Advisors
News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
Good Riddance: All the Things Wall Street Won't Miss About 2021
By Emily Graffeo and Vildana HajricHere are a few topics that tormented analysts and other financial professionals over the past 12 months.
December 29, 2021
'Advisors Must Build and Invest in Their Brand': Commonwealth's KlomanThe firm's president and COO discusses how advisors can reinforce their value to clients.
December 29, 2021
Wirehouses to Keep Losing Market Share: ReportAite-Novarica Group predicts the wirehouses' share of client assets could drop from 25% in 2021 to 21.9% by 2025.
December 29, 2021
Retirees Need to 'Get Comfortable' Holding Less Cash, Fixed Income: Michael CrookWhile retirees should hold some safe assets for when they need to spend, fixed income isn't going to see much return, the strategist says.
December 29, 2021
12 Mistakes to Avoid When Doing the Party CircuitYou're at a New Year's Eve party, but it still means business for you. Here are a dozen don'ts to make the best of the event.
December 29, 2021
FINRA Fines, Suspends Ex-Morgan Stanley Rep for Allegedly Hogging CommissionsThe rep was one of several brokers fired by the wirehouse over alleged abuses in its Former Advisor Program.
December 29, 2021
RIA Industry Is 'Under-consolidated': Focus Financial's AdolfWhile there were over 200 deals in the space in '21, the executive says there should be more like 300 or 400 transactions a year.
December 29, 2021
Why Advisors Need to Be 'Like a Quarterback': Ken DychtwaldPeople want their advisor "to get them thinking, talking and planning so they can have secure and satisfying longevity," says the Age Wave CEO.