Professional development

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.

The organization’s new Thrive Center for Diversity will seek to address the lack of representation of race, ethnicity, age and sexual preference, in addition to gender disparities, in wealth management.

In the newly created position of vice president of digital solutions, Peter Clemson will oversee the creation of a unified platform for 11,000 advisors.

Documents shed light on how two brokers overseeing trainees allegedly called hundreds of phone numbers on Merrill’s Do Not Call list.

Recruiting and retention of talent looms large for Advisor Group after it rolled up three firms in the wake of a massive acquisition.

The brokers collectively generated more than $88 million in annual revenue while overseeing nearly $15 billion in assets under management.

At an average age of 37, the top-producing brokers operate in 18 different states, plus the District of Columbia and Guam.