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    How financial advisors can help close the racial wealth gap

    An investor who began his career at Ameriprise collected profiles of professionals from an array of fields whose achievements point the way forward.

    By Tobias Salinger
    April 11
    Cliff Goins IV is an investor in private companies and the author of "Minding the Wealth Gap: Our Playbook to Close It Together," published this week by Broadleaf Books
  • Practice and client management
    Solo advisors can thrive in a consolidating industry. Here's how

    The M&A flow may suggest that only the giants of wealth management will be able to navigate the business, but that dominating narrative is wrong.

    By Tobias Salinger
    April 10
    Autumn Knutson is the founder of registered investment advisory firm Styled Wealth.
  • Portfolio management
    Don't place a bond ladder on shaky tax ground

    The wrong asset location could defeat the whole purpose of the strategy, according to a new study on Treasury inflation-protected securities.

    By Tobias Salinger
    April 2
    A red ladder sits against a turquoise background, symbolizing bond ladder investment strategies
  • Tax
    The tax advantages of charitable remainder trusts — and the risks

    Acronyms like CRT, CRAT, CRUT and NICRUT could have many clients' heads spinning. Here's a guide to the key pros and cons for financial advisors to consider.

    By Tobias Salinger
    March 17
    Wooden blocks with letters on them spelling out "estate planning" sit on top of a dock with skyscrapers in the background, signifying estate planning strategy
  • Professional development
    The states where CFP certification is surging — and why

    SmartAsset analyzed the significance of the state-by-state figures on certificants, although some experts say geographic strategies are missing the bigger picture.

    By Tobias Salinger
    March 13
    Five pawn chess pieces sit on a gold and black compass, signifying geographic business expansion strategy
  • Practice and client management
    Wealth management's evolving take on 'location, location, location'

    Location plays a crucial role in growth and advisory practice valuations — just not in a simple map focusing on the largest cities with the most wealthy people.

    By Tobias Salinger
    February 28
    Pawn figures are arranged on a map, signifying geographic business strategy decisions
  • Retirement
    Saver's match 'free money' could pad millennial, Gen Z retirements

    Financial advisors and other industry professionals will be integral in boosting those generations' nest eggs by double digits through a Secure 2.0 provision.

    By Tobias Salinger
    February 26
    Small wax figures of an elderly couple sit on top of the largest pile of coins in a series of expanding numbers of coins, signifying retirement savings
  • Practice and client management
    Financial advisors' rush to boost client services comes with these risks

    There are plenty of compelling reasons for branching further into the many areas related to wealth management. But experts warn there are challenges, as well.

    By Tobias Salinger
    February 21
    A man's hand moves black chess pieces called pawns on a board representing a map from "Point A" to "Point B," symbolizing strategic business planning
  • Politics and policy
    'DEI' is under attack. What does that mean for investors?

    Critics including President Trump are ramping up the pressure on large corporations to drop their programs. But others doubted the firms' sincerity all along.

    By Tobias Salinger
    February 13
    President Donald Trump spoke from the oval office about an executive order targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs in January 2025
  • Retirement
    How HSAs pay off in retirement — with caveats

    A client's immediate health needs make saving their accounts until they're 65 or over a difficult endeavor, and the accounts carry some highly specific rules.

    By Tobias Salinger
    January 22
    A piggy bank sits on a small table next to a glass jar with a few $20 bills and some change that is labeled "H.S.A."
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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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