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    Trusts are useful but complicated. Here are some basics

    For financial advisors, tax professionals and their clients, the opportunities and acronyms look endless. Three experts explain the key questions to consider.

    By Tobias Salinger
    July 11
    A document titled the 'trustee's certification of trust' sits between envelopes and a notepad on a desk
  • Practice and client management
    6 ways to implement psychology in advisory practices

    More than a half dozen experts explain the key practice management and professional development implications of behavioral finance and financial therapy.

    By Tobias Salinger
    June 28
    Wooden blocks with successively hire piles of coins on them spell out 'health' rather than 'wealth' after one with a "w" is flipped over by a hand
  • Practice and client management
    LGBTQ estates — when planning is a civil right

    These issues loom especially large for the LGBTQ client base, which is the focus of a new national initiative launched by financial advisors, lawyers and other professionals.

    By Tobias Salinger
    June 13
    Wooden blocks with black letters painted on them spell 'estate planning' in a stack on a wooden dock
  • Professional development
    More isn't better: How advisors' videos can draw attention in a crowded market

    The regulatory consultant Hearsay Systems found that financial professionals have increased their production of online videos by nearly threefold. That doesn't mean the message is getting through to the intended audience.

    By Dan Shaw
    May 29
    Advisors and other financial professionals are posting more videos than ever. But they could still be doing more to win clients' attention.
  • Practice and client management
    HSAs come with pitfalls — here's how to avoid them

    They have oft-cited tax advantages, but the available research raises alarms about fees, interest rates and investing in assets other than cash.

    By Tobias Salinger
    May 22
    A piggy bank sits next to a jar filled with dollar bills and coins and labeled 'H.S.A.'
  • Professional development
    8 ways to invest in next-gen advisors — and your firm's future

    With RIAs increasingly identifying succession planning as a business imperative, here's how financial advisors and firms are investing in the future.

    By Tobias Salinger
    May 17
    A woman in a business suit climbs up stair steps on the path to career success
  • Wealth management
    Everyone wants money. But what's it mean to be wealthy?

    Advisors and other leaders in the profession have a unique window into what "wealth" really means. Here's how they defined it.

    By Tobias Salinger
    May 9
    A hand holds up a wad of money in front of a contemplative backdrop of trees
  • Professional development
    Creating industry on-ramps as 100K advisors head toward the exit

    Some planners and firms are taking action to address impending retirements. Here's why opening more pathways into the field matters to every company in wealth management.

    By Tobias Salinger
    April 16
    Two women and three men in business attire wait for a job interview
  • Portfolio management
    Clients want in on private markets. Should advisors hold their hands?

    Some wealth managers see themselves as playing a distinct role in helping investors navigate the treacherous waters of private equity, credit and real estate.

    By Dan Shaw
    March 21
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  • Tax
    HOA fees are pricey and prevalent — but tax planning can help some clients

    Financial advisors and tax experts say HOA fees are usually not deductible, unless the home is used for a business or as a rental property.

    By Tobias Salinger
    March 18
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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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