Practice management

Prospective affluent clients told Cerulli they exhibit common forms of distraction from an objective view of investing. Here's how wealth managers can help.

Safety vetting generative AI in your techstack while anticipating regulatory changes can boost advisor productivity while giving firms a competitive edge.

The regulatory consultant Hearsay Systems found that financial professionals have increased their production of online videos by nearly threefold. That doesn't mean the message is getting through to the intended audience.

Firms' aggressive pursuit of repayment of recruiting loans is likely a reflection of how massive some recruiting deals have become in recent years.

Qualified small business stock carries major potential savings for startup founders and investors, but the benefits come with some important caveats to keep in mind.

Financial planners can help clients navigate homeownership and other significant purchases in the wake of the Fed's revised rate-cut projections.

Accounting needs to evolve in order to face a new reality.

Nervous investors often ask how the presidential election will affect their portfolios. New research offers a simple way to reassure them: Look at the numbers.

Available technology solutions could boost professionals' efficiency in serving their clients — but only if financial advisors and their customers are open to them.

As incoming president of Raymond James & Associates, Tom Walrond will seek to build on his firm's reputation for stability and advisor choice.

The financial industry regulator contends firms are unnecessarily sounding the alarm that new policies will require going into the office five days a week.

Barriers keep CPAs, attorneys, financial advisors and brokers from communicating effectively for their client's benefit — and the benefits of collaboration are significant.

When bad advice scuttled his parents' retirement, Aaron Cirksena embarked on a mission to provide sound financial planning to as many people as possible.

They have oft-cited tax advantages, but the available research raises alarms about fees, interest rates and investing in assets other than cash.

The partners at Pilot Financial have been through only one acquisition in their firm's history — the recent sale of Lincoln Financial's wealth groups to Osaic — and they're not eager to repeat the experience.

The independent broker-dealer giant contends in court that a federal judge went too far in telling a pair of its advisors that they couldn't reach out to clients they had while at TD Bank.

Homeownership among Asian American and Pacific Islanders is at an all-time high, but they face unique obstacles that financial planners must take into account.

One year after it bought First Republic Bank, the largest U.S. bank by assets is launching J.P. Morgan Private Client, a new tier in its affluent-consumer services that brings together JPMorgan's brand with First Republic's concierge model.

Executives at the megabank's annual Investor Day say artificial intelligence is already saving time by preventing advisors from "hunting and pecking" for market research.

Changes in residency, qualified personal residence trusts and other methods cited by experts carry big savings — with some caveats.