Registered investment advisors are a fragmented, diverse group, and often that’s fine with them. Most value their independence, and are more focused on finding better ways to work with their clients than with each other. ...

Practice management is a spongy concept, and trying to teach it at a distance is a bit like trying to teach someone how to ride a bike over the phone: “First get on the bike, then put your feet on the peddles. Finally, push down.” It...

If most financial advisors were honest, few would say they got into the business out of a passion for retirement planning. It’s usually an interest in investing, an eye for the markets and for portfolio construction. ...

In a year when “big data” became the hot topic in the financial advisory space, one long-standing aggregation company stood out...

Lack of funding is one of the major burdens borne by many would-be independent advisors. It can act as a barrier to starting a firm, limit growth and diminish options for a successful succession plan. Live Oak Bank is looking to change that...

The problem with most client-facing portals for financial advisors is that they take a one-size-fits-all approach. But advisors have different types of clients, with different profiles, goals and preferences. And given that the financial advis...