Practice management

How Signature Wealth CEO Chip Munn says he got an eight times return on his marketing investment in four months (without paying for ads).

After the Schwab-TD merger, rival firms are re-thinking the settlement process, testing new pricing models, and improving advisor efficiency and service. Is David sprinting past Goliath?

The change will affect continuing education immediately and certification examinations starting in March 2022.

The changes mark a new phase in the tug-of-war between the structures.

Keith Beverly, one of a handful of Black CFP-CFA holders, is pushing to mint more.

With clients showing signs of anxiety during the pandemic, Kimberly Foss writes, now is the time to remind them why they came to us in the first place.

In new academic research, experiments involving selections of YouTube videos shed light on the psychology of conflicts of interest.

Staffing and compensating a financial planning practice starts with the right model.

Financial advisor Christian D’Urso spends his mornings hiking, kayaking or biking, and his afternoons running a $110 million advisory business on the water.

The brokers are offering their practice management lessons and resources as scale becomes increasingly crucial to wealth managers.

After obtaining documents through FOIA requests, FP’s Jessica Mathews explains the larger industry implications of one firm’s internal investigation.

To systematically understand the families you work with, first get to know their views on key behavioral-finance criteria, writes Michael Liersch.

“When I left, I told Morgan Stanley [Ron] was the best person I've ever worked for in my career,” says advisor Jason Fertitta, who is hiring his old boss.

Advisors have to make sure the whole team is treated fairly; avoiding making women into "the chick who always pours coffee,” writes Amanda Kerley.

The bank joined dozens of other companies in announcing that they would suspend and review their political donations following the Capitol riot.

Experts say financial advisors can stay compliant with their BD while tapping into the leads and new clients attracted by quality web pages.

As a decades-long loyalist of Bogle’s ground-breaking firm for decades, Allan S. Roth worries it’s losing its edge in client support.

The asset manager said it's particularly interested in how firms are behaving in the communities in which they operate, be it locally or via their supply chains.

With a new brand and new leadership, the firm hopes to tap into a burgeoning wealth management sector.

“The name may change but our commitment to the business, our clients and our advisors serving these clients is steadfast,” said division head Barry Sommers.