Practice management

The founding partners of the 300-advisor OSJ will remain in their current roles for three years under the same structure as before the deal.

Nearly three decades after launching their practice, the two founders say they’re looking forward to spending more time with clients.

Clients have gotten used to less in-person interaction and have reshaped their expectations and behavior accordingly, says Broadridge's Fred Duden.

The group leader, advisor Lars Olson, had been with the wirehouse since 1994.

Advisors may sometimes overlook clients with special needs, despite the size of the community and available tools like ABLE Accounts.

Technology can make end-of-year client communications more interactive and engaging.

While many condemned the violence, few firms have cut financial support to elected officials who have backed Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud.

The future of referrals won’t be driverless but it will be largely remote and fueled by pre-COVID fundamentals.

Probabilistic forecasts provide a durable framework for a sound financial future, the author says, and offers some for the new year.

The IBD completed a stellar recruiting year by adding a team led by a 30-year veteran advisor.

The California company, which focuses on technology companies and entrepreneurs, will make a big push into wealth management as part of the proposed acquisition.

Long-awaited advertising regulations allow for online testimonials but also increased risk of audits, observers and commissioners say.

“I diverged from the generic ‘dialing for dollars’ path to advancement and set out to learn from entrepreneurs and leaders from books,” writes advisor Chip Munn.

Despite lofty markets, offering a “lazy” portfolio may doom a number of ill-prepared planners in the coming year, our columnist warns.

Just like the industries that they cover, the lack of Black representation among news outlets acts as a barrier against understanding and eliminating systemic racism.

Attorneys, compliance experts and marketers weigh in on the regulator’s first update to advertising compliance in decades.

The worst fiscal crisis in decades is pitting U.S. states against one another over billions in taxes from residents working from home.

With an eye on pathways to fee-only practices and away from an “eat what you kill” philosophy, four planners aim to usher in a more diverse profession.

LPL Financial and indie rivals like Raymond James, Wells Fargo FiNet and Kestra Financial completed at least 17 recruiting grabs of $800 million or more this year.

The firm has about 200,000 staffers doing their jobs from home, a spokesman said.