Professional development

The program has historically been high-stakes and cold-calling friendly. Novice advisors can expect something different now.

Advisors with disciplinary histories who keep other registrations after leaving FINRA BrokerCheck are much more likely to commit infractions, researchers say.

Participants will instead be directed to use internal referrals or LinkedIn messages, according to a person familiar with matter.

The former head of Bridgewater Associates suggests tying CEO pay to inclusion efforts.

The MC of the Conference of African American Financial Professionals discusses The American College of Financial Services’ efforts to improve diversity in the industry.

With Edward Jones poised to settle a racial discrimination class action for $34 million, what does the case say about the state of diversity and inclusion in wealth management?

Firms that master this delivery model can continue to use it long after the pandemic is over, writes David Israel.

Anyone can call themselves a wealth advisor these days. Here are credentials that count.

After appointing the committee and starting a new conference series, co-chairs Fanci Worthington and Stephen Oliver are asking all advisors to get involved.

Financial advisor Hannah Moore and more than 60 presenters are expanding access to instruction and networking for aspiring and underrepresented advisors.

The change will affect continuing education immediately and certification examinations starting in March 2022.

In new academic research, experiments involving selections of YouTube videos shed light on the psychology of conflicts of interest.

The brokers are offering their practice management lessons and resources as scale becomes increasingly crucial to wealth managers.

Christine Kuglin started her journey to pass the test by thinking, 'Today is a good day to become a CPA.'

With planners aging and the industry’s demographics still far out of step with the country’s, wealth managers are bulking up their support for new entrants.

Part of a push by the company to open offices in underserved areas, Anthony Williams aims to make it “a pillar” of the community, he says.

More than three-quarters of those who passed the test studied at least 10 hours-per-week, according to a recent study.

The training and certification organization chose a former bank and nonprofit official to lead its new Center for Economic Empowerment and Equality.

Focusing on training is an effective way to reduce industry attrition rates, develop better financial advisors and help more Americans grow their wealth over time, says Phil Sieg.

Arrogance, naiveté and that chief suspect, procrastination, can all undermine best laid advancement plans, writes recruiter Mark Elzweig.