Wealth Think

As the financial planning industry nears a fee-only, fiduciary world, independent broker-dealers will face some important choices about their future business models.

Find growth by using Maslow's hierarchy of needs to help set compensation policy.

Technology is rapidly changing many, but not all aspects of the business.

Assume everything you say is on the record, and don’t overshare.

Instead of harmonizing standards of client care across the industry, it may be better to re-differentiate them in light of the fiduciary rule's recent court loss.

Fortune 500 companies disappear because they don't plan properly for the future. Don't think it can't happen to your firm.

To protect their practice, advisors should know the answers to several critical questions about how vendors use and safeguard their data.

First Trust’s Jim Bowen reminded attendees at BISA's annual conference last week just how good American life can be, offering a can-do attitude that advisors need to adopt.

Broker-dealers and financial advisors pay a steep penalty for failing to keep up with digital trends.

If you want to eventually sell your practice for a big pay day (and not everyone does), aim for annual growth of 15%.