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Top tech developers from TIFIN's Sage, Alai Studios, StockSnips and more talked about how they're removing issues like bias and hallucinations from their AI tools for advisors, during Financial Planning's ADVISE AI conference.

Jane Fraser and other Citi execs point to the wealth unit's 9% bump in revenue and 24% increase in investment assets as signs that the firm's recent overhaul is working.

Osaic launches professional development initiative after a six-month pilot period.

Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank report starting 5,500 new client relationships in the third quarter, more than a third of which came through recent graduates of its training program.

Industry leaders from JPMorgan, Salesforce, Microsoft, Integrated Partners, Cambridge and more share their insights on how they're thinking about and pursuing AI tools in wealth management.

With inflation figures falling, retirees can expect a 2.5% increase in 2025. Here's how planners are guiding clients through the impact of that slight bump.

The giant universities that have their own investment arms are likely out of reach, but they represent only a small portion of the rapidly growing channel.

When a seasoned investor, ex-health plan CEO and lifelong baseball fan counsels executives on business success, he draws on past and present baseball greats for inspiration.

A new Financial Planning survey found that while advisors feel the pressure to adopt AI tools, less than half believe it will play a large role in their firm's efforts to capture new clients.

The new offering, rolled out to 600 advisors this month, will let clients pay $3,600 a year for services that extend beyond asset management to include tax and trust planning.

The co-founders of the influential service, technology and compliance firm for fee-only RIAs discussed how the firm is evolving — but also staying the same.

An updated, funded buy-sell agreement can allow a surviving partner to maintain sole control of the business if one of the owners or partners were to die prematurely or become disabled.

Independent broker-dealers have found happy acquiring grounds in the insurance industry in recent years, as sellers seek to avoid heavy regulation and thinner margins.

In its second year ever and first as a standalone event, the co-founders of a conference for Latino wealth management professionals share what to expect.

End-to-end meeting manager GReminders is using AI to streamline all the other AI meeting tools, like Calendly and Fireflies.ai, under one roof to make life easier for advisors.

The CFP Board of Standards' new "Quite Possibly the Perfect Job" digital campaign targets college and college-bound high school students. Many professionals felt the ads, which depict young people doing anything but working, "missed the mark."

The advisor at the center of the case, Chuck Roberts, has been the subject of at least 19 customer complaints since late 2022.

Marriage, government and employee benefits, and mental health often loom large for a base of clients that is more likely than straight peers to live alone.

U.S. Bank Wealth Survey reveals 76% of parents would rather talk to their children about their choice of candidate, than their finances, at 63%.

A new Schwab Advisor Survey found AI is largely being used in back-office functions rather than consumer-facing, as adoption slowly takes hold.