Practice and client management

The trends we saw pick up speed last year, like AI-aided advising, will gain momentum and force this year — the advisors who adapt them will be better positioned to attract next-gen clients.

For clients who care about social impact in their portfolios or financial plans, this relatively young designation can help an advisor deliver more value.

In addition to talking Allspring's modern custom SMA and direct index platform, the industry veteran was happy to see everyone come together under the sun.

The dynamic duo hit the beach at Future Proof 2023 to represent Wealth.com and let advisors know that estate planning doesn't have to be so hard.

From new certifications to better health, here are the goals wealth managers have set for themselves this year.

From "You can't retire yet" to "Your husband is gambling away your savings," here are the toughest conversations wealth managers have with their customers — and how to get through them.

Financial advisors should start the new year right by modernizing their planning tools to reflect clients' heightened demand for reliable, easily digestible information about their assets.

Here's a list of Financial Planning's most important stories in the past year involving the vexing array of complexities with paying Uncle Sam.

As wealth managers prepare for the new year, here are the kinds of solutions that are poised to run the table over the next 12 months.

Technology helps financial advisors unlock much more value by being able to switch up clients' buckets of investments at any time throughout the year.

It's a complicated choice, but tax alpha and customization shouldn't play that big of a role. On the other hand, the ability to have a solid partnership should.

It's cheers for pro bono advisors and people working to diversify the industry, and jeers for planners who defraud the elderly and big firms that let their regulatory responsibilities slip.

From planning for caregiving to helping artists and couples, these five Financial Planning stories from 2023 show how advisors can add value in estate planning.

Though more women are entering the industry, gender bias and other historical barriers remain.

LPL Financial, Cetera Financial Group, Raymond James, Ameriprise and other industry giants drove a much bigger volume of transitions this year.

Financial advisors and tax professionals serving self-employed and other entrepreneurial clients start with a choice between two methods, then make careful calculations.

As Angie Herbers looks back on two decades at the consulting firm she founded, she shares how she grew it from nothing and what peers in the industry can learn.

From a kid shopping for advisor brains to a Destiny's Child song parody, here's a selection of the year's finest financial humor.

A new study from Envestnet looks at how end-to-end platforms, holistic advice and AI are moving the industry forward.

Because advisors can't easily see, manage or bill on what sits outside a client's portfolio, it often goes ignored.