Practice and Client Management News
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After an exhausting presidential campaign, here are the key policy, investment strategy and practice management topics for financial advisors and their clients.
November 6 -
With 2025 nearly here, year-end tax strategies including gifting, charitable donations, estate planning, retirement plans and more are on the table.
November 6
BNY Pennsylvania and BNY Wealth -
Firms such as Carson Group, Morgan Stanley, Morningstar and Merrill are taking vastly different approaches to naming their AI assistants, with some preferring a human name, a male name or simply no human identifier.
November 5 -
A recent FINRA Investor Education Foundation report, "How Gen X Compares Financially to Other Generations: Doing Alright but Feeling Bad," found few born between 1965 and 1980 reported positive feelings about their financial situation.
November 5 -
AI-powered YourStake has since expanded into a comprehensive advisor platform, offering portfolio analytics and meeting automation, claiming to save five hours a week for advisors.
November 4 -
An industry survey of 200 compliance officers showed that a mere 12% of respondents currently using AI said they also adopted an AI risk management framework; experts said advisory firms need an AI governance plan ASAP.
November 1 -
Cinda Collins alleged before a FINRA arbitration panel that RBC fired her in late 2019 in an attempt to "steal much of her book of business without compensating her for it."
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