Tag: Practice management

Social media should complement rather than replace an adviser’s marketing plan, and advisers should move cautiously since missteps can cost, research found.

“While we as advisers understand a lot of pieces of the puzzle, the plan sponsor doesn’t,” Keith Gredys, CEO and president of Kidder Benefits Consultants Inc., told attendees...

Ameritas Investment Corp. has selected National Financial to serve as the sole clearing and custody provider for its broker/dealer brokerage services.

Many retirement plan participants, especially those with lower incomes, are overwhelmed by projections of how much they need to save, and they feel powerless to do anything about...

Jeff Fuhrman was named chief operating officer and chief financial officer of LLBH Private Wealth Management LLC, an independent wealth management firm.

Most American households do financial planning, but the extent varies greatly, according to research by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board).

Fee disclosure is not something to fear but “an opportunity to differentiate yourself as a retirement-focused practice,” said Vincent Morris, president of Bukaty Companies Retirement Plan Services, at...

Nine of ING U.S. Investment Management’s affiliated mutual funds have been made available in R6 share classes.

Using broader and deeper analytics, Northern Trust has enhanced its ex-ante – or ‘forward looking’ – investment risk-reporting capabilities.

Having a support group is key to building an adviser’s practice.

The risk management firm has released R-Squared Risk Solutions, tools to manage and forecast portfolio risk.

The Principal Financial Group unveiled a tool that lets advisers help small-business owners see how they stack up against their competitors in benefits offerings.

The type of adviser you are—fiduciary or nonfiduciary—dictates your business model, said Brad Campbell, counsel in Drinker Biddle & Reath’s Washington, D.C., office and speaker at the PLANADVISER...

Never has the industry seen such potential for change, Marcia Wagner, president of The Wagner Law Group, told attendees at the PLANADVISER National Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Private equity, private real estate and real asset investment managers are now able to submit qualitative and quantitative performance information through Wilshire’s Compass Portal.

While there have been many studies on the causes of the Great Recession, a new report analyzes the cost of it.

Bruce Graham joins the firm as vice president and financial adviser in the firm’s newest office in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Harry Dalessio of Prudential Retirement talked about leadership, communication and tapping into humanity. 

Alison Cooke Mintzer moderated a roundtable discussion with Elaine Sarsynski, Tom Skrobe and John Galateria on the roles of advisers.

Mercer appointed Deb Clarke as global head of Investment Research.