Echelon: Investment Adviser M&A Bucks Downward Trend in Dealmaking
Private equity continues to be attracted to wealth management M&A despite the current market volatility, according to Echelon Partners’ Q3...
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Beyond 401(k) / Cover Story
The Possibilities Ahead
As the plan adviser role evolves, what may the future hold?
CAPTRUST Buys a Boston-Area Adviser Firm That Oversees $900MM in Assets
The purchase of Patriot Pension Advisors is the mega firm’s third acquisition of 2022, with more to come before year’s...
PANC 2022: DEI at Work
Advisers share insights about how they are changing the composition of their firms—from entry-level positions to senior management—to better reflect...
A Guide to the SEC’s Reg BI Bulletins
In a recent bulletin, the SEC warns that practically all financial professionals have at least some conflicts of interest with...
Why a Regional Bank Feels Well-Positioned for Small-Plan Success
‘We, as the fiduciary adviser, can step in and leverage our investment experience and retirement insights to help business owners...
Lessons From One Adviser’s Small-Plan Experience
Small plans—usually the most underserved in the market—have a tremendous need for the expertise of experienced retirement plan advisers.
How Advisers Can Help Smaller Nonprofits
While serving the nonprofit market is comparable to serving small businesses, the market also comes with its unique set of...
SEC Flexes Regulatory Muscle with RIAs, Brokers in Focus
The SEC is warning advisers and broker/dealers that it is time to tighten up policies around conflicts of interest and...
PRACTICE PROGRESS Webinar Series: CITs and More
The 2022 PLANADVISER Practice Progress Webinar Series continues August 16 with a timely session on collective investment trusts and other...
Talent Management Trends and a Focus on the Future
Many financial advisory firms are rethinking their talent management strategies, with a focus on serving a more diverse and dynamic...
Why Are Financial Services Firms Looking to Wealth Management Leaders?
The short answer is that more financial services firms are looking at their wealth management divisions as drivers of growth;...
Meet SageView’s New COO, Fresh From Goldman Sachs
Jorge Bernal joins SageView as chief operating officer after serving as co-head of advisory services for Goldman Sachs Personal Financial...
A Conversation with the SEC at PANC 2022
Experienced retirement plan advisers know the Securities and Exchange Commission is a critical regulator for their industry. In September, we’ll...
A Q&A With an Adviser to Advisers
AssetMark’s Matt Matrisian says leading firms in the retirement plan adviser industry are increasingly focused on business management issues, with...
The ‘Why’ Behind CAPTRUST’s First 2022 Acquisition
Rush Benton says the firm’s acquisition pipeline remains full of both large targets that would add significant scale and smaller...
The ‘Why’ Behind eMoney-Nationwide Wellness Tech Partnership
Speaking about her firm’s new partnership with eMoney, Nationwide’s Rona Guymon says the time is ripe for the integration of...
2022 PRACTICE PROGRESS Webinar Series: The Latest on Managed Accounts
Sources say managed account programs are poised for continued growth, especially as more firms have announced plans to make them...
PLANADVISER Practice Progress Webinar Series: Financial Wellness
Achieving a sense of short-term financial wellness is hard enough during times of market growth and economic stability, but the...
Building Practice Culture: The Next Generation
As an adviser, Janine Moore says those in the next generation must have access to good mentors and peers whom...