With its private bank, @CitizensBank moves past its loss of the former First Republic to @JPMorgan. #financialplanning #wealthmanagement #financialadvisors financial-planning.com/news/…

For financial advisors looking to change firms, picking a recruiter is high stakes. Longtime advisor recruiter @philipwaxelbaum shares due diligence strategies. #financialadvisors #recruiting #advisormoves financial-planning.com/opini…

.@CharlesSchwab is coming out with its own long-short strategy. Is this another form of competition with its outside partners? #financialplanning #investments #wealthmanagement financial-planning.com/news/…

When a brokerage firm closes, @sipc works to help investors recover the value of their assets. Here's what experts say RIA owners should keep in mind about the terms and limitations. #financialadvisors #wealthmanagement #compliance financial-planning.com/news/…

When clients no longer need their life insurance policies, letting them lapse isn't the only option. In some situations, life settlements could maximize value. #lifeinsurance #financialadvisors #financialplanning financial-planning.com/news/…

The client leads with “Chat GPT told me…” Now what? Advisors share how they use AI answers into better planning conversations and showcase what a chatbot can’t know.#AskAnAdvisor #ArtificialIntelligence #BehavioralFinance financial-planning.com/list/…

A @SCOTUS case could make it harder for plaintiffs to bring cases alleging retirement plan mismanagement. #financialplanning #retirement #wealthmanagement sbrew.link/MKcD7HZu

SEI's costs differ in one key way from the largest custodians: a custody fee that starts at 0.10% and eliminates nearly every transaction fee. #RIAs #custody #fees financial-planning.com/news/…

By making the transition to independence easy, @WellsFargo retains a large number of advisors who would probably otherwise go elsewhere. #wellsfargo #FiNet #RIAs financial-planning.com/news/…

California's proposed billionaire tax is getting the spotlight, but a different proposal, Proposition 3, would permanently extend higher income tax rates in the state. #wealthmanagement #financialadvisors #tax financial-planning.com/news/…

What do @WellsFargo, @LPL, @RBC, @RaymondJames and @GoldmanSachs have in common? External RIA custody businesses, of course. Here's why that sets them apart. #RIAs #financialadvisors #wealthmanagement financial-planning.com/news/…

.@CharlesSchwab puts a block on AI agents some clients are giving autonomous control over aspects of their financial lives. #financialplanning #wealthmanagement #artificialintelligence financial-planning.com/news/…

Advisor confidence slipped to minus-2 in October, its lowest reading since April. The global economy score fell 16 points, and government policy turned negative for the first time since June 2024. The bright spot: advisors’ own practices. #FACO #EconomicIndicators #Investments #MonetaryPolicy financial-planning.com/news/…

A new RIA gives advisors with a client base of any size a means of building a business based on their own principles, free of any other bosses but themselves. That appeal has helped drive the number of RIAs registered with the @SECGov to record levels. Learn more and download our new guide for Starting an RIA here: financial-planning.com/playb… #FinancialPlanners #RIAs #SEC

.@StateStreet says its new wealth management unit has already signed a major RIA, with more deals to come. "When you look at where money is going, and the need for wealth managers to have the support of a wealth services provider like us, we see this as a very attractive long-term strategic opportunity," said CEO Ron O'Hanley. #RIAs #wealthmanagement #earnings financial-planning.com/news/…

It may not be the biggest custodian out there, but @apexfintech is working with some gigantic names in the business. #RIAs #fintech #financialadvisors financial-planning.com/news/…

.@BofA execs insist to analysts that their firm’s recent $1.2 billion in penalties over failures to fight money laundering won’t weigh on their future. #wealthmanagement #moneylaundering #earnings financial-planning.com/news/…

In bringing in hundreds of billions in net new assets in the third quarter, Morgan Stanley again found a mother lode in IPOs. #financialplanning #wealthmanagement #financialadvisors financial-planning.com/news/…

Social Security’s 2027 COLA is set for 3.6%, but inflation is running at 3.7%. Advisors can help clients bridge the gap in purchasing power. #financialadvisors #financialplanning #retirementplanning financial-planning.com/news/…

Your advisors are psyched about the new AI meeting assistant tool. But just weeks later, senior staff are back to typing up their notes. Executive coach @noahstjohn says the culprit is “the caveman” part of the human brain, and offers a simple way to retrain it. #AI #technology #RIAgrowth financial-planning.com/opini…