Practice management

Today's near-3% rate is pretty extraordinary. If you don’t have a professional loan advisor in your network, now is the time to get one, writes our columnist.

The COVID-19 pandemic has infected the service’s annual list of top tax scams.

A lawsuit will turn on whether UBS can demonstrate that Alexandra Van Meurs violated contract agreements when she and her team jumped to Morgan Stanley.

The list shows how firms of all sizes face a pivotal balancing act in seeking to recruit and retain advisors.

“They’re now realizing: Let’s actually get the contingency plan in place,” said Dominic Volek, head of sales at Henley & Partners, the world’s biggest citizenship and residency advisory firm.

The widespread popularity of the compensation descriptor, long ballyhooed by RIAs, ultimately proved problematic for the CFP Board which has updated its standards.

Northwestern Mutual’s practices raise difficult questions about the nature of retail advice just as wealth management faces greater scrutiny under new rules.

After 30 years in the wirehouse world, we found an unlooked-for opportunity for our practice amid devastation.

At home or under a socially distanced beach umbrella, these diverse titles will help while away this singular season.

Chief information officer Frank LaQuinta reveals the firm’s $500 million acceleration strategy, plus how advisors are using technology during the coronavirus pandemic.

Startup Breakaway Bookkeeping & Advising is building a network of finance professionals to act as virtual CFOs for small-business clients.

Advisors who missed the “first-mover advantage” a decade ago could be in the catbird seat as all the rules change.

Opening up about your personal circumstances forms a bond that can only benefit your planning practice.

Almost half of employers are already opening up their offices again — but some challenges lie ahead.

Grappling with margin pressure, consolidation and fragmentation, the sector questions its identity.

Wealth management firms should define success by how well their operations perform under pressure, Kestra Financial COO Kris Chester says in an episode of Financial Planning’s podcast.

The basic yet revealing query shows why it’s not just about FINRA registration as a BD and 1099 contractor status for advisors.

For the first time, the ranks of the top 25 firms according to their annual business include single entries for IBD networks.