Professional development

Financial advice is a crowded field. Experts offer techniques to find new clients and distinguish your business.

Jeff McMillan will be in charge of marshaling the firm's investments in artificial intelligence to drive efficiency.

The reality is that traditional 'one and done' software training is insufficient.

The chair and CEO of the M&T division considers herself a "builder-fixer" and has sought out new challenges and opportunities throughout her more than 30-year career.

Don't lose trust by relying on AI-driven, impersonal digital marketing blasts. Instead, win new clients and deepen existing relationships with these techniques.

With wealth and accounting firms increasingly working together, a seasoned expert from both fields describes the key issues ahead of Tax Day.

Ditch the Monte Carlo scenarios and 20-page reports — today's woman investor expects tangible, actionable advice to reach her goals.

In a new dual role at Emigrant Bank and Emigrant Partners, the veteran RIA dealmaker will advise financial advisors and work across a multifaceted family office.

Barry Sommers comes in for high praise amid his firm's attempts to move beyond the banking scandals of its past.

Carolyn Armitage has witnessed the long-term shifts in the industry over her career. That's part of why she decided to launch a consulting firm, she tells FP.

Avantax, Osaic and Mariner deals demonstrate M&A impact on compensation and an interest in territorial expansion.

Too many clients are having important conversations with financial planners who don't share a similar background. That needs to change.

Catherine Williams and Daron K. Roberts spoke with Financial Planning about building leadership skills and making time for self care.

Yesterday's historic "firsts" blazed a trail for those of today — with a moral and business imperative for the industry to learn from these five figures' examples.

Though she is widely considered the first African American woman to be a stockbroker, some blurriness surrounds what is known about the rest of her life story.

Inspired by the examples of his grandmother and his mother, the Houston fixed-income legend launched one of the largest Black-owned investment management firms.

Interactive exercises that let clients reflect, write and even just doodle about their history and goals can build trust and improve financial outcomes.

Financial firms should consider partnering with universities, as well as prioritizing diversity, to recruit top talent in a competitive market.

Financial advisors are under pressure to provide guidance on more than just money while trying to maintain client relationships.

The move brings the 28-year industry veteran from a firm where independent planners make up less than 5% of the advisory headcount to one where they are the majority.