A guide for financial advisors on how Morningstar experts suggest they can build a brand in wealth management to generate new clients and organic growth.

Financial Planning Magazine

26.06.2025

Advisors share fixes for Social Security's funding crisis | Financial Planning

Social Security's new commissioner has vowed to tackle the program's funding shortfalls. But with countless possible solutions, the path forward remains unclear.

Financial Planning Magazine

26.06.2025

Online course to support clients with addiction | Financial Planning

The Recovery Within Reach online training module trains financial advisors who work with clients with addiction problems.

Financial Planning Magazine

25.06.2025

Deep digital footprints convert advisor referrals to clients | Financial Planning

Client referrals go only so far. Financial advisors can grow their practice by honing an authentic online identity without experiencing dreaded tech overwhelm.

Financial Planning Magazine

25.06.2025

Wealthfront files paperwork for IPO | Financial Planning

The robo-advisor Wealthfront files paperwork to sell stock through an initial public offering.

Financial Planning Magazine

25.06.2025

Former CFA Institute executive charged with embezzling millions | Financial Planning

Former CFA Institute executive Michael J. Collins is accused of embezzling $5 million through fake consulting firms to finance a lavish lifestyle, prosecutors allege.

Financial Planning Magazine

25.06.2025

AI financial planning platform Quinn set to disrupt market | Financial Planning

AI-powered financial planning platform Quinn has developed technology that could allow advisors to expand their client bases significantly.

Financial Planning Magazine

25.06.2025

Social Security claims surge, young investors plan without it | Financial Planning

Older Americans are rushing to claim Social Security, while young investors are strategically planning for retirement without relying on the program, according to financial advisors.

Financial Planning Magazine

25.06.2025

Commonwealth recruits big team ahead of LPL purchase | Financial Planning

Even as Commonwealth Financial Network moves toward becoming part of LPL Financial, it keeps pulling teams from industry rival Osaic.

Financial Planning Magazine

25.06.2025

Should RIA offices be remote or in-person | Financial Planning

The guide to how RIAs and financial advisors can decide whether to work remotely or have in-person offices for working with wealth management clients

Financial Planning Magazine

25.06.2025

Ex-Nitrogen CEO's Contio uses AI to combat useless meetings | Financial Planning

Artificial intelligence for meetings company Contio launched Tuesday with backing from Aaron Klein and several other big names in wealth management.

Financial Planning Magazine

24.06.2025

Workers want annuities. Financial advisors aren't sold | Financial Planning

A TIAA Institute survey shows most 401(k) participants want access to fixed annuities, and plan providers are taking note.

Financial Planning Magazine

24.06.2025

Morgan Stanley targets founders with new designation | Financial Planning

Morgan Stanley bestows founder specialist designation on 200 advisors with expertise in helping executives and owners of private companies.

Financial Planning Magazine

21.06.2025

Guide for building trust with Asian American clients | Financial Planning

Financial advisors play a critical role in guiding Asian-American clients who have financial misunderstandings and feel overlooked by the system toward long-term financial success.

Financial Planning Magazine

21.06.2025

Social Security facing 23% benefit cut by 2034 without a fix | Financial Planning

New projections show Social Security benefits could drop by 23% by 2034, with Medicare cuts expected by 2033, as trust funds run out. Urgent legislative action is needed to close the growing funding gap.

Financial Planning Magazine

21.06.2025

Stifel gets $2.1B team at Oppenheimer in week's advisor moves | Financial Planning

Stifel lands a team with $2.1 billion in AUM from Oppenheimer; Raymond James, UBS and LPL all log recruiting wins.

Financial Planning Magazine

21.06.2025

How women can find success as financial advisors | Financial Planning

How women can find successful careers as financial advisors and wealth management professionals by eliminating self-doubt

Financial Planning Magazine

21.06.2025

Study: Social Security should ignore marital status | Financial Planning

A new survey found that nearly 7 in 10 Americans believe Social Security benefits should be the same for everyone, regardless of marital status — a view many financial advisors question.

