Advisors
News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
Cetera to Buy Securian Financial's Wealth Unit
By Janet LevauxThe deal includes 1,000 financial professionals and 30 firms working with a total of $72.2 billion in assets.
January 24, 2023
Why Your Next Go-To CPA Partner Could Be OffshoreFinancial planning professionals will have to search harder and harder for trusted CPA partners in the coming years.
January 24, 2023
Michael Kitces: 8 Ways Planners Can Boost Efficiency, IncomeOne key to scaling your practice is making the financial planning process as repeatable as possible, Kitces says.
January 24, 2023
Schwab Buys Membership Network for UHNW FirmsThe Family Wealth Alliance's members serve about 25,000 families and advise on about $500 billion of assets.
January 24, 2023
LPL Nabs 2 BofA-Merrill ExecsCory Triolo and Tim Checko will focus on web-based and mobile applications for advisors and other technology.
January 24, 2023
'Boomerang' Children Don't Derail Parents' Retirement: New StudyNew research shows negligible long-term financial impact when adult children temporarily move back home.
January 23, 2023
What 'Safe Withdrawal' Rates Really Mean (and Don't Mean): Christine BenzResearchers say "safe withdrawal" research remains useful, but it is also very easy to misinterpret.
January 23, 2023
5-Year Rollover Glut Has Swelled IRA Balances: CerulliThe research group expects the Secure 2.0 Act to drive continued strong rollover activity.