Wells Fargo grabs the largest advisor move this week with a $1 billion team pulled from Ameriprise, while Beacon Pointe and Cerity Partners make big deals.

Financial Planning Magazine

13.09.2025

How extra stock exposure helps older Americans in retirement | Financial Planning

A study from the Center for Retirement Research shows older Americans hold more stocks than they want. While that could boost retirement outcomes, some advisors remain cautious.

Financial Planning Magazine

12.09.2025

OBBBA impact on charitable donation strategies | Financial Planning

Guide to tax strategy for charitable donations under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act suggests that OBBBA could alter some philanthropy incentives for taxpayers

Financial Planning Magazine

12.09.2025

Raymond James sues to retrieve dead advisor's laptop | Financial Planning

Raymond James is suing a deceased financial advisor's husband after accusing him of using her company-issued laptop to solicit clients for a rival firm.

Financial Planning Magazine

12.09.2025

Future Proof debuts inaugural AI Demo Drop | Financial Planning

Agentic artificial intelligence for financial advisors was on display at the inaugural AI Demo Drop on Sunday at Future Proof in Huntington Beach, California.

Financial Planning Magazine

12.09.2025

Citi CEO 'comfortable' with Sieg investigation outcome | Financial Planning

Citi CEO Jane Frazer becomes the latest executive at the megabank to express public support wealth head Andy Sieg following revelations that he was the subject of an investigation by an oustide law firm.

Financial Planning Magazine

11.09.2025

Experts at Future Proof share how RIAs can safely use AI | Financial Planning

The AI vendor questions that financial advisors should ask, and the compliance policies they should implement, to reduce regulatory risk at RIA firms.

Financial Planning Magazine

11.09.2025

Why Raymond James is winning the Commonwealth advisor race | Financial Planning

Raymond James has increased recruiter pay, which may account for its success recruiting so many Commonwealth advisors since that firm's purchase by LPL Financial.

Financial Planning Magazine

11.09.2025

DOL takes Morgan Stanley's side on advisor deferred comp | Financial Planning

The Department of Labor agrees with Morgan Stanley's stance that its deferred compensation is a bonus used to reward loyalty rather than a retirement benefit.

Financial Planning Magazine

11.09.2025

Student-athletes with NIL deals need help from advisors | Financial Planning

How wealth advisors and financial planners can help college athletes with name, image, likeness (NIL) deals protect their money.

Financial Planning Magazine

11.09.2025

Milliman predicts employees need $388k for medical expenses in retirement | Financial Planning

The Milliman 2025 Retiree Health Cost Index reveals that a 65-year-old couple may need up to $388,000 for medical expenses in retirement.

Financial Planning Magazine

11.09.2025

SmartAsset studies international RIA registrations | Financial Planning

SmartAsset study of registered investment advisory firms shows that very few RIAs are registered outside of the U.S. because of the regulatory complexity in wealth management

Financial Planning Magazine

10.09.2025

How RIAs create written policies and procedures | Financial Planning

The guide for new RIAs on creating and implementing written a policy and procedure manual when launching a registered investment advisory firm

Financial Planning Magazine

10.09.2025

How advisors can get noticed in a no-click search world | Financial Planning

SEO strategies that worked in previous years might not mean as much in an artificial intelligence-powered search world. Here's what advisors can do to stand out.

Financial Planning Magazine

10.09.2025

Higher-value client tech beats expanding capacity | Financial Planning

Advisors who use tech to attract and keep more valuable clients are more productive than ones who optimize only for efficiency, according to a new Kitces study.

Financial Planning Magazine

10.09.2025

Financial Planning's 2025 Rising Stars award winners | Financial Planning

Meet 10 financial advisors named Rising Stars who are transforming wealth management with innovative strategies and strong community connections.

Financial Planning Magazine

10.09.2025

Financial advisor Monique Street makes advocacy her mission | Financial Planning

Rising Star and financial advisor Monique Street turned a job struggle into a mission, helping military families with their finances and advocating for them nationwide.

