News Roundup: RIAs and 529 plans; focus recruiting efforts on undergrads; and...
Practice Management 529 college savings plans can pose a conundrum for advisors at RIAs because “advisor-sold” plans are built primarily for broker-dealers and “direct-sold” plans are geared to DIY...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Robo-advisor returns vary widely, UBS leaves broker protocol,...
Practice Management A recent study on the performance of 20 direct-to-investor robo-advisors finds a wide variation in returns, noting a 281-basis-point difference between the top and bottom...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Tech survey results, new educational programs, and digital nudging
Practice Management Mobil apps top the list of “tech that will change wealth management” in Financial Planning’s 2017 technology study. The publication surveyed about 1,000 advisors, including advisors...
View ArticleNews Roundup: FAs expect revenue to rise; CFP certifications above 80,000;...
Practice Management Independent financial advisors foresee a rosy 2018, a new TD Ameritrade RIA Sentiment Survey shows. Three-fours of the advisors surveyed say they expect their firms’ revenue to...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Comparing ‘robo’ platforms for RIAs, strategic firm vetting,...
Practice Management In recent years, the number of digital advice (robo) platforms available to RIAs has grown and their features have expanded. How do you decide which one best matches your needs? In...
View ArticleNews Roundup: How to approach goals, reasons behind the breakaway trend, and...
Practice Management Are you still struggling with setting goals for the year? Josh Patrick, founder of Stage 2 Planning Partners, might have a solution for you because he hates goals. Why? “Goals are...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Start early with financial literacy, six types of advisors, and...
Practice Management It’s never too early to help clients-to-be form good financial habits. According to one report, some financial behaviors in children are formed by the time they are age 7, notes an...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Wealth management trends, recruitment optimism for 2018, and...
Practice Management Analysts at the research firm Aite Group have identified a list of trends they expect to reshape wealth management this year, including evolving fee models, a holistic approach to...
View ArticleNews Roundup: The perils of hiring family, survival tips for a new RIA, and...
Practice Management Mixing business and family generally is a bad idea, but Philip Palaveev, in an article at Financial Advisor, provides some guidance on how to make it work if you’re set on hiring a...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Tech survey results, get answers before switching firms, and...
Practice Management The 2018 Software Survey, an extensive tech-data dive conducted by Advisor Perspectives, Joel Bruckenstein (T3), and Bob Veres (Inside Information), starts with an examination of...
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