Practice Management

Advisers with retirement plan sponsor clients have total assets under management (AUM) more than 40% higher than their peers, according to Cogent Research.

Nearly half of registered investment advisers (RIAs) reported gaining clients and improving client satisfaction in the last year, according to the latest study of how RIAs fared during...

Most advisers don’t see independent online brokerages as a threat to their businesses—but a new report suggests they might be.

When Charles Schwab asked advisers outside the registered investment adviser (RIA) channel whether they’d consider going independent, almost half said yes.

Asset managers are using more creative methods such as social networking to reach financial advisers, according to Cerulli Associates.

In a Webinar today, Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments, said 401(k) plan sponsors should pay attention to the savings differences among minorities.

Brokers are switching firms at a slower pace, and the largest number still go to another wirehouse firm rather than a new advisory channel, according to the Discovery...

Some Americans are pulling back from investing—which potentially means fewer people will be in the market for a financial adviser, according to a survey from AlixPartners, a global...

A Charles Schwab survey found most high-income Americans want financial advisers to help them determine if a Roth conversion is right for them.

With new 403(b) regulations effective 1/1/2009, sponsors of 403(b) plans are looking for help, creating a great opportunity for retirement plan advisers wanting to grow their business.

New requirements for disclosing retirement plan fees will put pressure on plan sponsors, plan advisers, and plan providers to justify the value of services received or offered, according...

For advisers hoping to build out their businesses, recordkeepers and investment providers can provide a host of services and programs to help, according to a panel of retirement...

In the days of automatic enrollment, automated contribution escalation, and asset allocation funds, is it difficult to convince plan sponsors they still need a financial adviser for their...

It’s been a challenging year, but independent registered investment advisers (RIAs) are optimistic, according to a quarterly survey by TD AMERITRADE Institutional.

Teamwork: It can be both helpful and challenging, according to panelists at the PLANADVISER National Conference.

Retirement plan education delivery is moving away from the vendor—representing a big opportunity for plan advisers, noted panelists at the PLANADVISER National Conference.

Wirehouses can bring scale and product innovation to the retirement plan adviser—and pay the electricity bill for you, noted Ed O’Connor, managing director at UBS Financial Services.

At the PLANADVISER National Conference, a panel of big names in the independent advisory space discussed why independence might be a good choice for retirement plan advisers.

It’s often said that freedom comes with a price, and for some financial advisers, the price is worth it.

Financial advisers might have significant opportunity helping Americans figure out where their investments are and where they need to go, a Hartford poll suggests.