Practice management

New survey reveals low savings rates and poor financial literacy on retirement planning, but advisors can help.

Every time the firm has broken one of its recruiting rules, "it's come back to cost us," says Executive Vice President Aaron Schaben. Plus, Schaben's views on compensation, succession planning and dogs at the office.

It's time the financial planning industry stops failing deaf clients.

A trip to the future brought the unexpected, such as the death of advisor marketing and AI-driven monitoring of client finances.

Since Wells Fargo’s phony-accounts scandal broke in 2016, the bank has appeared contrite in public. In private, it’s a different story.

A CFP and former NDSU Bison aims to build a planning-based business from the ground up under the IBD’s model.

Digital advisors are tools, not competitors, says Mirador Capital Partners' Dan Murray. What's more, here's how they can enhance a firm's offerings to clients.

Picking up on a client's unspoken wishes led an advisor to an unexpected asset allocation — one that benefited the client's daughter.

There’s a lot to be said for being lean and mean.

The famed investor recommends 90% large-cap U.S. stock and 10% short-term government bonds. Is it a crazy idea?

After 30 years and a monster merger with Financial Engines, the firm is doubling down on its AUM fee structure.

It’s not the traditional client base of the aging baby boomer anymore, says the firm's head of technology.

About 82% of financial advisors are already using financial planning software.

Errors are regrettably common. They are also easily avoidable.

Ensure you have the right digital tools and approach for a successful client acquisition strategy. Here are four ways to stay engaged with prospects.

What can advisors do to fuel practice growth in 2019? For many, the answer is build an annual business plan. See what a proven process should involve.

Why RIAs are focusing on firm success rather than individual performance.

An NBA veteran opens a nonprofit RIA to help young athletes manage their sudden wealth.

Dave Grant thought he’d seen it all as an advisor. Then an investment review meeting turned deadly serious.

The bank's decision to select its general counsel as successor to Tim Sloan, albeit on a temporary basis, focused attention on its frayed relationships with the Federal Reserve and the OCC.