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  • Wealth management
    Why financial advisors should always keep it real, with Elements CEO Reese Harper

    The advisor, firm founder and fintech CEO puts acting with a true sense of purpose at the heart of both his life philosophy and his business ethos philosophy. To make the industry better, he encourages fellow advisors to do the same.

    By Justin L. Mack
    Former Wealthtech Reporter
    April 19
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  • Tax
    How the wealthy borrow cheap cash to pay their taxes

    While a securities-based loan is more commonly used to buy a fancy house or take a dream vacation, it's also an underused strategy for some affluent investors to pay large tax bills.

    By Lynnley Browning
    Managing Editor
    April 16
    Interest rates are higher and stocks are worth less, but pledging securities for a cash loan that's used to pay a hefty tax bill can still be a good move.
  • Wealth management
    Despite revenue headwinds, Citi stands by revamped wealth strategy

    Though revenue growth remains a challenge, Citigroup is still committed to its global wealth management expansion plan, CEO Jane Fraser said Friday. Andy Sieg is joining the bank from Merrill Lynch in September as head of global wealth management.

    By Allissa Kline
    Reporter
    April 14
  • Wealth Think Tax form forensics for financial advisors

    Four forms in particular contain insights to a client's financial life and how to serve them better. We explain them here.

    April 14
    Frank Pape
    Frank Pape
  • Regulation and compliance
    Want your online broker record expunged? Good luck with new rules

    The SEC is moving forward with regulations that broker advocates argue could make it nearly impossible to have online complaints purged.

    Dan Shaw
    By Dan Shaw
    Reporter
    April 13
  • Retirement
    Ask an advisor: What's the right mix of U.S. and foreign stocks?

    A young New Yorker has invested in both American and international index funds. How much should he put into each?

    By Nathan Place
    National Reporter
    April 13
  • Wealth Think Accelerating clients' retirement savings with cash balance plans

    The hybrid structure confers higher contribution limits, allowing savers nearing retirement to quickly build up balances.

    April 13
    Ross Brown
    Ross Brown
    Payden & Rygel
  • Banking Crisis 2023
    HSBC hires 40 former SVB bankers to create a U.S. startup practice

    Startups were left reeling after SVB's failure. But there are challenges to serving young companies.

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    By Catherine Leffert
    Reporter
    April 13
    Logos sit illuminated on the HSBC headquarter skyscraper offices in the Canary Wharf business, financial and shopping district in London.
  • Retirement
    How much does it cost to retire? By their own estimates, Americans don't have it

    Most working Americans think they'll need more than $1 million to retire comfortably, research shows. But their actual savings are nowhere near that.

    By Nathan Place
    National Reporter
    April 11
  • Wealth management
    Building customized and flexible estate plans in a changing political landscape

    Effective strategies depend on attention to ever-changing laws and to the clients' personal circumstances.

    David Haughton is an advanced planning consultant at Commonwealth Financial Network
    By David Haughton
    JD, Advanced Planning Consultant
    April 11
  • Tax
    Cashing out 401(k) accounts: the new retirement crisis

    Americans pay billions of dollars in taxes each year when draining their retirement plans as they change jobs. The "leakage" doesn't bode well for long-term savings, data shows.

    By Lynnley Browning
    Managing Editor
    April 11
    A surprising number of Americans empty out their employer-sponsored retirement plans when changing jobs.
  • Wealth Think How RIA employee advisors are fueling the next breakaway wave

    The line between independent firms and wirehouses is beginning to blur, causing advisors to rethink their options, writes recruiter Louis Diamond.

    April 10
    Louis Diamond
    Louis Diamond
    Diamond Consultants
  • Practice and client management
    5 things financial advisors can do to prepare clients for layoffs

    Even though there's not a way to predict who might face the next wave of layoffs, advisors can help clients prepare their finances.

    By Érica Carnevalli
    Spring Reporting Associate
    April 10
  • Technology
    Why the metaverse, for wealth management, is still a big maybe

    No one knows how advisory firms should best leverage budding metaverse technology. And experts say if someone suggests otherwise, their confidence is likely virtual.

    By Justin L. Mack
    Former Wealthtech Reporter
    April 10
  • Tax
    Direct indexing's biggest lure isn't a customized investment portfolio

    A new Morningstar report says that tax benefits outstrip the appeal of creating and owning a bespoke basket of stocks.

    By Lynnley Browning
    Managing Editor
    April 7
    A bespoke basket of stocks can yield tax boosts not available in funds that hold the same shares.
  • Wealth Think Choosing the right health plan for your new firm

    Giving serious thought to plan benefits and costs early on will attract top talent and establish a workplace where employees know their personal well-being is valued.

    April 6
    Steve Voss
    Steve Voss
    Raymond James
  • Retirement
    Almost half of Americans cash out their 401(k)s when changing jobs

    More than 41% of U.S. workers drain their retirement savings when they quit or get fired, according to a new study. Why?

    By Nathan Place
    National Reporter
    April 6
  • Practice and client management
    Personalized investing and 'polite disruption,' with Seeds Investor CEO Zach Conway

    The second generation financial advisor turned fintech founder wants to help advisors get more personal with their clients.

    By Justin L. Mack
    Former Wealthtech Reporter
    April 5
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  • Fintech
    Nick Thacker of Skience wants to build cool tech and prepare advisors for whatever is next

    The fintech leaders said standing out in wealth management is all about finding your firm's "secret sauce."

    By Justin L. Mack
    Former Wealthtech Reporter
    April 5
  • Practice and client management
    Millennials are seeking financial advice earlier: Ameriprise study

    Millennial investors across wealth segments are beginning to work with advisors at a much earlier age than prior generations did, a new Ameriprise study shows. Here's why, and what advisors can do about it.

    By Victoria Zhuang
    Reporter
    April 5
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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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