Advisors
News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
Merrill Moves to Trailing 12-Month Advisor Comp Structure
By Jeff BermanThe firm is shifting away from its retroactive comp structure and dropping the team grid's Transfer Account Policy.
October 25, 2021
Rick Ferri: Advisor Fees Are 'Last Bastion of Gluttony' in Investment IndustryProviding both advice and portfolio management is a conflict of interest, the consultant tells ThinkAdvisor.
October 25, 2021
Janney Nabs Wells Fargo Exec as Recruiting ChiefIn the third quarter, Janney's Private Client Group added the largest number of advisors in a single quarter since 2017.
October 25, 2021
University of Akron to Stage Event for Next-Gen AdvisorsDiversitas, which is run by the university's College of Business, strives to promote diversity and inclusion in financial planning.
October 25, 2021
Advisors Blast Democrats' Billionaire Tax Plan"This is lunacy!" one advisor tweeted, while others predicted a tax on unrealized gains would be challenged in court.
October 25, 2021
How 10 Advisors Help Clients Find Their 'Retirement Number': Advisors' AdviceWhen it comes to how much to save for retirement, there's no single "magic number," or even a magic formula.
October 25, 2021
Democrats Draw Up Billionaire-Tax Plan as Corporate Hike FadesSenate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden plans to unveil a new tax on the unrealized capital gains of the ultra wealthy this week.
October 22, 2021
Orion Buys Compliance and Risk Management FirmThe acquisition, which closed on Friday, 'complements' what Orion has been doing in the compliance space, T3 head Joel Bruckenstein says.