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  • Tax
    How to avoid the dividend stock 'yield trap'

    Investors tend to "chase yield" in tough economic times, but there's a price to that.

    By Lynnley Browning
    September 13
    The biggest dividend yields don't mean the best stocks.
  • Fintech
    AI isn't about man vs. machine. It's about ready or not.

    Whether it be machine learning, rules-based or something else entirely, wealth management's use of AI needs to be symbiotic with humans to work.

    By Justin L. Mack
    September 13
  • Wealth management
    From journaling to exercise, here's how advisor self-care is good for business

    Two panels on the second day of the Future Proof Conference made the business case for wellness in a stressful profession.

    By Tobias Salinger
    September 12
    Emlen Miles-Mattingly, Phil Pearlman and Preston Cherry
  • Wealth management
    Love yourself some Roth 401(k)

    While Roth IRAs are well known, the variant in an employer-sponsored retirement plan is underutilized.

    By Alexis Leondis
    September 12
    The tax-preferred plans are ideal for younger workers who are in lower tax brackets but expect to ramp up earnings.
  • Retirement
    Against retirement: The argument for working until you die

    The modern idea of retirement, as a total withdrawal from the workforce, originated more than a century ago. Was it a mistake?

    By Stephen Mihm
    September 9
  • Financial planning
    Rising number of Americans overestimate their financial literacy

    A recent study has found that the number of people who overestimate how savvy they are has grown.

    By Chris Gaetano
    September 9
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  • Wealth Think Navigating retirement in the time of inflation

    This storm will pass, but clients must be prepared to ride it out by conserving and protecting their assets.

    September 8
    John Shrewsbury
    John Shrewsbury
    GenWealth Financial Advisors in Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Student loan debt
    How advisors can help parents cash in on student loan relief

    Millions of parents have taken out student loans for their children, but only some of them are eligible for forgiveness under a new executive order. Here's a look at who qualifies.

    By Nathan Place
    September 7
  • Fintech
    Regulators take a tough look at small banks' partnerships with fintechs

    After the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency cracked down on a $2.8 billion-asset bank, industry observers expect more scrutiny of the ties between banks and financial technology startups.

    By Kevin Wack
    September 6
  • Wealth management
    5 financial tips for incoming college students

    A college professor offers some personal finance advice to the matriculating class of 2022.

    By Teresa Ghilarducci
    September 6
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  • Professional development
    Career-changing immigrant financial advisor finds her path

    Wealthspire's Anora Gaudiano, one of FP's 2022 Rising Star Award winners, broke into planning after almost two decades as a journalist.

    By Jem Shin
    September 6
    Anora Gaudiano, Wealthspire
  • Retirement
    Business owners, including advisors, have options when it comes to retirement plans

    Depending on what stage their business is in, entrepreneurs can cycle through various plans. Here are the choices.

    By Beth Pinsker
    September 4
    From solo 401(k)s to SEP IRAs and beyond, retirement plans for business owners are geared to an entrepreneur's specific situation.
  • Retirement
    4 retirement reforms America could borrow from other countries

    As the U.S. reforms its retirement system, one federal agency is looking abroad for new ideas. Some of them are already in bills moving through Congress.

    By Nathan Place
    September 2
  • Regulation and compliance
    Rampant check fraud pits banks against other banks

    Though fewer people are writing checks, banks of all sizes are seeing a massive increase in check fraud since 2020. Recouping losses from bad checks is pitting banks against each other, and regulators may have to weigh in.

    By Kate Berry
    September 1
  • Employee communications
    Please advise: The 10 most passive aggressive email phrases

    Before hitting send, give your emails a look to see if you're using these passive aggressive phrases to communicate with coworkers.

    By Alyssa Place
    September 1
  • Technology
    The metaverse is full of scams. Are your clients prepared?

    Research suggests that 25% of the population will spend at least an hour a day in the metaverse in just a few years, opening the door for scammers to find new marks.

    By Justin L. Mack
    September 1
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  • Practice and client management
    How to attract millennial clients as they get richer, fast

    Long maligned as spendthrift avocado toast eaters, millennials are now rapidly gaining wealth and looking for financial advice. Here's how advisors can draw them in.

    By Nathan Place
    August 31
  • Wealth Think How next gen advisors are poised to solve financial planning's diversity deficit

    Young advisors have the fresh perspective needed to create inclusive firms that appeal to the evolving investor.

    August 30
    Zachary Conway
    Zachary Conway
    Seeds Investor
  • Practice and client management
    5 tips to strip stress out of your next SEC, FINRA or state regulatory audit

    If you've never gone through one, the idea of an audit can be scary. Here's how to keep your cool and guide your firm through the process.

    By Justin L. Mack
    August 30
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  • Wealth management
    The bottom 50% of Americans are building wealth even as inflation bites

    Those with a net worth of $166,000 or less before the pandemic are in the strongest relative financial position in a generation.

    By Paulina Cachero
    August 30
    A new "inequality tracker" at the University of California, Berkeley, shows a rise in wealth for Americans in the bottom half this year.
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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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