Financial Planning Magazine

21.06.2025

AI-powered search is re-writing SEO rules, and advisors must adjust | Financial Planning

AI-power search results have turned traditional search engine optimization methods on their heads for financial advisors.

Financial Planning Magazine

19.06.2025

Osaic CEO questions LPL's Commonwealth pledges | Financial Planning

Osaic CEO Jamie Price casts doubt on LPL Financial's ability to leave Commonwealth Financial Network essentially untouched after buying it later this year.

Financial Planning Magazine

19.06.2025

Financial advisors express doubts about giant RIA rollups | Financial Planning

Financial advisors report frustration and ambivalence about RIA rollup aggregators consolidating wealth management through M&A deals, a study says.

Financial Planning Magazine

19.06.2025

EBRI: 85% of HSA savers aren't investing their funds | Financial Planning

Most savers are not fully utilizing the investing benefits of health savings accounts, according to new research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

Financial Planning Magazine

19.06.2025

Envestnet partners with asset managers to provide alts access in model portfolios | Financial Planning

Envestnet is partnering with BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, Franklin Templeton and State Street to offer alternative investments in model portfolios.

Financial Planning Magazine

18.06.2025

Edward Jones hits ex-broker with big arb award | Financial Planning

Edward Jones wins a $1.5 million FINRA arbitration award against a broker accused of violating a nonsolicitation agreement after leaving to join an RIA.

Financial Planning Magazine

18.06.2025

Comparing 5 retirement portfolio withdrawal strategies | Financial Planning

Financial planning expert compares 5 retirement portfolio withdrawal methods, from annual fixed dollar to annual fixed percentage and RMD withdrawals.

Financial Planning Magazine

18.06.2025

How should RIA financial advisors pick a fee model | Financial Planning

A guide to how financial advisors and RIAs can choose the right fee for financial planning and wealth management in an investment advisory account.

Financial Planning Magazine

18.06.2025

Osaic to buy RIA CW Advisors | Financial Planning

Osaic is buying CW Advisors, a fee-only RIA with $13.5 billion under management, in one of its biggest merger and acquisition deals in years.

Financial Planning Magazine

18.06.2025

Tax bill lacks votes as Senate aims for deals on SALT, Medicaid | Financial Planning

The prospect of prolonged talks with holdouts in both the conservative and moderate wings of the party threatens Senate Majority Leader John Thune's goal.

Financial Planning Magazine

18.06.2025

5 lessons for retirement planning with transgender clients | Financial Planning

Retirement planning for transgender clients often involves factors beyond typical topics like 401(k) contributions or Monte Carlo simulations, advisors say.

Financial Planning Magazine

18.06.2025

How switching broker-dealers led to a tech rethink: Show Me Your Stack | Financial Planning

Changing to a new broker-dealer allowed Capital Financial Partners to reevaluate its tech stack, adding tax planning into the mix.

Financial Planning Magazine

17.06.2025

Active ETFs now outnumber passive Funds in industry watershed moment | Financial Planning

Active ETFs now outnumber passive ones for the first time, marking a turning point.

Financial Planning Magazine

17.06.2025

JPMorgan seeks restraining order for advisor at Wells Fargo | Financial Planning

JPMorgan strikes with its second lawsuit over alleged nonsolicitation breaches in a week, this one against an advisor now at Wells Fargo.

Financial Planning Magazine

17.06.2025

Carefull, Alzheimer's Association create education campaign | Financial Planning

The fintech and nonprofit join others, including AARP and the ICBA, in raising awareness of the financial risks of Alzheimer's and dementia.

Financial Planning Magazine

17.06.2025

New tools for donor-advised funds tap the social aspect of giving | Financial Planning

Charitable giving via Daffy just got easier with its new social campaign tools for tax-friendly donor-advised funds.

