Nearly half of advisors (46 percent) gave their RIA firms a passing grade on their diversity programs, according to a recent Schwab Advisor Services survey of 571 advisors. Another third of advisors say they’re not sure what their firms’ diversit...
The registered investment advisor channel was the clear winner in 2013, growing client assets by 23 percent over 2012, according to a recent Aite Group report. That compares to 12.7 percent growth in wirehouse assets over that period...
A group of about five former Schwab independent advisors protested outside of Schwab’s annual IMPACT conference in Washington, D.C. The protest was organized by Michael Kelly, a Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based registered investment advisor, who wa...