RBC Wealth Management Revamps Practice Management Support
The firm is launching a new adviser support program featuring dedicated coaches and customized online tools to support firm growth and improve the client experience.
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Ladenburg Reveals Retirement Plan Consulting Platform
The underlying technology will be provided by Retirement Plan Advisory Group and delivered to advisers with the support of a centralized team of retirement specialist consultants.
Exciting Announcements About 2018 PLANADVISER National Conference
New at this year’s conference, advisers will have the ability to earn their PLANSPONSOR Retirement Professional designation while in attendance, and we are particularly excited for our opening evening speaker, the award-winning comedian and actor Jason Alexander.
Reaching New Markets: Cash Balance Strategic Plan Terminations
“What actually is a strategic plan termination?” This is a question Dan Kravitz hears quite a lot from both defined benefit plan sponsors and retirement specialist advisers.
Competing for Advisers With Tools and Services: Retirement Industry M&A Activity
Pressing industry trends and emerging opportunities are reflected in recent merger and acquisition activity among retirement plan advisers and service providers, and in the efforts of other firms to restructure their basic approach to sales and service; PLANADVISER hears from Fi360, AssetMark, Cetera Financial and others about their visions for the future.
Questis Partners with MX for Data Aggregation
Through the MX partnership, participants with access to the Questis platform can see all of their finances in one place in a clear, organized, visual manner.
Skill in Fiduciary Discretion Discussions Brings Lots of Low-Hanging Fruit
Independent advisory shop founder Joe Gordon talks about winning new plan business from brokers and bank advisers who are “seriously fumbling the discussion with clients about fees and fiduciary change.”
DISRUPTION: AssetMark Executive on Outsourcing and Practice Growth
Matt Matrisian, SVP of strategic initiatives at AssetMark, is passionate about the topic of advisory practice management, enough so that he wrote a 300 page book on the subject; chatting off-the-cuff with PLANADVISER, he argues outsourcing is the way of the future.
RIAs Predict 41% of New Clients Will Be Gen X, Millennials by 2023
This will mean shifting their current focus from Baby Boomers, TD Ameritrade learned in a survey.
Ahead of Wednesday Meeting, Stage Set for Fiduciary Jurisdiction Test Between DOL and SEC
Experienced ERISA attorneys and retirement industry executives project some possible outcomes of the DOL and SEC conflict of interest reform process; some expect a broad new proposal could emerge as soon as this week from the SEC.
Peers Play a Big Role in Adviser Relocations, Independence Decisions
Almost half of advisers who left their firm moved along with a larger team in 2017, versus 34% in 2012, according to data shared by Fidelity Clearing and Custody Solutions; advisers moving to an independent broker/dealer more often depart as a team versus other movers.
Most Advisers Marketing on Social Media Say They Have Won New Clients
Financial advisers almost universally report the use of social media has changed how they communicate with and win new clients; however, they disagree to some extent about the real impact social media use has on the quality of client relationships, and by extension, business performance.
Advisers Moving to a Client-Centric Model
Advisers are using new planning models and smarter technology, including automation, so that they can offer personalized service, SEI finds.
CFP Board Sees Expanding Role for Digital Advisers
Looking to 2018 and beyond, traditional advisers, brokerage firms and banks are widely (and aggressively) seeking to integrate digital advice into their service offerings; the CFP Board Center for Financial Planning offers a digital advice road map to help make sense of it all.
Advisor Group Launches Retirement Plan Central Platform With Envestnet
The new comprehensive practice management platform for 401(k) advisers is powered by Envestnet Retirement Solutions' Practice Advantage solution.
Register Now for the 2018 PLANADVISER National Conference
Annually, the top tier of retirement plan advisers from across the U.S., including the PLANADVISER Top 100 and the PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Advisers of the Year, gather in Orlando, Florida, for three days of discussion and debate; reserve your spot today for the 2018 event.
DISRUPTION: Driving Down Plan Costs a Clear Focus for FixedFee401k
Our series of exclusive articles featuring retirement industry “disruptors” continues with another growing provider in the small- and mid-market, promising 50% lower costs than the traditional competition through the exclusive use of fixed fees.
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2018 PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year Finalists Announced
PLANADVISER is pleased to announce the finalists for the annual PLANSPONSOR Retirement Plan Adviser of the Year awards.
More Advisers Hope to Switch to Independent RIA Model
A TD Ameritrade survey found interest in becoming an independent RIA among advisers is high, yet uncertainty about the future is keeping most from making their move.
Morningstar to Unveil Office Cloud
It will enable advisers to manage their practices and portfolios