Advisors
News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
Ron Carson: Why Adding the Right Clients Beats Adding More Clients
By Jeff BermanCarson Group execs Ron Carson and Paul West discuss how to screen out prospects who aren't worth it, even when they're worth a lot.
October 14, 2021
Schwab: Record-Breaking RIA Deal Volume Feels Like 'New Normal'Schwab interviewed buyers and sellers on what makes an RIA deal successful; Fidelity also released data.
October 14, 2021
How Millennials, Gen Xers View Wealth DifferentlyAside from their views on wealth, the two generations have different expectations of advisors, Spectrem found.
October 14, 2021
BofA Reports 64% Jump in Merrill, Private Bank Profits: Q3 EarningsMeanwhile, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo's wealth units report strong earnings and revenue growth, too.
October 14, 2021
Merrill Reports Positive Feedback on New MAX AppThe new mobile advisor experience was launched late last month after a pilot with a few hundred advisors.
October 14, 2021
New Pershing X Business Unit Launches: Tech RoundupAinslie Simmonds will lead the unit. Also, Carson onboards FeeX fintech retirement services for its financial advisors.
October 14, 2021
Ron Carson: Stop Using the Word 'Fee'"No one likes fees, but we're all willing to make an investment in our future," the Carson Group CEO said in a wide-ranging panel discussion.
October 13, 2021
The Biggest Financial Planning Mistakes Clients Make: Advisors' AdviceMistakes run the gamut from not having a plan at all to tax errors costing thousands of dollars, financial advisors say.