Tag: Business model

More than half of broker/dealers surveyed by the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute believe some of their advisers will retire rather than sell under the new.

ERISA specialist Erin Sweeney recently attended a key hearing in one of the five ongoing pieces of litigation filed against the DOL fiduciary rule reforms; she offers an...

Most caregivers of special needs children don’t work with financial advisers; however there is strong interest in working with financial advisers who specialize in special needs planning.

Advising about saving for retirement health care costs can add to an adviser’s value proposition.

There’s a large opportunity for advisers in the DB plan market.

The interaction between advisers and home offices continues to change in light of the fiduciary rule and other pressures, opportunities.

If you had to guess, would you say that mobile applications or desktop web portals are top of mind for plan sponsor clients right now?

There are many anticipated avenues of disruption associated with the DOL fiduciary rule, but clearly the most direct influence will be felt at the point of sale of...

Robo advisers are likely here to stay; as they proliferate, how will traditional advisers stay competitive?

The SEC adopted new final rules to enhance information reported by registered investment advisers under Form ADV. 

After explosive profits in 2014, they declined sharply in 2015.

The Financial Planning Coalition filed a “friend of the court” brief supporting the Department of Labor in its ongoing court battles over the new fiduciary rule. 

The investment advisery firm Edward Jones says it will look to grandfather IRA relationships acquired before April 2017, while also instituting some fundamental changes to process and product...

The mutual life insurance company’s new customer-experience management software will allow it to gather customer feedback and act on it in real time, MassMutual says.

Robo-advisers are growing by providing user-friendly, responsive and automated services to well-defined groups of investors.