Practice and client management

In a series of webinars and journal articles, two lawyers and a financial planner are leading a collaborative discussion about how estate planning professionals can better serve African American clients and, in turn, all customers.

Bankers need to understand that artificial intelligence services are increasingly used by customers shopping for banking services. The chatbots can be pretty unsparing in their assessments.

Fincen and four banking agencies cleared mobile driver's licenses for customer identification. The question is, can banks read them?

With three years of market appreciation buoying most advisors' revenue generation, Morgan Stanley says: Produce a bit more or see a small pay cut.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Rule 14a-8 exceeds its statutory authority and intrudes on matters of state law. Shareholder advocacy groups, however, argue that repealing the rule could reduce transparency.

Megadeals and private equity transactions usually draw the biggest headlines, but potential acquirers can take their pick from any number of possible sources of financing.

A new study based on a survey of more than 500 advisory practices by The Kitces Report sheds light on how the fastest-growing firms are spending their marketing dollars.

Advisors discussed how they guide clients through the competing priorities of saving for their own retirements versus their children's college educations.

Advisors are still slow to plan for handing down their businesses, in part because of difficulties finding new owners they can trust.

As advisors rush to build their own AI tools, experts warn that guardrails need to cover data going in, not just data going out.

Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Chinatown scrambled to reopen in the days following the World Trade Center attacks. The exercise resulted in the bank's first disaster-recovery plan.

A gathering for LGBTQ advisors and allies the day before LPL's flagship Focus conference drew executives, big-name sponsors and a standing-room crowd. So Marci Bair and other organizers are planning a standalone event next spring.

Today is National 401(k) Day, and a perfect moment to revisit retirement plans. Advisors can use these five strategies — from IRA rollovers to next-gen outreach — to help clients optimize their savings.

Interactive Brokers, also known by its hot ticker symbol of IBKR, shares much more fee information than most custodians, without revealing much in the way of its scale among RIAs. Can it gain greater reach in a competitive channel?

For months, United Bancorporation of Alabama avoided a public clash with two unhappy shareholders. But after the duo demanded seats on the board of directors, the bank finally clapped back.

Financial advisors would be wise to treat "health span" like an investment portfolio to better prepare clients to afford and enjoy longer retirements, a researcher said.

The APFC from Sage Financial Solutions represents just one of a handful of coaching certifications that could help planners expand their skills and ability to serve clients with valuable behavioral capabilities.

The promotion of consumer banking head Brant Standridge to president is the outcome of "an extensive succession planning process," Huntington said. Steve Steinour said he will continue as CEO for around two more years.

Two shareholders at United Bancorporation of Alabama say they've been expressing their concerns for years, to no avail. Now they want seats at the table.

Weak refi demand is pushing lenders to lean on servicing income, as tighter execution spreads and higher MSR values shift the industry's sell/retain calculus