Practice management

Could single premium immediate annuities be the answer to ultralow rates?

Choosing their own technology for clients was a big draw for the advisors, who affiliated with Kestra.

That decision was “heavily debated” and so far the company has found that its operations have fared well with remote work, Jose Minaya said at a conference.

The “one day at a time” mantra was particularly helpful in leading my team and clients through the COVID-19 pandemic.

No vaccine will return advisors and clients to pre-COVID-19 times— it’s time to let go and keep building.

Ameriprise, for example, has hosted more six times as many advisors virtually than it did in person last year.

Several companies said this week they’re slashing expenses as the economy limps along. Others would prefer to keep investing in new technologies to better gauge which changes in consumer behavior will stick.

Three out of the top four RIA custodians compete directly with their RIA clients through their networks of branch offices and call centers.

The company's outgoing CFO discussed ways the asset cap is stunting growth, but provided no updates at an industry conference on when the restriction might be lifted or the types of jobs it will cut.

It also suggests digital advice providers “have only a few years to achieve critical mass, or they will be sold for parts like Motif and Folio Financial,” says one expert.

To protect client nest eggs, advisors must know which savings vehicles are protected — and they’re not all created equal.

Effective tax management can add 1% percent to a portfolio annually, and potentially more in highly volatile years

Financial advisor Lazetta Rainey Braxton describes tangible methods for opening minds and advisory practices.

Waiting until year end to factor in portfolio volatility is risky business.

Funds focused on the sector lost more than $2.4 billion in August, the most since 2016.

It could be a “better together” scenario for retiring sellers and under-55 advisors alik

Regulators will conduct surveys and sweep exams to assess how your firm’s BCP handled — or didn’t — the COVID-19 pandemic

The custodian has restructured the way it services RIAs and plans to scale.

Unnerving as this COVID-19 year has been, the massive shift to virtual business has propelled planners to work even more efficiently with clients.