Professional development

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."

RBC Wealth also reorganized its private client group and appointed a new division head, and UBS named a market leader for its San Francisco business.

Planners Carolyn McClanahan and Dana Anspach discuss how the client expenses work for their advisory practices as more firms rethink their approach.

The burgeoning "after loss" industry has the potential to differentiate RIAs from the competition as it fills a service gap in advisory practices, writes one of its pioneers.

The change, one among several at the firm's top, follows on a year that executives have deemed one of the firm's most difficult in decades.

Advisors suggested emphasizing that investment management and financial planning work hand in hand.

The 17-person Canell Group joins Wells Fargo's offices in New York.

Along with the big recruiting deals, Dynasty and Gries Financial Partners shook things up at the executive level.

The president of Integrated Partners reflects on how working through a misstep led to a life lesson — one that built a foundation for a solid career.

Christopher Stroup was a petroleum engineer before becoming a financial advisor. Now a 2024 Rising Star, he has dedicated his career to providing LGBTQ clients and entrepreneurs with quality financial advice.

These seven financial advisors — career changers, innovators and community leaders — are changing wealth management. Here are their stories.

Four financial advisors and other experts speaking at last week's Future Proof conference shed light on the intersection of the wealth and accounting fields.

Getting clients to focus on a longer time frame for their investments can be challenging in the age of micro attention spans and instant gratification.

LPL, JPMorgan and Bank of America Private Bank were also among the recruiting winners this week.

Most firms are limited liability corporations these days, but a significant chunk of older firms are c-corporations. Experts share the key factors involved with the options.

These two demographics are expanding their wealth and savings, despite economic challenges that cut across their age groups.

In a highly competitive landscape for tech developers, financial advisor firms often fall short compared to mega tech players and startups. But there are ways to attract top tech talent, advisors and consultants say.

Jim Rourke and Michael Liu will serve as co-heads of private client partnership development, linking Bank of America's investment bank, Merrill and the firm's private bank.

Three executives shared best practices around compensation in the fight to recruit, retain and support planners and other key employees.

New Hispanic Market Certification Program launches this week to begin Hispanic Heritage Month.