Practice management

There are serious consequences for firms that do not embrace the latest tech tools, says Kelli Keough, the global head of digital wealth management for JPMorgan Chase.

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Labor costs often make up the largest expense for firms. Follow these approaches for an equitable and rewarding structure.

If clients file for spousal benefits after reaching their full-retirement age, they can get up to six months’ worth of back benefits, but they have to ask.

The change is needed to better align the interests of RIAs and the custodians that serve them.

Lessons learned in a combat zone are passed on to clients.

After graduating with a financial planning degree, this advisor-to-be took a detour to Disney World, where the lessons applied more than he’d anticipated.

Older clients have more assets, but younger investors are leading the digital charge.

The average retiree may need to save far less than you are currently projecting.

Much of the latest guidance about setting up trusts is overly simplistic and can do a disservice to clients.

Advisors want to help clients discover their "sleep well at night factor" when it comes to cash reserves, one planner says.

The decision, involving advisors who jumped to Morgan Stanley from an RIA, holds that those who agree to give their employers advance notice before quitting aren’t absolved of that duty by the terms of the protocol.

These emotional topics tend to be bad for investment returns, Barry Ritholtz says.

Most advisory firms are not systematically spreading public awareness of their services. That’s a big mistake.

Simple readiness strategies can insulate you from protocol fallout.

How a different mindset has guided changes within our practice.

Earning the designation is a grueling process that can seriously benefit an advisor’s trajectory, but it’s also not a panacea for an ailing career.

The impact of technology on client-facing jobs has been grossly overstated. Their threat to the back office, however, is very real.

The new wave of advertising will highlight the emotional benefits of having a financial plan. Some CFPs have grumbled about funding previous advertising initiatives with their certificant fees.