A behavioral science researcher and an HBCU planning professor gave financial advisors tangible steps that can alter the industry's legacy of exclusion.

Even if headcounts become more diverse, progress will stall if the culture of the industry isn't addressed.

A new Arizent study finds that the wealth management industry is lagging behind on diversity, equity and inclusion progress. Still, many advisors believe in the value of diverse perspectives.

The benefit is for entry-level employees at the investment firm's call centers in several states.

The brokerage added more than 200 independent financial advisors for the second quarter in a row while driving up the productivity of its existing ranks.

Exclusive Arizent research found that more than 95% of employees think they have something to learn from people who are different from them. But only 66% think that diverse companies make better decisions. We explore the disconnect.

Fidelity Investments is hiring an additional 100 people for its digital assets unit, stepping up an expansion that started in May and taking advantage of turmoil among crypto firms to lure talent. 

JPMorgan Chase has hired a new head of digital assets regulatory policy, less than a month after CEO Jamie Dimon told lawmakers that cryptocurrencies are "decentralized Ponzi schemes."

FPA 2022 President-Elect James Lee explains how the organization plans to pursue protection for a title that some advisors say is misused in the industry.

The four Black planners have worked for some of the largest firms in the industry. Now they've started their own ensemble practice.

The influx during a challenging quarter displays how the wirehouse's three channels are starting to work together in tandem, CEO James Gorman says.

Efforts to increase diversity in the wealth management industry include Raymond James' Black Financial Advisors Network and the BLX Internship Program.

Despite losing more than 500 brokers from its headcount in the third quarter, the wirehouse sees strong recruiting momentum in its pipeline.

'The face of wealth is changing,' Sieg said, calling Black talent important to winning business from the fast-growing Black wealthy.

CEO Jamie Dimon drove the headlines with predictions about the "kind of odd" economy. Meanwhile, the firm's wealth units quietly added hundreds of recruits.

In an event led by two respected RIA thought leaders, FP recognizes a half dozen people whose talent and accomplishments have them poised to advance the planning profession. What are the key factors shaping the industry's future?

A new study found high rates of stress among professionals in the field, which is adjusting to a growing focus on work-life balance for employees.

Sexual assaults, lurid propositions and a sex tape pack the latest filings in a class action against Goldman Sachs. But it's a boss's comment about his assistant's engagement ring two decades ago and a woman who complained an executive checked her out that have set off an especially bitter dispute in the case.

The presidents of two RIAs that use outside broker-dealers discuss how independent wealth managers are morphing in an effort to keep up with a fast-changing industry. Where do brokers fit in the future of wealth management?

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