Practice Management

Today, PLANSPONSOR announces the finalists for its annual Retirement Plan Adviser and Adviser Team of the Year awards.

A significant majority of financial advisers are confident in the country’s economic prospects, according to the latest Brinker Barometer from Brinker Capital.

As the year comes to a close, advisers are planning ahead for 2008 and, according to a recent poll by the SEI Advisor Network, advisers’ New Years resolutions...

Less than 12% off affluent investors responding are loyal to their advisers, according to a survey from Janus Labs, in partnership with private wealth industry expert Russ Alan...

A new study finds growth in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) continues to be fueled by rollovers from employer retirement plans – about $200 billion annually – with new...

401(k) plan sponsors have a genuine interest in helping participants, says Cynthia Egan, President of T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services.

The past year has brought with it an extraordinary amount of change to our industry.

Half of financial services firms plan to increase professional hiring in 2008.

As Baby Boomers retiree, advisers and broker-dealers must decide how they will differentiate themselves and deliver an efficient retirement income program.

Although all advisers plan to increase their use of managed accounts, registered representatives at broker-dealer firms are twice as likely to plan on doing so.

Referrals and a need for reassurance that savings will last through retirement are the main way and reason clients come to a financial adviser.

The best adviser candidates for adviser teams are those constantly looking to improve their practice, the most recent Cerulli report says.

Nearly half (47%) of small business owners who do not currently offer a 401(k) said they never intend to offer one, according to a recent survey.

A new report finds that the range and composition of sales compensation varies significantly among asset management firms.

The seventh ineffective habit of retirement plan advisers

The registered investment adviser (RIA) industry has grown significantly in two years, driven by growth of existing firms, new entrants to the market, and the growth of the...

According to a new report published by Schwab Institutional, the best-managed advisory firms have clear and long-term strategies for their technology investments, but many advisers are under-utilizing existing...

People don’t stay with a financial services firm because of the brand; they stay because they have forged a relationship with an adviser they trust.

Independent registered investment adviser (RIA) firms' assets under management grew a median of 20% in 2006 and revenues increased at a median rate of 16% during the same...

Among investors who work with financial professionals, 40% would like more information about ETFs and about half (51%) would consider investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) if their adviser...