RIAs

Clients can use social media to effortlessly endorse and recommend their investment advisors. Here's what advisors must understand about client testimonials on social media.

In the March issue, columnist Bob Veres cited seven "dirty words" that were hurting RIAs.

As service models shift, dually registered advisors have been making big competitive gains. Now the SEC has them in its regulatory sights.

After publishing our third annual RIA Leaders list, Financial Planning dove into the numbers to identify which of the top 100 actually have the wealthiest clientele.

For investment advisors with a small pool of clients, the threat of a cyber attack that could compromise investors' personal identifying information is especially acute, says one IT expert.

Kitces and Alan Moore are launching XY Planning Network, which will assist financial advisors working with Gen X and Gen Y clients.

A business can't have value without having profits. Understand how to calculate existing profits - and then make a plan to increase them.

'It's a landscape-changer for Lebenthal,' says one industry consultant. 'A team with a book like that can write their own ticket, and if they're successful at Lebenthal, they can attract other big teams.'

Firms in the self-serve channel that can "combine delivery mechanisms" will be a "smart bet" going forward," predicts Tiburon managing partner Chip Roame.

Almost two months after a court order, the CFP Board has failed to produce the required documents, Florida planners say.