Advisors
News updates, trends and analysis on financial advisors, investment advisors (RIAs), and financial planners (CFPs).
Why Annuities Work Like a 'License to Spend' in Retirement
By David Blanchett & Michael FinkeRetirees spend more if they hold their wealth as guaranteed income, and not as investments, as they age.
June 25, 2021
Investors Prefer Advisors Similar to Them: SurveyFinancial advisory firms must address the disconnect between what the industry looks like and changing demographics, a survey has found.
June 25, 2021
Jamie Hopkins: How a Capital Gains Tax Hike Will Affect AdvisorsThe proposed tax increase will have a major impact on advisors who plan to sell their firms, Carson Group's managing partner of wealth solutions says.
June 25, 2021
How to Become the Advisory Firm of the FutureNow is the time to "rethink the way work happens and where it happens," Altair Advisers' CEO says.
June 24, 2021
Envestnet's Dani Fava: Why Entry of Apple, Amazon Into Finance Would Be Good for AdvisorsThese firms are positioned to "finally get into our space and really disrupt it," but that's not bad news, she says.
June 24, 2021
Pushed by Pandemic, $842M Merrill Team Leaps to Raymond JamesWorking from home, "we felt that it was finally a good time for us to revisit what we want our business to look like," the team's managing director says.
June 24, 2021
Trendspotter: Where Have All the Brokers Gone?Registered reps and BDs have been declining in numbers for years. Susan Schroeder, Andy Tasnady and Danny Sarch explain why.
June 23, 2021
Schwab to Launch Digital Account Onboarding for Advisors in JulyThe enhancement is part of a "second major wave" of digital capabilities and Schwab is already working on a "third phase" of its plan, it says.