Advisors
News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
What Blanchett, Finke Predict for Social Security
By Janet LevauxIn our first ThinkAdvisor PRO Live webcast, the two retirement researchers debate the future of the program and what advisors can do to help clients.
June 26, 2026
Advisors Turned Healthy Profits in 2025, but Client Growth Stagnated: StudyNet new client assets grew only 1.9% for the year, The Ensemble Practice reports.
June 26, 2026
House Passes Financial Exploitation Prevention ActThe bill would allow advisors and firms to delay suspicious transactions if they believe financial exploitation has occurred.
June 26, 2026
Nomination Deadline Extended for ThinkAdvisor's 2026 Luminaries AwardsWe're taking nominations through July 7 for firms and individuals demonstrating excellence in financial advisory services, AI, asset management and related fields.
June 25, 2026
A Conference Built Around Creativity and What Comes NextAffiliated Advisors gathered wealth managers for three days of practice management sessions and peer learning.
June 25, 2026
Succession Planning Is Wealth Management's Defining Talent CrisisFor the next generation, the ownership path has never been clearer — or more out of reach.
June 24, 2026
PRO
How to Handle Client FearsLiam Hanlon, an executive at the AI firm Jump, suggests that advisors treat anxiety "as a calendar problem."
June 24, 2026
Why This Advisor Doesn't Steer Retirees to TIPSDana Anspach, an author and retirement financial planner, outlines her "income ladder" approach.