Financial Planning Magazine

09.09.2025

Morgan Stanley sees big role for FAs with insurance products | Financial Planning

Morgan Stanley's head of insured solutions on why financial planners should help provide insurance to everyone from retirees to athletes and high net worth clients.

Financial Planning Magazine

09.09.2025

Gen X and baby boomers contributing more to IRAs | Financial Planning

Fidelity reported that Generation Xers and Baby Boomers are boosting IRA contributions. Advisors say the driving force behind the savings surge is complicated.

Financial Planning Magazine

06.09.2025

Financial advisor searches hit new high amid surging demand | Financial Planning

Search interest for financial advisors hit a record high amid market uncertainty, creating opportunities for advisors to connect with new clients.

Financial Planning Magazine

06.09.2025

How to build an RIA tech stack after leaving broker-dealer | Financial Planning

RIA Iconoclastic Capital's founder Christopher Haigh left a broker-dealer after discovering it wasn't for him. He takes the same approach — dropping what doesn't work — to his tech stack.

Financial Planning Magazine

06.09.2025

Raymond James pulls advisors from Commonwealth, UBS | Financial Planning

Raymond James recruits from Commonwealth and UBS, and Wells Fargo from LPL, RBC and TD Private Wealth, this week in Advisor Moves.

Financial Planning Magazine

06.09.2025

On average, ESG strategies have done well for fixed-income investors this year. | Financial Planning

Despite pushback, on average, ESG strategies have done well for fixed-income investors this year.

Financial Planning Magazine

06.09.2025

What advisors should know as SEC launches AI Task Force | Financial Planning

The SEC's new AI Task Force will likely hasten investigations, but it could also increase false positives. Financial advisors should take proactive steps now to reduce exposure.

Financial Planning Magazine

05.09.2025

Advisors say AI won't kill entry-level roles | Financial Planning

Artificial intelligence may lead to layoffs for recent graduates in many industries, but advisors say entry-level jobs in wealth management won't go away, but they will evolve.

Financial Planning Magazine

05.09.2025

SER Summit speakers share financial advisors' career path | Financial Planning

SER Summit speakers share difficult professional development of financial advisors who are Latino in wealth management

Financial Planning Magazine

05.09.2025

Merrill, Wells Fargo, Goldman add alts options for clients | Financial Planning

Merrill, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs are wedging private markets open more with products and opportunities for everyone for the ultrarich to the mass affluent.

Financial Planning Magazine

05.09.2025

Health care in retirement planning: Key updates for advisors | Financial Planning

With health care costs in retirement on the rise, these are the key updates on Medicare, long-term care and planning strategies advisors need to know.

Financial Planning Magazine

04.09.2025

UBS loses $1.6B advisor team to LPL Financial | Financial Planning

UBS loses a team managing $1.6 billion to LPL Financial in the latest big departure following changes to its compensation policies last year.

Financial Planning Magazine

04.09.2025

Gen AI guardrails prevent regulatory, reputational risk | Financial Planning

How to avoid FINRA and SEC blowback as the AI arms race pushes advisory firms into regulatory hot zones.

Financial Planning Magazine

04.09.2025

What financial advisors should know about CAIA charter | Financial Planning

As access to and interest in alternative investments grow, financial advisors could differentiate themselves by earning the CAIA mark.

Financial Planning Magazine

04.09.2025

IBD Elite 2025: Top 10 IBDs in payout growth | Financial Planning

Financial Planning's IBD Elite study includes rankings of independent brokerages based on the growth in their financial advisor payout in 2024

Financial Planning Magazine

04.09.2025

SER Summit tops record for Latino financial advisor event | Financial Planning

SER Summit for Latinos in Financial Services draws financial advisors and large wealth management firm sponsors such as LPL, Morgan Stanley and Carson Group

Financial Planning Magazine

04.09.2025

BlackRock loses $17 billion Dutch pension mandate | Financial Planning

Dutch pension fund PFZW has dropped a $17 billion mandate with BlackRock, citing concerns over climate risk and sustainable investing priorities.

