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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Regulators have been working their way steadily down from the biggest players in the industry to regional firms in their quest to stamp out abuses of "off-channel" communications.
August 14
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The next few weeks will be critical as the COLA is determined on the average inflation rate in the third quarter — July, August and September — versus the average third-quarter inflation a year ago.
August 14
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Essential free services play a critical role for clients, financial advisors' careers and industry recruiting. But only if practitioners avoid some pitfalls, experts say.
August 14
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Bill Kirk is a USAF Gulf War Veteran and CEO Co-founder of Weather Trends International. He has been featured on Fox Business, CNBC, ABC 20/20, has been named as inventor/co-inventor on three U.S. and U.K. patents, and published research in hundreds of Wall Street equity reports from JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Cowen, and other industry tech reports. Their weather forecasting technology for predicting the most accurate YEAR-AHEAD weather forecasting with predictive sales analytics for Fortune 500 companies has received 13 national and international business technology awards.
August 14
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Julian Morris is a senior scholar at the International Center for Law & Economics.
August 14
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The Swiss banking giant said a planned change to its yields on clients' uninvested cash will take a $50 million bite out of its net profits.
August 14
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Find all of the figures from Financial Planning's latest annual study of brokerages whose financial advisors aren't employees of the firms.
August 14
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The largest firms enjoy distinct advantages, to be sure. But many small and midsize independent wealth management firms have an edge, too.
August 14
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Advisor consultants say it's time to do a tech gut check as new technology is bloating firms into paying for costly and often unnecessary tech stacks.
August 13
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Cadaret Grant agreed to fines to clear up allegations that it had failed to disclose conflicts with costly mutual funds and sweeps accounts.
August 13
