Toby is a veteran journalist with more than a dozen years of experience in the field who joined Financial Planning in 2017 after prior tenures with the New York Daily News, Commercial Observer and City Limits. He earned an undergraduate degree in the humanities from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. He has won a dozen business journalism awards during his time with Financial Planning, including those received for the 2020 podcast series "
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A new annual compensation report by consulting firm Succession Resource Group explains how pay plans can boost — or detract from — the value of an RIA.
March 17 -
For a newly launched RIA, its website is one area in which less can be more — but only if the firm's online HQ puts the right visitors on the path to conversion.
September 30 -
Many express frustration with either real or perceived doubts about clients' concerns, but experts say they're missing an opportunity to address them up front.
September 23 -
She mixed outspoken activism with business pragmatism, launching a bank that helped hundreds of African Americans buy homes in her longtime community.
February 20 -
While academics and supporters of the "retirement security rule" proposal say the administration's numbers are valid, critics reject them. Here's what we know.
November 14 -
After a quarter in which the institution helped the firm reap a record profit margin, the company followed rival Edward Jones in withdrawing its application.
August 1 -
A fraught but often-overlooked episode near the end of the retired baseball legend's life carries lessons and inspiration for financial professionals.
February 8 -
An independent investigation found no evidence of a pact with Wells Fargo’s attorney but omitted mention of the other big questions emanating from the case.
June 29 -
A panel of FINRA arbitrators unanimously ordered the award against the megabank based on Erin Ann Daly’s claims of gender-based discrimination.
June 26 -
The firms respectively settled the regulator’s allegations about suspicious activity reports and the duty of best execution — two major areas of emphasis.
May 23 -
The wealth programs in the channel are going through a significant shift amid major recruiting moves and consolidation, according to a consultant’s report.
May 2 -
First Horizon Advisors resolved a supervisory investigation involving a former rep after its parent firm announced it’s being purchased for $13.4 billion.
April 21 -
The wirehouse and its attorney “manipulated the arbitrator selection process” and “introduced perjured testimony,” according to the ruling.
February 2 -
This elite group of young wirehouse and regional employee representatives collectively generate more than $200 million in annual revenue.
February 1 -
The advisors’ success offers lessons for aspiring wealth professionals and brokerages aiming to change a predominantly white and male industry.
February 1 -
U.S. retail customers who said their primary bank met their needs for guidance gave it much higher grades, according to J.D. Power’s annual survey.
July 1 -
Most credit unions don’t offer planning services, and affiliating with the No. 1 IBD could help CUNA Brokerage change that, the firm’s president says.
June 22 -
Just like the industries that they cover, the lack of Black representation among news outlets acts as a barrier against understanding and eliminating systemic racism.
December 28 -
The flow of assets and capital in manager selection, municipal bonds and business and mortgage capital reveals forms of systemic racism that often get overlooked.
December 7 -
The flow of assets and capital in manager selection, municipal bonds and business and mortgage capital reveals forms of systemic racism that often get overlooked.
December 7
