by Eric Rasmussen
Jane Williams started Sand Hill global advisors 30 years ago. Now emerging from bank ownership, the firm is learning to be independent all over again.
by Jerilyn Klein Bier
Independent B-Ds are trying to boost margins while delivering more services to financial advisors.
by Michelle Knight
Advisors need to recast how they think about risk and safety.
by Mary Rowland
For Rick Harig, there was no straight path to planning.
by Dan Moisand
How do you tell a do-it-yourselfer that he needs you?
by David Lawrence
Some tools may help gather data from diverse investments into better reports.
by Donald B. Trone
Would your ‘fiduciary practices’ pass a cadet code of honor?
by Brian Hamburger
How the best of intentions with accommodation accounts can lead to dire consequences.
by Bernie Clark
Competition will be fierce, and running an independent practice will be more complex.
by Joel P. Bruckenstein
Trade-PMR’s new custodial platform is impressively
flexible and easy to use.
by James Picerno
Customized risk allocation strategies are popular, but are they prudent?
by Jeff Schlegel
Loose monetary policies by central banks up the ante for investors to hedge their currency risk.
by Marla Brill
More advisors are entrusting ETF portfolio management to other firms.
by Jeff Schlegel
Toroso Investments’ portfolios try to one-up modern portfolio theory by better matching products with investors’ risk tolerance.
by Rob Brown
Is a bigger investment in housing better than buying the S&P 500?
by Marla Brill
Europe defied expectations last year and could surprise investors again.
by Caren Chesler
Would higher state income taxes really prompt clients to move to another state?
by Corey Hoffstein
It fails because of how it attempts to fund retirement spending.
by Ted Knutson
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations says it will be increasing its oversight of combined investment advisor and broker-dealer firms, as well...
The aging of the financial advisor space is an old story (pardon the bad pun) that’s worth retelling because the need for fresh faces across all channels is vital to the industry’s future.
First, there was Generation X. Then came Generation Y. Now, evidently, financial advisors should start thinking about serving Generation D.
by Ted Knutson
The American dream of a college education is turning into a nightmare for too many people.
In a recent poll of more than 100 students in the personal financial planning program at Texas Tech University, the respondents overwhelmingly said that the so-called “soft” skills of financial...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority last year reported filing 1,541 disciplinary actions, a 3.6% rise over the prior year.
by Jeff Schlegel
There’s no shortage of online outlets trying to match financial advisors and potential clients.
There must be something in the water along the western shores of Lake Michigan that makes people inclined to part with their dollars.
