Tag: Practice management

Nicole Spinelli has been appointed to lead the newly created WISE organization—dedicated to supporting “the unique needs of female advisers and clients” across Lincoln Financial Network’s businesses.

Years of education, communication strategies and support haven’t done as much to move the needle on retirement plan participant retirement readiness as plan sponsors and advisers hope to...

President Barack Obama said he expects opposition from special interest groups to the pending fiduciary rule, even though specifics of the rulemaking have not yet been disclosed.

Lofty statements, technical terms, and jargon that’s incomprehensible to the average retirement plan participant can leave advisory clients feeling confused and frustrated.

A Securities and Exchange Commission review of the financial services industry’s cybersecurity preparedness shows the vast majority of examined broker/dealers and advisers have adopted written information security policies.

Independent advisory firm RMR Wealth Builders appointed Stuart Simchowitz to develop the firm's 401(k) and retirement plans business.

Two-thirds of Americans surveyed have seen their long-term life and retirement plans disrupted at one point or another, TD Ameritrade says in a new report.

Financial services provider OneAmerica added three regional sales staff to support the realignment of its field services and national accounts teams.

Schwab Intelligent Technologies signed agreements with Orion Advisor Services and Redtail Technology to establish additional technology integrations benefiting registered investment advisers.

Total financial adviser headcount has decreased for a fifth consecutive year, according to research from Cerulli Associates.

The acquisition of New York Life Retirement Plan Services widens John Hancock’s breadth of solutions for retirement plans.

Salient Partners announced it will acquire Forward Management, an independent asset management firm based in San Francisco and investment adviser to the Forward Funds.

About half of affluent investors with former workplace retirement plan assets could move that money into an individual retirement account (IRA) in 2015, says Cogent Reports.

It wouldn’t be a new year without thinking about the things you’d like to change or improve. We asked retirement plan specialists about progress on their New Year’s...

Wellspring Advisor Group is the newest addition to the LPL Financial broker/dealer platform.