Practice management

Sustainable investing offered more downside protection during the market downturn, according to recent data from Backend Benchmarking and research from asset managers.

Planner Lazetta Braxton explains what allies can do to reduce the fear and heartbreak that comes from working in a predominately white profession.

A former craft brewer and an ex-rugby star went indie with Gladstone Financial Resources Group.

Advisors typically take most of their clients with them when they go independent, but not all of them do.

From the Midwest to mid-Atlantic, here's a look at 12 housing markets where first-time homebuyers find the most affordability, according to NerdWallet.

Both pieces of legislation have caused sweeping changes to retirement planning and wealth management.

The firm’s diminished ranks are a sign of huge changes in the wirehouse world since the financial crisis ended.

The policy shift involves a modest number of advisors in Texas as wealth managers also gear up for office reopenings.

In the first-quarter’s coronavirus-driven market decline, 94% of sustainable indexes outperformed, BlackRock research shows.

“I’d say independence is resonating with advisors now more than ever,” says recruiter Jodie Papike.

How they’re hiring, striving and even thriving under new conditions.

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in conjunction with the Treasury Department, released a loan forgiveness application for the SBA’s troubled Paycheck Protection Program, along with detailed instructions for the application.

Given that I must disclose on my Form ADV that we accepted the aid, I had to ask myself difficult questions about possibly over-zealous regulatory scrutiny as well as my firm's reputation, this advisor writes.

New digital tools have boosted advisors' ability to reach more — but not all — clients.

The Internal Revenue Service guidance caused some consternation among some small businesses and tax experts.

Approximately 450 RIAs custody with Folio, which has $11 billion in assets.

The wealthiest clients require teams of professionals leveraging the highest touch service with a global reach, Markus Lammer, COO of Credit Suisse’s UHNW business in the U.S., explains in an episode of Financial Planning’s Invest Podcast.

Three things to focus on when you’re starting an RIA.

Recruiting is likely to accelerate as the pandemic abates, writes Mark Elzweig.

The IBD network had been preparing for disruption, CEO Adam Antoniades says, and it has the financial flexibility it needs to boost financial advisors’ practices.