Financial Planning Magazine

03.09.2025

How new RIAs should shop for E&O insurance | Financial Planning

The guide to how RIAs in wealth management should consider and purchase errors and omissions insurance or E&O coverage

Financial Planning Magazine

03.09.2025

Matt Middleton on future proofing Future Proof | Financial Planning

Future Proof is coming back for its fourth year in Huntington Beach, California, and Matt Middleton, CEO and founder, spoke about how the event has expanded.

Financial Planning Magazine

02.09.2025

Citi's Sieg takes to the airwaves in his own defense | Financial Planning

Citi wealth head Andy Sieg went on Fox Business to deny allegations about workplace misbehavior. Industry experts say that's a good sign he's going to stick around, at least for a while.

Financial Planning Magazine

02.09.2025

From lottery wins to inheritance, how to help clients with windfalls | Financial Planning

A sudden inheritance or windfall is much more common than a client winning the lottery, but experts and financial advisors say the advice for both is remarkably similar.

Financial Planning Magazine

02.09.2025

RIAs reach record profits with stagnant growth, study says | Financial Planning

The guide to why RIAs and advisory practices got slow growth in 2024 even with record wealth management profits, according to The Ensemble Practice

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Ameriprise team with $1B jumps to Wells Fargo | Financial Planning

How extra stock exposure helps older Americans in retirement | Financial Planning

OBBBA impact on charitable donation strategies | Financial Planning

Raymond James sues to retrieve dead advisor's laptop | Financial Planning

Future Proof debuts inaugural AI Demo Drop | Financial Planning

Citi CEO 'comfortable' with Sieg investigation outcome | Financial Planning

Experts at Future Proof share how RIAs can safely use AI | Financial Planning

Why Raymond James is winning the Commonwealth advisor race | Financial Planning

DOL takes Morgan Stanley's side on advisor deferred comp | Financial Planning

Student-athletes with NIL deals need help from advisors | Financial Planning

Milliman predicts employees need $388k for medical expenses in retirement | Financial Planning

SmartAsset studies international RIA registrations | Financial Planning

How RIAs create written policies and procedures | Financial Planning

How advisors can get noticed in a no-click search world | Financial Planning

Higher-value client tech beats expanding capacity | Financial Planning

Financial Planning's 2025 Rising Stars award winners | Financial Planning

Financial advisor Monique Street makes advocacy her mission | Financial Planning

Morgan Stanley sees big role for FAs with insurance products | Financial Planning

Gen X and baby boomers contributing more to IRAs | Financial Planning

Financial advisor searches hit new high amid surging demand | Financial Planning

How to build an RIA tech stack after leaving broker-dealer | Financial Planning

Raymond James pulls advisors from Commonwealth, UBS | Financial Planning

On average, ESG strategies have done well for fixed-income investors this year. | Financial Planning

What advisors should know as SEC launches AI Task Force | Financial Planning

Advisors say AI won't kill entry-level roles | Financial Planning

SER Summit speakers share financial advisors' career path | Financial Planning

Merrill, Wells Fargo, Goldman add alts options for clients | Financial Planning

Health care in retirement planning: Key updates for advisors | Financial Planning

UBS loses $1.6B advisor team to LPL Financial | Financial Planning

Gen AI guardrails prevent regulatory, reputational risk | Financial Planning

What financial advisors should know about CAIA charter | Financial Planning

IBD Elite 2025: Top 10 IBDs in payout growth | Financial Planning

SER Summit tops record for Latino financial advisor event | Financial Planning

BlackRock loses $17 billion Dutch pension mandate | Financial Planning

How new RIAs should shop for E&O insurance | Financial Planning

Matt Middleton on future proofing Future Proof | Financial Planning

Citi's Sieg takes to the airwaves in his own defense | Financial Planning

From lottery wins to inheritance, how to help clients with windfalls | Financial Planning

RIAs reach record profits with stagnant growth, study says | Financial Planning

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