For firms that haven't recently updated their capabilities, the next few months will be a rough wake-up call.

The tumult is the latest example of the pressures that the firm faces as an upstart in the hyper-competitive and tightly regulated brokerage business.

Financial advisor Alex Chalekian started out his career with a mentor “who was not the nicest person.” Ever since, he has wanted to serve as a resource to fellow planners, he explains in an episode of Financial Planning’s Invest Podcast.

Wealth management firms have a “massive opportunity” to use new methods of reaching clients and the wider industry, FiComm Partners CEO Megan Carpenter says in an episode of Financial Planning’s In|Vest Podcast.

RIAs already on the platform can stick with the old pricing model or transition to the new one.

The deal is the latest by a larger company seeking to gain fintech market share.

LPL’s continuing major poaches from rivals make up only one of the kinds of ways that firms are vying to attract and retain advisors.

For planners who embrace the potential to provide these services, it can be a natural next-generation service offering.

RIAs should begin the selling process by visualizing their ideal situation, investment banker and consultant David DeVoe says in an episode of Financial Planning’s In|Vest Podcast.

Both firms have lower advisor headcounts, higher productivity and relocation plans — but Blucora's acquisitions have boosted its wealth management business.

The software giant’s offer comes as many fintech companies are becoming established enough to go public.

“When you mess with everybody’s day-to-day work flows, you have to get everyone involved from the get-go,” said advisor Andrew Altfest.

Venture capitalist and In|Vest Conference Chair Sebastian Dovey says in a new episode of Financial Planning’s podcast that the industry is “No. 1 for playing ourselves down” and “saying that we’re bad” at technology.

Whether it's AI managing regulations or next-gen tools acting as data scientists, managers say tech will change how they work.

Here’s what these companies are doing to attract and retain employees.

Entrepreneur Abraham Okusanya explains in the latest episode of Financial Planning’s new In|Vest Podcast how he’s trying to help firms and planners tackle retirement distribution.

Advisors can use the information to build custom, values-based portfolios for their clients.

The credit union service organization Member Driven Technologies has a laid-back work environment but works hard to translate its internal culture to employees who may be located hundreds of miles from headquarters.

Consideration of whether each job can be done remotely is part of Payrailz's holistic approach to developing its workforce. Currently, about two-thirds of the staff works remotely.

Companies that scored highest in this year’s Best Fintechs to Work For (a ranking compiled by our parent company, Arizent) go beyond the basics of strong pay packages, generous benefits and effective leadership to take a more holistic interest in their employees’ lives, according to the data.