Practice management

Asset-Map's founder and CEO H. Adam Holt talks on the power of creating visuals for clients to see their financial lives and the firm's next steps in going holistic.

An aging advisor base, continuing consolidation in M&A deals and shrinking organic growth are causing teams to consider changes, J.D. Power said.

GYL Financial sees the services as a fiduciary duty to its customers alongside the industry's business incentives and compliance requirements.

The fate of hyperrealistic advisor bots depends on many factors — including the validity of a phenomenon dubbed the "uncanny valley" effect.

Firms that haven't been afraid of generous recruiting offers have shown the greatest growth in recent years.

Art carries higher rates than most investments, but financial advisors and their clients can tap into trusts, charitable donations, loss harvesting and the stepped-up basis.

Leaders in wealth management name their top AI tools used every day in the workplace, from scheduling apps to automating content and slideshow presentations.

FINRA's settlement with Merrill gives the wirehouse credit for "extraordinary cooperation" with its investigation.

Morningstar's study suggests that emotional or personal motivations are just as important or even more significant than a need for "functional" professional services.

As wealth management firms rush to keep up with new technological developments, one common oversight is not testing the tech with the people most likely to use it: the advisors.

The National Association of Treasurers launched a new tool that allows individuals to compare the features of different states' ABLE programs.

Huntington Investment Company is accusing a former advisor of resigning with no advance notice and then using confidential information to drum business from ex-clients.

With rate cuts still on the horizon, some advisors wonder if it's time to look for returns beyond high-yield savings and money market accounts.

More than a half dozen experts explain the key practice management and professional development implications of behavioral finance and financial therapy.

The broker-dealer self-regulator argues that the enforcement decline is a result of its success in driving bad actors from the industry.

The three influential figures' presentations at Morningstar's conference offered a primer on navigating a challenging field increasingly driven by technology.

Stephen Rhodes, the founder of Signify Wealth, has built the advisory practice into a 15-employee firm managing $250 million. Here's the story of his pivotal decision 12 years ago.

Financial advisors are uniquely poised to recognize potential indicators of financial abuse — here's how to help clients.

Carver Financial Services CEO Randy Carver cuts through the clutter of new AI tools to list the most useful his firm uses to spend more time with clients than the tech.

As election season ramps up and debates begin, wealth managers are paying attention to how each candidate is addressing particular economic concerns.