Wealth Management

AUGUST 1, 2025

It’s outside of financial planning and estate planning and is a critical need that was unmet by any firm. Many business owners are unprepared to go through this type of transition or capital event. Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

JUNE 27, 2025

Q&A: What Was Behind Schechter’s Decision to Sell to Arax?

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

JULY 8, 2025

Sponsored Content Alternative Investments Summit: Navigating the New Frontier Alternative Investments Summit: Navigating the New Frontier Apr 11, 2025 Charles Schwab bank branch Mutual Funds Schwab Expands Roster of No Transaction Fee Mutual Funds Schwab Expands Roster of No Transaction Fee Mutual Funds by David Bodamer Jul 8, 2025 1 Min Read Wealth (..)

Wealth Management

Carson Wealth

JUNE 27, 2025

What Is Financial Planning and Why Does It Matter in a Crisis? Financial planning begins with a thorough analysis of your short- and long-term financial situation, including all sources of income, your current spending patterns and debt, and your plans for the future. Diversification.

Financial Planning

Carson Wealth

DECEMBER 20, 2024

While many people approach their financial planning with careful strategy, its easy to overlook the same level of intention when it comes to charitable giving. Lets explore several potentially effective financial planning tools that may help you maximize your impact and meet your philanthropic goals. government.

Financial Planning

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

By integrating philanthropic planning into their services, advisors can add significant value to client relationships and provide more holistic planning. And when clients are enabled to support the causes closest to them, they experience the true impact of a financial plan that aligns with their personal legacy! Read More.

Clients

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

To sustain firm growth, financial advisors often face a dilemma: to focus on what originally drew them to the profession – like financial planning – they often must first do an extensive amount of business development. Even those who do have an interest in marketing may find it challenging to dedicate the time to do it well.

Marketing

Wealth Management

JUNE 26, 2025

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Wealth Management

JULY 18, 2025

Resonant Capital Merges with Tax, Accounting Firm QBCo by Alex Ortolani Jul 18, 2025 1 Min Read SEC Chair Paul Atkins Alternative Investments SEC’s Atkins Says Changes to 401(k) Plans Must Be Reviewed Carefully SEC’s Atkins Says Changes to 401(k) Plans Must Be Reviewed Carefully by Nicola M. Concept of digital social marketing.

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

AUGUST 1, 2025

But as with any transaction or competitive recruiting event, some advisors will prioritize differently. One of the things I think they also haven’t considered is, if they choose to set up their own RIA with another custodian, they're going to have to go through a repaper event,” Steinmeier said. “It

Recruitment

Nerd's Eye View

JULY 11, 2025

dinner party Enjoy the 'light' reading! Read More.

Financial Planner

Wealth Management

JULY 31, 2025

Derek Fitteron July 31, 2025 3 Min Read For wealthy families with complex financial lives, protection often starts with trusts, estate plans, and tax-optimized investment strategies. But expensive doesn’t always mean comprehensive—and even elite plans can fail if they don’t align with specific personal needs.

Insurance

Wealth Management

JULY 1, 2025

New York Team From Ameriprise Raymond James Adds $1.1B New York Team From Ameriprise The Valhalla, N.Y. group will establish three separate practices on Raymond James’ independent platform.

Wealth Management

The Big Picture

JANUARY 2, 2025

Random events can and will completely derail the best laid plans we may make. Or, as John Kenneth Galbraith observed, The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. ~~~ Public Enemy’s 13th album was titled “ Man Plans, God Laughs.” And randomness is served up daily.

Banking

Wealth Management

JUNE 27, 2025

I was amazed by some of the findings, including that 68% of the 414 respondents are currently using or plan to adopt AI-powered tools—only 32% had no plans to do so. Q&A: What Was Behind Schechter’s Decision to Sell to Arax?

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

JULY 31, 2025

Wealth managers will play a considerable role in helping current asset holders plan and facilitate this unprecedented reallocation of wealth. Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B Raymond James Practice Mercer Advisors Lands $1.2B

Wealth Management

FMG

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The holiday season is the perfect time to host an event and do just that. Hosting a holiday event not only showcases your gratitude but also reinforces your personal connection with your clients. To help you plan a memorable and enjoyable event, we’ve gathered some of the best ideas from your peers.

Financial Advisor

Wealth Management

JUNE 23, 2025

Fifty-three percent said they would like to learn more about the asset class, while 22% are planning to invest in the near future. Sub-HNW investors were significantly more likely to plan a near-term investment, at 36%. Only 13% of high-net-worth investors planned to do so.

Assets

Wealth Management

JULY 28, 2025

Related: Private Equity Is Coming to 401(k) Plans: Will You Be Ready? Another industry luminary suggested that private equity was funding some of these lawsuits. Do you agree with him that we should have a special ERISA court, like with patents, because it is so technical? What effect will recent SCOTUS decisions like Chevron et al.

