Diversity and equality

The average woman will work 12 fewer years than a man, according to one expert. There’s a “slew of issues” around this topic.

Executives are focused on fresh products, emerging technology and the increasing prominence of ESG.

The industry risks becoming more of a boy’s club, rather than less of one.

About 30% of fund manager appointments in the firm’s equity unit have gone to women in 2018, the most in five years.

The firm’s efforts mirror those at other firms and associations that are trying to improve the profession’s diversity.

The ultra-wealthy say they want to achieve more, yet currently give only 1.2% of their assets to charity. How can advisors help?

There’s now a way to measure whether these products do what they promise.

Tania Mirchandani alleges that she lost her job because she took Goldman’s entire four-month paid family leave.

Some pointers from colleagues and mentors inspired female planners in unexpected ways.

There were 53 new billionaires in the U.S. this year, and 14 of them were women.

Conventional wisdom says to wait as long as possible to claim retirement benefits, but there are exceptions to the rule.

Industry efforts still have far to go as less than 3.5% of the 80,000 CFP professionals were black or Latino in 2017.

The inaugural event builds on mounting industry interest in improving its historically dismal record on growing the ranks of minorities and women in wealth management.

Still, the bank’s revenue-producing operations are split into four divisions, which are all run by men.

A former employee suing the firm for racial discrimination says he was not properly notified of changes in how Morgan resolves disputes.

Stereotyping investors can cause long-term damage to financial success for clients and planners.

Our business isn’t just about big firms anymore, but we still see the old stereotype that investing is a man’s game dominated by Wall Street firms.

Courses at historically black colleges and universities are making the planning profession more accessible to students who’d never considered the career.

Even as the prospective client base grows more diverse, a majority of advisors remain male, white and over the age of 50.