Advisors
News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
Flourish Launches Annuity Platform for Independent RIAs
By John ManganaroThe platform allows fee-based advisors to access annuities for clients without licensing or paper applications.
January 17, 2024
Why Do Clients Really Ignore Advice on Annuities?Are advisors' recommendations really being ignored? David Blanchett suggests other factors could be at play.
January 17, 2024
'The Sketch Guy' Wants to Help You Attract New ClientsCarl Richards has partnered with Snappy Kraken to allow advisors to send his popular sketches to their prospects.
January 17, 2024
Why Suze Orman Shunned a Million-Dollar PenthouseDon't assume that your wealthiest clients can't spend their way into liquidity problems, the bestselling author warns.
January 16, 2024
AssetMark Launches New Tax Management Services for AdvisorsThe new offering is intended to help advisors more efficiently tailor their strategies to each client.
January 16, 2024
8 Things I Learned About Meeting Wealthy People on a CruiseWhen sailing on a luxury ship, you meet people under ideal circumstances.
January 16, 2024
Ken Fisher Can't Have It AllFisher famously hates annuities, but there are times when they are clearly in clients' best interest.
January 12, 2024
A New Year, and a New 'Advisor-Driven Experience' at OrionThe firm aims to complete integration work in 2024, CEO Natalie Wolfsen tells ThinkAdvisor.