Professional development

Jeffrey Levine and The American College of Financial Services hope to help more financial advisors branch into the related but historically separate field.

In their first interview about the shakeup atop the influential organization for Black financial advisors, its interim leaders emphasized continuity amid the shift from Christian Nwasike.

CFAs' knowledge of investments is on another level — which is why the designation is so hard to get. Here's why it can be worth it.

Concurrent Financial Planning brings academic gravitas to its growth plans under the firm's founder Preston Cherry and his wife, Managing Partner Eiman Osseilan.

The St. Louis-based brokerage is also encouraging representatives to become Certified Financial Planners as it experiments with fee-based fiduciary business models.

LPL Financial topped the list, but the next five firms in these rankings of the 10 that picked up the most brokers from rivals are wirehouses and employee brokerages.

The latest appointment comes amid Citi's continued overhaul of its executive ranks and wealth business.

The meaning of independence takes on many different forms for these 10 financial advisors, wealth management executives, entrepreneurs and other experts.

With brokerages, consolidation, lawsuits and more, independence ain't what it used to be. Advisors who want to break away must contend with ever-changing options and obstacles to define their own version of independence.

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

Management changes expected to help in CEO Ermotti's wealth management ambitions in the U.S.

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.

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

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

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

With RIAs increasingly identifying succession planning as a business imperative, here's how financial advisors and firms are investing in the future.

More advisor contact can boost client trust and satisfaction. That's key in a landscape where 75% of clients considered switching, or switched, advisors in 2023, a YCharts survey shows.

The ban comes amid heightened regulatory scrutiny of firms' messages on services like WhatsApp and posts on social media sites.

Women see and understand the research underscoring the benefits of diversity in leadership and want to align their investment dollars with this approach.

To remain successful in the workforce of the future, advisors will need to adapt and evolve to find new growth and meet clients' needs.