artificial intelligence
    Here's how banks are using and experimenting with generative AI

    Some of the biggest names in banking have started using large language models to organize their institutional knowledge, but use cases like chatbots remain experimental.

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    Technology Reporter
    July 7
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  • Fintech
    5 takeaways from Arizent research on using tech to win next-gen clients

    A new study by Financial Planning parent company Arizent shows that firms are missing a big opportunity to get ahead on winning in the wealth transfer race.

    By Victoria Zhuang
    Reporter
    July 6
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  • Practice and client management
    How advisors can help underserved wealthy professional women

    Around three in five women breadwinners said financial professionals have wrongly assumed their partner is the primary earner, according to a new UBS report.

    By Victoria Zhuang
    Reporter
    July 5
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  • Technology
    Why wealth managers should celebrate stalemates in the never-ending cybersecurity battle

    As cyber attacks continue to trend upward, industry experts explain that a strong digital defense starts with asking the right questions. And then asking them again.

    By Justin L. Mack
    Former Wealthtech Reporter
    July 5
  • Wealth management
    Providing financial advice to Americans living abroad, with Robert Levitt

    The veteran advisor who moved his niche firm from Florida to France is helping U.S. expats navigate their increasingly complex financial lives.

    By Justin L. Mack
    Former Wealthtech Reporter
    July 5
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  • Wealth management
    How Citizens plans to take on the wealth industry after its hiring coup from First Republic

    Citizens made waves with its hires of around 50 private banking staff from First Republic. The head of wealth management at Citizens shared what's next.

    By Victoria Zhuang
    Reporter
    July 3
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  • Artificial intelligence
    JPMorgan Chase using advanced AI to detect fraud

    One area of focus for the bank is using advanced artificial intelligence to detect business-email compromise. The payment messaging network Swift and online gambling host Caesars are also using AI to stop people from gaming their systems.

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    By Penny Crosman
    Executive Editor, Technology at Arizent
    July 3
  • Financial wellness
    Financial stress is taking a toll on employees' social lives

    Lack of financial preparedness and use of benefits are costing workers at all levels.

    By Lee Hafner
    Editor
    July 3
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  • Retirement
    Americans are getting older — what that means for wealth management

    The oldest segment of the U.S. population is rapidly growing, creating both opportunities and challenges for financial advisors.

    By Nathan Place
    National Reporter
    June 30
  • Investment strategies
    Do you know your mutual fund manager's birthday? It might be costing you

    Researchers found that relatively older mutual fund managers obtained half a percentage point higher annual returns than their relatively young counterparts.

    By Elijah Nicholson-Messmer
    Data Reporter
    June 30
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  • Regulation and compliance
    The big bucks mutual fund firms kick back to wealth managers

    The widely varying disclosures at some of the largest companies display how the common brokerage industry conflict of interest generates a fortune for them each year.

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    By Tobias Salinger
    Chief Correspondent
    June 30
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  • Diversity and equality
    5 estate planning tips for LGBTQ+ clients

    From securing guardianship rights from hostile family members to ensuring a safe caregiving experience, here's how advisors can help.

    By Victoria Zhuang
    Reporter
    June 29
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  • Retirement
    Advising the FIRE client: Fan the flames or put them out?

    The Financial Independence, Retire Early movement presents a unique challenge for advisors: Keep the dream alive, or throw cold water on it?

    By Nathan Place
    National Reporter
    June 29
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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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