Practice and client management

Vanguard's latest poll and analysis offers a multifaceted explanation into how financial advisors should talk about their value to clients and prospective customers.

The platform can offer a wide audience, but with serious content moderation and other concerns, is remaining active worth it?

A tiered service model should make clients feel valued while helping the firm scale.

Fewer U.S. adults have non-retirement investment accounts than three years earlier, and many retail investors struggle with understanding fees and fraud risk.

Logic (and compelling Cerulli Associates data) explain why advisor teams are gaining momentum. But teaming is not the only option for growth.

A recent study found that more than half of all new articles on the internet were AI-generated. How can advisors help their own content stand out when this deluge threatens to drown them out?

Under a new proposal, clients would have to opt in to receiving account statements and other documents in paper form.

Getting away from the office to create or revise a firm's concrete goals and teammates' roles can help RIAs tap into organic growth, experts say.

Starting in 2026, the starting age limit for those with significant disabilities to take advantage of these tax-advantaged savings accounts has been raised by 20 years.

For advisors who are also voracious readers, it's no surprise the books that most inspired them in their practices this year often focused on ways to improve client relationships and communication.

Chuck Roberts, who was banned from the industry in July, continues to rack up customer disputes and big settlement amounts for his former firm.

These are the stories and issues that readers gravitated to in the last year.

Across the industry, financial advisors are anticipating a busy 2026. From consumer protection cuts to AI regulation, wealth management could look very different a year from now.

A former Procter & Gamble engineer spent years honing his message and targeting ads to make a nearly 100% niche clientele.

A new survey from DeVoe & Co. suggests a big shift in what RIA firms need today in order to attract potential acquirers. (Hint: It's no longer just superstar advisors.)

Overspending, liability risk and emotional strain. Clients who ignore advice can jeopardize their own finances and create real challenges for advisors. But a few key strategies can help limit the damage.

While the term "financial supermarket" may have gone out of fashion, firms still see opportunity to boost profits and keep clients loyal by blurring the lines between banking and wealth management.

A new risk alert calls out firms for improperly disclosing relationships with outside promoters brought in to provide a testimonial or endorsement.

Independent research firm Morningstar's latest study of the value of financial advice examines tax-efficient IRA asset location during the decumulation phase.

Two former advisors accuse JPMorgan of assigning them to poorer parts of Brooklyn, New York, and allowing their White male colleagues to poach their clients.