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Most Recent Blog Posts
There’s a 58 percent chance that financial advisors will be “bot-sourced,” that their jobs will be replaced by a robot or computer, according to a recent Oxford study...
Recent financial planning graduates of CFP-Board registered programs can now refer to themselves as “CFP candidates,” a rule change aimed at boosting completion levels of the designation among young advisors entering the industry. ...
The Financial Services Institute elected Cetera Financial Group President Adam Antoniades to serve as vice chair on its board of directors, replacing outgoing Valerie Brown following her departure from Cetera...
Wells Fargo Advisors brought on the force behind the user experience at AmercianExpress.com to head up the brokerage’s digital strategy.
Devon McConnell, Head of WFA Digital
As head of Wells Fargo Advisors Digital, Devon McConnell will be res...
Industry coaches are always stressing the power of referrals. And true, passive referrals from existing clients was the top marketing method for attracting new clients in 2013, according to WealthManagement.com’s AdvisorBenchmarking RIA...
A Los Angeles broker will pay for his role in bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase “death benefits.” Michael A. Horowitz agreed to pay $850,000 to settle charges by the Securities Exchange Commission that he constructed a scheme...
Both investors and their financial advisors are carefully watching the market ups and downs. Half of advisors say the top investor-initiated conversation is focused around market volatility, according to Russell Investment’s Q2 Financial Professi...