Professional development

As individual performers, these people can be very good at what they do. They may have great technical or sales skills but they can sap the spirit and energy out of your firm.

As this firm founder took stock, he realized his needs had changed over time.

Bruce K. Lee left the brokerage world where cheating on continuing education requirements can be a "career killer."

I had a strong opinion. Then our reporting changed my mind.

At best, the variety increases awareness of what the career can offer. At worst, it lends ammunition to critics who insist the profession isn't a profession at all.

The regulator is doing more with less but also missing its own goals around how long an investigation takes to result in an enforcement case.

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More than 11,000 advisors have earned the education provider’s AIF designation.

Four erroneous beliefs cause many new planners to fail.

A Kingdom Advisors support group at LPL brings together representatives around the growing professional title.

A task force will issue recommendations to shore up the disciplinary process ahead of the board's November meeting. Here’s what advisors need to know.

Can more education boost the popularity of these funds?

Only about 14% of financial advisors are female. Here’s advice from those who want to bridge that gap.

Hiring choices are having a ripple effect on compensation.

They’re grinding forward with changes, even as complicating factors emerge ahead of when the rule takes effect next year.

Revenue numbers take a back seat to cultural and leadership intangibles when selecting a partner who will preserve your firm's value and carry it into the future.

At her new OSJ, Laura LaTourette is teaming up with fellow influential planner Marci Bair to help educate allies and create more avenues for reps to meet.

Seeking out talent in unlikely places and helping it grow will yield impressive ROI.

Rather than learn from the mistakes exposed regarding false listings of advisors’ “fee-only” status, the board doubled down on looking the other way.

The certifying body says it will no longer rely on advisors’ reports and it is convening a new task force to modernize enforcement.