Betterment COO Dustin Lucien Departs Firm

Jan 06, 2021

Longtime employee Dustin Lucien, the former head of engineering who was most recently listed as the firm's COO, has left Betterment.

Skip Schweiss Plans Revitalization for FPA

Jan 05, 2021

The former TDAI executive spent the last days of 2020 studying for his CFP exam and taking a hard look at the regulatory landscape that faces financial planners in 2021.

Celebrity Estates: Philip Seymour Hoffman's Missed Estate Planning Opportunities

Jan 04, 2021

A girlfriend not a wife. A trust for one child not all three. A will that was over a decade old. For Philip Seymour Hoffman, what could go wrong?

Nineteen Predictions for Wealth Management in 2021

Dec 24, 2020

Leaders across the wealth management space with quick takes on what they expect is coming for the industry, your business and your clients in 2021.

Michael Kitces' #FASuccess Podcast: How Drew Stotler Rebuilt His Business After Breaking Away

Dec 22, 2020

Andrew Stotler details his journey from Edward Jones' anti-money laundering review division to starting his own business by knocking on doors to get clients.

Two Florida RIAs Merge to Create Firm Approaching $1 Billion

Dec 21, 2020

Flaharty Asset Management has merged with AWA Investment Advisors on its way to becoming a $1 billion firm.

CFP Board Suspends Financial Planner’s License Over Child Porn Charges

Dec 18, 2020

Daryll D. Claxton of Havertown, Pa., is currently in jail, facing charges on more than 50 felony counts, primarily related to child pornography.

Mother/Son Team Join LPL, Gladstone Wealth From Morgan Stanley

Dec 17, 2020

The new firm Homestead Wealth Management will be based out of Glendale, Ariz. The two advisors have about $150 million in advisory and brokerage assets under management.

Michael Kitces #FASuccess Podcast: Why Marina Hernandez Chooses to Work with U.S., Swiss Cross-Border Expatriates

Dec 17, 2020

Marina Hernandez explains what makes the niche of cross-border planning for expatriates so unique and so complex.

George Gero, an ‘Institution’ of Gold Industry, Dies at 84

Dec 16, 2020

Gero, a New York-based managing director in Royal Bank of Canada’s wealth management division, served for 54 years trading precious metals as a member of the New York Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange.