Advisors
News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
Most Clients Who Fire Their Advisor Don't Get a New One: Study
By Dinah Wisenberg BrinProblems with communication and advice quality are top drivers of client turnover, Morningstar finds.
June 02, 2026
Mariner Reports Data Breach Affecting Nearly 9,000A criminal third party downloaded private data, the wealth advisory firm told clients.
May 29, 2026
Schwab Seeks to Reassure RIAs as Wealth Advisory Unit Grows"We will continue to be transparent with our advisors," says Jonathan Beatty, who heads Schwab Advisor Services.
May 28, 2026
Client Satisfaction Is High, but Referrals Are Low: ReportDebuting its Client Intelligence Monitor, Absolute Engagement gives the advisory industry an overall grade of B-minus.
May 27, 2026
Raymond James Exec Aims to Boost Indie Rep Assets, ServiceKirk Bell, the independent contractor division's new president, seeks to bolster the standard of care for its advisors.
May 27, 2026
Schwab Advisor Pleads Not Guilty to Assault, Weapons ChargesThe charges stem from an alleged domestic violence incident, Denver County Court records show.
May 26, 2026
Boutique RIAs Seek Advisors They Can ShapeMany firms "want to avoid the 15- to 20-year-plus advisor who's set in their ways," recruiter Ali Staton says.
May 22, 2026
Ben Carlson: How to Adapt When Clients Know More Than Ever"You can't have only surface-level knowledge anymore," Ritholtz's institutional asset management head tells ThinkAdvisor.