Professional development

Behavioral finance expert Tim Maurer shares how planners can adjust their language and approach to help clients move toward their goals.

Finance and education veteran Walter Rendon wants to ensure that more young people get the training and mentorships that helped him break into the field.

Traditionally, regional firms were places where advisors with mid-level revenue production could find comfortable homes. Janney and RBC show how that's changing.

The rising tide of asset values led to compensation increases above 200% in some cases, but small ticks down for the chiefs of two firms.

It can be hard for advisors to fully understand what clients and prospects truly want. The right questions can uncover not just financial blind spots, but the fears, priorities and assumptions behind their decisions.

Natasha Howe's friends were blowing up the internet as influencers, but they needed a financial advisor who could help get their financial lives in order. She now has a growing niche.

It's that time of year again! Here's how to nominate a colleague — or yourself — for Financial Planning's annual Rising Star awards.

Michael Outlaw, the recently named president of Rockefeller Global Family Office, says family offices are defined more by the services they offer than by their relationships with wealthy families.

Most financial advisors and their clients are well aware of the in-progress great wealth transfer. But they also admit they're not ready for it.

Andy Leung's targeted approach to finding clients on LinkedIn is bringing in warm and even hot prospects at high rates as he builds his niche.

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A new study finds that the industry's efforts to recruit more women is paying off — but it will take further investments to reap the potential business opportunities.

The latest study tracking financial advisor movement from research firm Cerulli Associates suggests that employee brokerages must change with the times.

A new annual compensation report by consulting firm Succession Resource Group explains how pay plans can boost — or detract from — the value of an RIA.

Many business owners wind up regretting how they exit from their ownership. That's why experts say financial advisors should ramp up their planning for it.

Penny Pennington has presided over a wide-ranging overhaul that has seen forays into alternative assets and banking but also heightened rates of advisor departures.

With so many changes in how people communicate, the lead generation and conversion process seems daunting. But experts say RIAs have the opportunity to achieve big growth through sustained and focused investing.

The latest victory in court for Jayne W. Di Vincenzo over Devin J. Garofalo may have finally ended the saga.

The latest study by The Kitces Report of advisors' well-being found five key drivers of their happiness with work — and many firms are falling short.

The spring media buy for the CFP Board's ad push to increase public trust in and visibility of certified financial planners will cost $14.6 million and run to May 17.