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ETFs sold through retail channels in the first quarter outpaced mutual funds for the first time in four years. ETF assets being sold through independent b/ds, wirehouses, RIAs and discount broke...
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Millennials and baby boomers may have different levels of trust in financial services and engage banks and advisors in very different ways, but when it comes to ...
About half of wealthy families feel giving their children too large an inheritance could prove detrimental, according to a new report from Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Most of the 200 high-net-worth investors surveyed believe $63 million was ...
It would not be a conference for wealth managers without a panel on robo advisors, where forward-thinking industry practitioners try to convince a skeptical audience that their conventional business model is being disrupted faster than they...
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One-third of Americans have no financial plan, a new study by Northwestern Mutual is reporting. The study also reflects that nearly 60 percent of Americans feel their financial planning is deficient. While t...
Years ago, the branding tool of choice for financial advisors was the brochure. This static piece of glossy collateral usually required a fairly substantial investment, but its branding value has been on a serious downward trend for well over a...
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Smart beta has gone from contrarian to mainstream - just ask Research Affiliates' Rob Arnott, winner of the 2015 Wealth Management Madness bracket tournament - but how smart is it...