Estate Planning

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Also in industry news this week: While many financial advisors are paying close attention to the potential extension of sunsetting measures within the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in the coming year, legislation related to retirement savings could be on Congress' agenda as well Fidelity is planning to change the default for its existing RIA non-retirement (..)

Financial Planner

Wealth Management

JUNE 20, 2025

The other competitors in this year’s demos included Addepar , Altrata , BILL , Encorestate Plans , GReminders , MileMarker , Mili AI , Wealthfeed , Zeplyn and Zocks. Related: Scenes from Day 2 of Wealth Management EDGE “My parents are 67 and 68, they have the classic Dell desktop covered in dust—everything is on their phone,” he said.

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

You can't do this in isolation, you need a team," said Terranova, senior managing director at Virtus Investment Partners, when asked by WealthManagement.com Executive Editor Diana Britton about who he uses as his advisor to handle tax and estate planning and more. “I

Wealth Management

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 2, 2025

For many financial advisors, a core part of the retirement planning process involves simulating whether the client's assets will last through retirement. For example, when clients can see how their plan might have fared during a historical market downturn they already recognize, it becomes easier to imagine how they might respond and adapt.

Retirement

Wealth Management

JULY 3, 2025

Jacob William Advisory has proactively recruited next-generation advisors as part of its business continuity plan. Dixon-James launched Resilient Wealth Management in 2020 and now manages about $250 million in advisory, brokerage and retirement plan assets. California RIA Deals & Moves: Focus Partners Wealth Merges in $5.6B

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

JULY 17, 2025

Innovative CPA Group, which has been doing accounting and tax work since 2017, this month launched Innovative Asset Advisors Group, an RIA focused on investment management, financial administration, tax planning and preparation, and estate and trust strategies. Related: Deals & Moves: Creative Plannings Snag Hawaii RIA; $5.1B

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

JULY 9, 2025

Sponsored Content Alternative Investments Summit: Navigating the New Frontier Alternative Investments Summit: Navigating the New Frontier Apr 11, 2025 fixed income data computer fintech WealthTech Former Citadel Quants Raise $36M for Fixed-Income Fintech Former Citadel Quants Raise $36M for Fixed-Income Fintech by Paige Smith Jul 9, 2025 2 Min Read (..)

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

AUGUST 4, 2025

PEPs seem to be a great solution to the explosion of plan formations, but the downsides are real. allowed financial service providers to act as the pooled plan provider, the question is whether PEPs are the Wild West, with programs popping up like frogs during a monsoon. 4, 2025) 11 Investment Must Reads for This Week (Aug.

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

AUGUST 1, 2025

Diana Britton , Executive Editor , WealthManagement.com August 1, 2025 2 Min Read Martine Lellis, principal, M&A partner development, Mercer Advisors Mercer Global Advisors, one of the nation’s largest and most acquisitive registered investment advisors with $77 billion in assets, has purchased Family Wealth Planning Group, a Naples, Fla.-based

Estate Planning

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

When a client first begins working with an advisor, the relationship is often marked with a flurry of onboarding tasks, immediate issues to resolve, and long-term planning goals to establish. This transition is a core element of the "Fix, Fine, Flourish" financial planning framework.

Clients

The Big Picture

MARCH 31, 2025

This is what markets do: They suss out the complexities of events and calculate the probability of how they will impact future cash flows. ~~~ The tariff structure that exists today was based on agreements from the Uruguay Round that established the World Trade Organization. 2) What will their impact be on economic activity and inflation?

Taxes

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 28, 2024

continuing education) and often held a space for the vendors who served those advisors, with organizations like the Financial Planning Association convening the largest conferences for financial advisors.

Financial Advisor

Wealth Management

JULY 2, 2025

From Point Solutions to Seamless Intelligence For decades, our industry has relied on integrations—APIs painstakingly connected across custodians, CRMs, planning tools and portfolio management systems. Let’s say your planning tool doesn’t integrate with your CRM. It’s a shift in how we think about data, identity and access. No problem.

Wealth Management

Wealth Management

AUGUST 6, 2025

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Wealth Management

Wealth Management

AUGUST 4, 2025

GeoWealth said it plans to use the funding to expand its public-private model capabilities, including for product development and new hires. Related: Edward Jones Doubles SMAs on Managed Account Platform, with Further Expansion Planned Meanwhile, Apollo will make some private market investment strategies available in GeoWealth’s UMA platform.

Wealth Management

Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For example, while some speakers discussed how AI leverages data at scale, others, like Sindhu Joseph of CogniCor, highlighted how the platform identified life events and changes (such as the birth of a child) to prompt timely, personalized advisor outreach.

Financial Advice

Wealth Management

JUNE 10, 2025

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Wealth Management

FMG

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Client events are evolving in 2025, offering unparalleled opportunities to connect with clients, strengthen relationships, and drive quality leads. Whether youre hosting virtual webinars or in-person gatherings, the right approach can transform your client event into a lead-generating, referral powerhouse. DeVoe & Company).

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