Practice management

With class actions up for appeal and a daunting process facing some ex-servicemembers, the Biden administration faces tests of its commitment to equality.

Almost 80% of advisors in a survey said their technology wasn’t meeting their needs — and more than half of that group said they are considering switching firms because of it.

There’s a common cultural myth that says people don’t talk about money. I disagree; I think we talk about money all the time. Just not enough about what I describe as “the missing pieces of the money conversation.”

When you stop worrying about what you can get from others and focus more on what you can give back, it turns out that there’s a lot to gain, writes Tim Gerend.

The firm serves UHNW clients, and the advisors embarked on a search in order to enable clients to have more access to private investments.

Records obtained by Financial Planning detail dozens of worker safety complaints related to COVID. But the problem could be as much about employee relations as it is about the pandemic.

The custodian has 15 firms scheduled to transition before the end of this year. It hopes to migrate each of them over in less than six weeks.

Wealth managers now need to not only meet digital expectations but also surpass them, writes Will Bailey.

The program has historically been high-stakes and cold-calling friendly. Novice advisors can expect something different now.

Launching was the easy part. Our success depended on surmounting three challenges, writes Allan Boomer.

Participants will instead be directed to use internal referrals or LinkedIn messages, according to a person familiar with matter.

Last year, many banks made big, splashy pledges to advance racial equity. Now some of those banks are seeking to hold executives accountable for those efforts through their paychecks.

Cypress Trust in Palm Beach is poised to pull off a rarity: the conversion of a wealth management firm into a community bank. It’s simply another way to take advantage of the ongoing melding of the two financial services sectors, CEO Dana Kilborne says.

Financial advisors, asset managers and researchers are racing to fill in the information gaps Americans reported in a new J.D. Power survey.

The spot as James Gorman’s top deputy had been vacant for two years since the exit of the firm’s colorful President Colm Kelleher.

In a panel discussion, three financial advisors explained why the products are often misunderstood and how to assist clients in evaluating their policies.

One of the new co-heads of consumer and community banking to succeed co-President Gordon Smith "is likely the ultimate next CEO of JPMorgan,” an analyst says.

From stock trading to innovation, here are the reads advisors can't put down.

Financial advisors and even competitors to Robinhood say the self-directed service has opened the door to new potential clients.

At FP’s INVEST conference, executives from major firms explained how the coronavirus has altered the advisor and client experience for the long term.