Advisors
News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
4 Ways SEC's New Proposed Rules Put Cybersecurity Front and Center
By Thomas D. GiachettiDespite pushback, advisors and funds will need to update and document their risk management practices.
May 03, 2022
How Social Security Spousal Benefits Really Work: A Case StudyA 66-year-old gets advice from an older sister that's well-intended but incorrect. Here are the facts.
May 02, 2022
Jeremy Siegel's 7 Market, Economic Predictions for 2022Concerns over inflation this year are overblown, according to Siegel, of WisdomTree and the Wharton School.
May 02, 2022
4 Ways to Get Succession Planning RightWhile every practice is unique and there's no silver bullet, there are a few essential tenets for those thinking about their retirement from the advice business.
April 29, 2022
Ex-Cetera Broker Gets $3M in Damages for Wrongful TerminationIn a FINRA arbitration case, the rep accused the firm of wrongfully terminating him in 2019.
April 29, 2022
Wells Fargo Mistakenly Announces Death of Advisor Who Left Firm"It's good to be alive and I'm very thankful to be with oXYGen Financial," Robert Brian Watson told ThinkAdvisor.
April 28, 2022
Why Half of Mercer's 500 Advisors Are WomenCEO Dave Welling also discusses the biggest challenge for RIAs and why he finds the term "rollup" objectionable.
April 28, 2022
Why RIA Advisors Are Better Fund Pickers Than BD Reps: StudyDual registrants act more like BD advisors when selecting funds, mainly basing decisions on past performance, David Blanchett says.