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How advisors handle their most difficult conversations

Added on May 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: As both an advisor and therapist, Susan Zimmerman thinks a lot about handling tough conversations with clients — and how to dissuade their fear of the unknown.

Clearing, Custody Firms Now Tied With Wirehouses for Market Share: Aite

Added on May 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: 2018 was a very mixed year for the wealth management industry. Client assets fell 2.1% overall to $23.7 trillion — the largest decline in over a decade — due to the drop in the stock market, but the drop-off was uneven and the number of advisors rose less than 1%, according to a new report from Aite Group.

10 largest RIA aggregators focused on defined-contribution plans

Added on May 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: We break down the data by firm, assets and advisers.

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Added on May 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary : As the financial planning industry moves inexorably to more of a fee-for-service model and away from the traditional assets under management (AUM) standard, advisors need to be aware of certain differences in how they bill their clients to avoid regulatory compliance problems.

Innovate or else: Advisers must leave the comfort zone before it's too late

Added on May 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: A lack of innovation is threatening the growth that the financial advice industry has become accustomed to in recent decades, according to some top advisers.

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