Practice Management

A little more than six in 10 CFA charter holders say they have some familiarity with automated financial advice tools, “implying a fairly high level of awareness overall.”

Given how prone the Labor Secretary and other DOL officials are to cite severe negative impacts of conflicted retirement advice on average Americans, some advisers are surprised (and...

A given financial adviser’s response to the final fiduciary rule from the Department of Labor may have more to do with the adviser’s brokerage platform provider than their...

Even with some significant softening by the Department of Labor and a more workable ‘best interest contract’ exemption, the new fiduciary rule is sure to drive more level-fee...

The Institutional Retirement Income Council suggests that today’s structured retirement income products are far more portable and accessible than is commonly understood by plan sponsors. 

Confidence is in short supply among women in the profession, say female advisers.

Financial research firm DST kasina finds only a minority of asset managers are fully leveraging the data they collect about financial advisers and their clients.

More than half of medium and small-sized asset managers (less than $100 billion in assets under management) report they are “still cleaning and trying to understand their big...

A new report from Market Strategies International finds asset managers and investment service providers may be overestimating client understanding of many of the buzz-word concepts taken for granted...

Manning & Napier adviser services executive suggests the regulatory environment confronting retirement plan advisers and their clients is about as complex as it’s ever been. 

More than eight in 10 advisers polled by Eaton Vance report fear is the primary motivator for clients.                 

The adviser-as-portfolio manager approach to client service can be a real differentiator, but it can also hamper a firm with significant liability and serious amounts of legwork. 

A new cut of the Fidelity RIA Benchmarking Study shows many in firm leadership positions struggle to understand and articulate practice value. 

Over the last decade, financial advisers have been moving from commission- to fee-based models.

What are the winning questions that help you winnow candidates, and what are your favorite practices?

Many independent advisory shop owners hope to retire by the early 2020s, spelling serious opportunity for large advisory networks with the resources and vision to make selective acquisitions. 

It’s not surprising that independent advisory business owners want to keep growing their practices in 2016, but their level of confidence in the face of volatility and unfavorable...

Advisers can sell plan services and support, but can they sell themselves?

The assets under management-based advisory fee model has stuck around mainly because financial services consumers don’t understand how advisers make pricing decisions or how much diversity actually exists...

As financial services companies enter the new year, LIMRA finds their use of social media is rapidly shifting to include more business development.