Practice and client management

The popular industry recruiting and retention barometer provided another window into the challenges facing LPL Financial with its latest major acquisition.

The accusations led to the end of 16 years at the firm.

Financial advisors have any number of good reasons to seek the best technology and countless firms trying to provide it. Here's how experts say they should start.

Take a buyout or risk a later layoff? As more federal employees find their jobs in the crosshairs, financial advisors say they're navigating a complicated and uncertain path forward for their clients.

Investors are increasingly turning to generative AI for financial advice, according to a Betterment survey. Advisors say tools like ChatGPT can provide useful information to investors, but they rarely understand a client's whole picture.

Some planners and therapists are calling for more research into potential applications for methods already being used to treat the symptoms of PTSD.

Generative AI won't replace advisors. But when fully integrated, it can erase tech fragmentation and turn insights into action.

Many former college athletes will receive large lump sums, and current players face new NIL guidelines that come with large, officially sanctioned payments.

Schwab, Fidelity and Pershing are facing growing competition, as the industry strives to do business with financial advisors in as many ways as possible.

Panelists on a FINRA arbitration board cited Randy Anderson's claims of age discrimination when questioning UBS's reasons for firing its former broker. Now UBS argues in a court filing that no evidence of discrimination was ever presented.

An annual snapshot report tracks the record expansion and changing nature of the growing industry channel fueled by financial advisors and their clients.

Earning and maintaining certifications requires a significant time investment. So why do advisors go through the trouble?

Looking forward to not answering client phone calls? Here's how to make it happen.

Even after accounting for income, Black Americans still trail in retirement savings, according to a recent EBRI study. Advisors point to a mix of historic and systemic barriers that make the gap hard to close.

Lack of communication can breed conflict, but offering an outside perspective can smooth over family conflicts.

The momentum is clearly accelerating behind registered investment advisory firms, but every individual team's choice requires careful consideration.

Impact investment through municipal bonds is generally perceived as risky. But it doesn't have to be that way.

To best serve LGBTQ clients, financial advisors must understand their unique needs and challenges, from diverse household structures and retirement plans to the correct use of pronouns.

Some retirees have saved all their lives and want to live a little. Or a lot.

CEO Kunal Kapoor and other speakers explained how the shifting trends shaping the industry mean that advice is getting even more important.