Empathy Seen as a Valuable Adviser Tool During Pandemic
Advisers who have actively reached out to clients say they have been able to maintain them.
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How Firms Can Take Actionable Steps to Advance Diversity in the World of Finance
The CFP Board says financial planning professionals need to attract more women and people of color to the industry.
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Optimism About Practice Growth as Pandemic Drags On
There is still a robust amount of activity when it comes to advisers winning existing plans, but there has been a drop-off of new plan sales, sources say.
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Adviser Industry Headcount Shows Solid Growth
Data shared by the Investment Adviser Association shows the number of SEC-registered investment advisers continues to grow at a steady pace, reaching yet another record high at the end of 2019.
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A Financial Services Diversity Action Plan
Both responding to and reflecting the times, leaders at major financial services organizations are growing increasingly vocal about the importance of cognitive and cultural diversity on a team’s long-term performance.
Advisers Should Take a Fresh Look at Investment Strategies, Business Models
Meeting the needs of Baby Boomers and Millennials and addressing investors’ desire for low costs are key to growing business.
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Why LinkedIn Premium Reigns Supreme for Financial Advisers
Putnam executives Mark McKenna and Rene Taber explain why LinkedIn has emerged as the social media platform of choice for financial advisers—and why many advisers are now paying for LinkedIn’s premium features.
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Pooled Employer Plans and 3(38) Fiduciary Advisers
One provider getting ready to launch a SECURE Act-enabled pooled employer plan on January 1 says he is already in conversation with advisers about combining 3(38) fiduciary oversight with PEP recordkeeping and administration.
PANC 2020: Making Decisions About Employer Matches, Safe Harbor Designs and Cash Flow
Communication strategies are integral to financial advisers, plan sponsors and participants, especially now.
PANC 2020: Succession Planning, Mentorship and Practice Diversity
Because of its fundamental importance to American lives and livelihoods, panelists agreed, the workplace is the right place to nurture diversity and inclusion; they also agreed the adviser industry has a whole lot of work to do.
PANC 2020: Building a Team—and a Culture—in a Virtual Environment
Advisers share tips on how to work effectively from home during the pandemic.
CAPTRUST Acquires Retirement Planning Practice From Plante Moran Financial Advisors
The ‘carve-out’ acquisition brings CAPTRUST’s assets under advisement to $400 billion and represents the continuation of an important retirement plan industry trend involving large, diversified financial services firms.
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New Entrants, Disruptors Could Shake Up the Financial Planning Industry
Fewer advisers expect traditional financial professionals to encroach on their territory, Natixis finds.
Trump’s Payroll Tax Deferral Raises Concerns on Social Security
The Treasury Department has yet to deliver formal guidance on the deferment.