Tag: Business model

Labor Secretary Perez was just about the only witness called to a recent Congressional hearing to actually defend the DOL’s fiduciary redefinition effort.

Hearts & Wallets report highlights salient features and user opinions of emerging “robo-adviser” brands.

Jefferson National’s first annual Advisor Authority Study delves into adviser forecasts on their practices and marketing strategies.

A poll of investment managers suggests “expertise,” “investment returns,” “thought leadership,” and “clearly articulated firm positioning” are each critical to a strong investment advisory brand.

Strategic Insight research reveals traditional broker/dealers are slowly losing dominance in the adviser-sold investment marketplace.

Over the past five years, packaged portfolios have outperformed adviser-driven portfolios, says new research from Cerulli Associates.

Even skilled self-directed investors want to receive support when it comes to planning and achieving financial goals, according to the J.D. Power 2015 Self-Directed Investor Satisfaction Study.

Investors want an adviser relationship that is personal, engaged and informative, says a survey by Hartford Funds.

A report from Charles Schwab finds working-age Americans are warming to financial advice that is delivered through a combination of personal interaction and technology tools.

Firms across the financial services spectrum are adapting to increased adviser teaming and the growing importance of partnership approaches to financial advice and institutional investment consulting.

An overwhelming majority of advisers (97%) believe conventional and robo-advisers can co-exist, a study says, but a strong majority (78%) still see the new tech as threatening.

A majority of advisory firm members are not satisfied with their compensation or their benefits packages, according to the “2015 Trends in Adviser Compensation and Benefits Study.”

Budgeting – it may be the first step to improved retirement savings.

Marketing leaders are excelling in their ability to plan effectively, instill their firm story and apply a disciplined referral process.

With its sights set on competing in the defined contribution investment only (DCIO) market, MassMutual Retirement Services introduced a new institutional sales and operations team.

There is an enormous generational transfer of wealth on the horizon that will test retirement advisory firms’ ability to attract younger clients, a new J.D. Power report finds.

A quarter of independent financial advisers are currently honing and redeveloping their practices—including many established firms crafting approaches to new markets.

Advisers wondering how and what to Tweet, or where to find value in LinkedIn can usually turn to their companies, according to a LIMRA study.

Internet-loving Millennials have financial goals—saving more is a top priority—but few have professional assistance or an actual plan, a survey finds.