More about InVest: As new digital tools transform wealth management, the industry’s largest players are rushing to adapt to ever-increasing customer expectations, while smaller firms strive to keep pace. Behind the scenes, many are investing more on technology and hiring to drive growth, but margins remain under pressure. In|Vest West is exploring all the dynamics at play — from front to back office — and the technologies that are shaping the future of the firm.

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While advisors have embraced cheaper trades, the move may have long term effects on strategies for client portfolios.
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The firm’s supervisory systems did not identify brokers who recommended clients engage in potentially unsuitable early rollovers of UITs, the regulator said.
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With astute maneuvering, advisors can add money to a clients’ college-fund kitty without jeopardizing financial aid.
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Although passive has steadily lured cash from active, this year assets in indexed equity funds topped those in active stock funds for the first time ever.
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Henry Lee, Ph.D., is a senior risk and financial intelligence consultant at the SAS Institute.
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Aaron Bridgers is a senior vice president and the head of risk testing optimization at Regions Bank.
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Financial planners should at least consider modeling early retirement to prepare clients for the possibility of uncertainty, says Morningstar.
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Jagan Reddy is senior vice president of RevPro at
Zuora , and Shauna Watson is a managing director at Accordion.December 31









