Practice management

Independent Financial Partners aspires to be a “very, very small agent for change.”

It's vital that planners recognize how women's planning needs are different from men's — while being careful not to lump them into a singular group.

Since joining the firm more than a decade ago, Kristen Capuano says her team has grown five-fold and now "handles all of our performance reporting.”

The firm hopes the changes reflect its image as a “powerful, innovative and unified provider” of investment products, according to co-CEO Nico Marais.

The SEC is giving serious side-eye to firms with part-time or underqualified compliance officers.

Shoehorning them into certain categories can lead to bias and crimp firm growth.

Bank critics and some lawmakers quickly seized on a tone-deaf posting by JPMorgan Chase that was designed to tout the virtues of saving money.

The 11-person team, which was assisted by Dynasty Financial Partners, was attracted by the raft of technology options in the independent space.

"High-achieving" advisors on social media can increase assets by 10%.

The slowing is part of an overall industry slowdown that experts don’t think will last.

Wealth management technology is starting to reach a certain maturation level, says the firm’s head of emerging technology.

It's tricky but Savant's Brent Brodeski may have found the magic formula with a little help from Ford's Alan Mulally.

The company’s acquisition will allow it to target prospective clients who are still in the wealth creation phase of life, says CEO James Gorman.

When it comes to building these relationships, it’s better to start early.

The Betterment chief dishes on why flat fees may just be a “thing of the moment.”

The firm is benefiting some referrals from Bank of America’s other business units.

Startup or low-AUM firms have options outside of the big four.

In a day when information is the lifeblood of business, you’re an information fiduciary as well.

Clients are increasingly favoring accounts suited for emergency spending, research shows.