Financial Planning Magazine

14.06.2025

SEC withdraws AI, cybersecurity rules for advisors | Financial Planning

The SEC is dropping proposed rules that would have set stricter requirements for cybersecurity, AI, custodying assets and outsourcing services.

Financial Planning Magazine

14.06.2025

CFP Board forms AI Working Group | Financial Planning

The CFP Board has convened its new AI Working Group to think through tough issues like trends, use cases, ethics, regulations and more.

Financial Planning Magazine

14.06.2025

$1.5B advisory team joins Commonwealth before LPL deal | Financial Planning

Commonwealth Financial Network scoops up a $1.5 billion team just before its purchase by LPL Financial, and RBC pulls advisors again from UBS.

Financial Planning Magazine

13.06.2025

Morningstar study sheds light on interval fund fees | Financial Planning

Interval funds offer exposure to private credit and other alternative investments but carry high costs in the form of complicated fees, according to Morningstar

Financial Planning Magazine

13.06.2025

Using AI to write that client email? Think twice. | Financial Planning

A recent Morningstar study found clients were less likely to pay more for financial advisors who used generative AI to write personal emails.

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As alternatives access expands, some advisors remain wary | Financial Planning

How financial advisors can build a brand | Financial Planning

Advisors share fixes for Social Security's funding crisis | Financial Planning

Online course to support clients with addiction | Financial Planning

Deep digital footprints convert advisor referrals to clients | Financial Planning

Wealthfront files paperwork for IPO | Financial Planning

Former CFA Institute executive charged with embezzling millions | Financial Planning

AI financial planning platform Quinn set to disrupt market | Financial Planning

Social Security claims surge, young investors plan without it | Financial Planning

Commonwealth recruits big team ahead of LPL purchase | Financial Planning

Should RIA offices be remote or in-person | Financial Planning

Ex-Nitrogen CEO's Contio uses AI to combat useless meetings | Financial Planning

Workers want annuities. Financial advisors aren't sold | Financial Planning

Morgan Stanley targets founders with new designation | Financial Planning

Guide for building trust with Asian American clients | Financial Planning

Social Security facing 23% benefit cut by 2034 without a fix | Financial Planning

Stifel gets $2.1B team at Oppenheimer in week's advisor moves | Financial Planning

How women can find success as financial advisors | Financial Planning

Study: Social Security should ignore marital status | Financial Planning

AI-powered search is re-writing SEO rules, and advisors must adjust | Financial Planning

Osaic CEO questions LPL's Commonwealth pledges | Financial Planning

Financial advisors express doubts about giant RIA rollups | Financial Planning

EBRI: 85% of HSA savers aren't investing their funds | Financial Planning

Envestnet partners with asset managers to provide alts access in model portfolios | Financial Planning

Edward Jones hits ex-broker with big arb award | Financial Planning

Comparing 5 retirement portfolio withdrawal strategies | Financial Planning

How should RIA financial advisors pick a fee model | Financial Planning

Osaic to buy RIA CW Advisors | Financial Planning

Tax bill lacks votes as Senate aims for deals on SALT, Medicaid | Financial Planning

5 lessons for retirement planning with transgender clients | Financial Planning

How switching broker-dealers led to a tech rethink: Show Me Your Stack | Financial Planning

Active ETFs now outnumber passive Funds in industry watershed moment | Financial Planning

JPMorgan seeks restraining order for advisor at Wells Fargo | Financial Planning

Carefull, Alzheimer's Association create education campaign | Financial Planning

New tools for donor-advised funds tap the social aspect of giving | Financial Planning

SEC withdraws AI, cybersecurity rules for advisors | Financial Planning

CFP Board forms AI Working Group | Financial Planning

$1.5B advisory team joins Commonwealth before LPL deal | Financial Planning

Morningstar study sheds light on interval fund fees | Financial Planning

Using AI to write that client email? Think twice. | Financial Planning

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