RIAs

“Clients have gotten a good scare,” says Dave Welling, CEO of Mercer Advisors.

The initiative is intended to help advisors manage increasingly large and complex teams.

As one of the fewer than 1,400 black CFPs, I hope to be a gateway to economic empowerment and generational wealth for the African-American community, writes planner and contributor Zaneilia Harris.

The firm’s growth plans come as the industry experiences a new wave of consolidation among custodians and fintechs.

The number of advisors registering with FINRA has fallen since 2016, as more planners elect a fee-only model.

New opportunities and wise practices can maximize the value of your clients’ — or your own — company.

Tax-rate arbitrage is one approach, but it’s far from the only one, according to contributor Michael Kitces.

Amid coronavirus-imposed lockdowns, the firm will retool and retrain approximately 3,000 young advisors.

The wirehouse added a pair of veteran advisors from its rival after picking up several new hires in recent weeks.

“Astute RIA leaders recognize that now is an opportunity for growth,” says one advisor.