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Images traditionally used in financial services literature would have us believe that everyone’s perfect idea of retirement involves sitting in a beach chair, soaking up the sun with a book in hand and toes wiggled into the sand. But does this unilateral perception reflect the reality of what your client base wants or needs? Probably not. When it comes to planning, no one can be put in a solution box.

Embracing expanded trainings, life-work balance and even remote client-advisor communication is paying unexpected dividends, writes the chairman of Equitable Advisors.

Automation, coordination and simplification — without running afoul of compliance — are key.

Employees come and go, but institutional memory must remain intact.

Investors might want to prepare for an extended bout of inflation, whether it comes or not.

Markets have matured enough to allow investors to hold a true crypto ETF.

Nuances within the space provide advisors with opportunities to educate clients on safely housing this burgeoning asset class.

Is the bank late to the automated investing party, or trying to bring some investors back home?

Social media missteps can erode the authentic “who” and “why” of your firm over time, writes Tara Meehan.

Time for a change? Upgrading your image should be more than a skin-deep affair.