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Active ETFs are on a roll

There has been an explosion in the number of products and total assets in active ETFs – and things might just be getting started.

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Breaking the $90K college barrier

University costs are eye-watering for parents, but the new stratospheric prices offer advisors an opportunity to provide real value to clients and their families.

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If it’s a rollover, it’s fiduciary

The new fiduciary rule will pull a lot of brokers under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and harkens back to the levelized compensation from the 2016 rule.

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Snowden Lane’s CEO is out to win the war for wirehouse talent

The former Merrill executive has an insider’s view of what advisors want – and don’t want.

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Risk analytics software: should your RIA firm have one?

Since the advent of Big Data, more RIA firms are turning to risk analytics software. Should this be part of your RIA tech stack? Read on to find out.

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How clients can retire while they work

David Adams of Adams Wealth Partners is implementing a novel approach so clients can start living their best lives.

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Changing the narrative for women in wealth

‘Wealth-building is the final frontier of feminism,’ says Hilary Hendershott of Hendershott Wealth Management

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Keeping families together

The psychological aspect of wealth transfer is just as important as the financial aspect, if not more so, advisor says.

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A broad asset allocation with a commitment to client care

Advisor believes that market has an upward bias and that this is the best situation he’s seen in almost five decades

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Constantly evolving to best serve clients

Jordan Mayer subscribes to the adapt-or-die mantra – and believes this relentless commitment to improvement sets J.P. Morgan apart

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Leveraging real-time insights for business owners

Advisor puts his faith in custom reporting and real-time data

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Dynasty CEO on his fight against inertia – not the wirehouses

Independence and being one’s own boss are what it’s all about for Shirl Penney, who stresses the fact that that Dynasty’s technology was built for ‘a business owner who happens to be an advisor’

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The complications of investing in China

As performance has dragged for Chinese equities, money has flowed out of funds.

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‘It’s about advice beyond investing’

UBS market executive Julie Fox explains how she provides her advisors with everything they need to build their practice and serve their wealthy clients

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Not your Dad’s Edward Jones

‘One broker sitting in a strip mall in a rural town is history,’ one executive says.

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A firm designed for the digital age

Virtual meetings have personalized relationships with clients, says Rianka Dorsainvil, co-founder of 2050 Wealth Partners.

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‘In my ethos, it’s about … how you impact the world’

An attorney by background, Grant Rawdin says a dedication to the client’s best interests is at the heart of what he does.

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Building wealth with nourishing advice

‘The possibilities are endless’ if you marry a staple diet of good financial habits with a plan, says entrepreneurial advisor.

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The symphony of financial planning

Pop musician turned advisor on transferring skills from the studio to keeping the ‘personal’ in finance.

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Shaking up the 60/40 portfolio

The importance of diversification, like your health, only reveals itself in bad times, advisor says.