Professional development

A bill before Congress would let planners with certain securities licenses place clients' money in private markets regardless of their income or net worth.

Jenny Souza, Jen Abboud-Smith and Liz Nesvold respectively took over newly created roles and the CEO post at a major investor in the industry.

ChatGPT scored terribly on a practice CPA exam, scoring 39% in REG, 46% in AUD, 35% in FAR and 48% in BEC.

But the firms continue to close faster than new ones open, suggesting consolidation remains an industry trend.

Offer value to financial advisor-adjacent professionals and prospective clients to distinguish yourself among a rapidly expanding cohort of FAs.

With trillions of dollars just sitting in accounts and earning nothing for clients, the industry veteran said cash presents a significant business opportunity for advisors.

In letters to the FTC, financial planners contend that noncompetition and nonsolicitation provisions can leave them 'handcuffed' to bad firms.

After 13 years at the helm, Wise's exit has sparked a search for the fintech provider's next full-time CEO.

The SEC is moving forward with regulations that broker advocates argue could make it nearly impossible to have online complaints purged.

The advisors left a firm called Regulus and aligned with AdvisorNet Financial as they seek to build a larger base of individual wealth and planning clients.

The initiative aims to improve the underrepresentation of women in the financial planning industry, who comprise not even one in four of all CFP credential holders.

Only 13% of 242 active manager portfolios across the world had a woman as lead or co-lead in 2022, according to new research. The number has hardly changed over the past two decades.

A new scorecard show 13 of 68 companies got an "A" grade for being upfront about inequality in employee pay — and 25 got an "F."

The firm launched a new service giving financial advisors more tools to guide clients through economic turbulence like the present moment.

The annual advertising splash by the standard-setting group for financial advisors coincides with the March Madness basketball tournament and tax filing deadline.

Headhunters are finding that many employees of the cratered bank's wealth management arms are waiting to see what happens to the parent firm before plotting their next moves.

The panel plans to take through 2024 to complete its 'everything's-on-the-table' review of experience, education and exam standards.

When it comes to elementary professional behavior, young interns can lack basic skills. Here's what's likely to surface.

The test for independent advisor representatives will have novel sections on IPOs and SPACs.