Tag: Selling

Among this set of advisers, fees are the biggest factor driving loyalty.

The minimum investment for these types of services is as low as $5,000.

As Baby Boomers push closer to retirement, they are facing a drastically different investing world than the one they grew up in—gaining access to radically different approaches to...

One early commentator tells PLANADVISER he expects the new DOL fiduciary rule will still be implemented, yet there is undoubtedly a new atmosphere of uncertainty with the presidential...

Retail banks, active investment managers, defined contribution plan advisers, recordkeepers—they’re all focused on building client trust as a crucial element of future sales success.  

While a report from the DOL shows increases in employers adopting both DB and DC plans and assets growing, it also indicates retirement plans are paying out more...

“People are far more likely to take a path of less resistance by seeking out recommendations from trusted sources or choosing firms whose brand they have become comfortable...

Attorneys and executives working for robo advice technology providers suggest the DOL fiduciary rule—as enumerated by the new FAQ publication—paves the way for their approach to succeed.

Morgan Stanley says its wealth management clients working with advisers “will continue to have choice in how they pay for retirement accounts covered by the new Department of...

A new report finds one in four financial services firms are already planning to decrease commission pay in 2017. 

Cetera Financial Group announced the launch of iAnalyze, a new practice management analytics tool aimed at supporting fiduciary oversight and compliance. 

The DOL’s conflict of interest reform is expected by providers to have the biggest impact on financial services since ERISA was enacted in 1974, according to research from...

“The history of the ERISA industry has shown that any time there’s real change there is also real opportunity that comes along with it.”

A new software solution from RiXtrema addresses DOL fiduciary rule compliance for advisers finding themselves on a new regulatory playing field when it comes to rollover recommendations. 

New software from fi360 provides broker/dealers and advisers with advanced fiduciary oversight capabilities. 

The firm says its latest assessment tool is part of a larger readiness campaign to prepare advisers for a new fiduciary paradigm. 

A new study finds that just 11% of Millennial retirement plan participants feel comfortable managing their investments themselves—yet many in the generation hesitate to pursue advice. 

Today, advisers are spending equal amounts of time on social media and networking.

Digging into investment prospectuses and market data is only a part of what financial advisers do for retirement plan clients; perhaps it’s time to rethink what they call...

The company is keeping other aspects of its response to the rule under wraps for now, including operating and product modifications likely to be required on the institutional...