Financial Planning - November 2019

Distinguishing features of undergraduate and graduate programs for advisors offered by leading colleges and universities.

At best, the variety increases awareness of what the career can offer. At worst, it lends ammunition to critics who insist the profession isn’t a profession at all.

It's a hard truth that minorities and women are not well-represented in the financial planning industry. It's also a business problem.

I had a strong opinion. Then our reporting changed my mind.

In five bite-sized offerings, Chairman Jay Clayton fails to tell the public what it needs to know about RIAs vs. brokers.

Four erroneous beliefs cause many new planners to fail.

Who guards the guardians? Regulators, yes, but as CFPs we must also police ourselves

Alternative compensation structures may provide more consumer protection, and drive higher client satisfaction.

CEO James Poer seeks a different approach from rivals under the IBD’s new ownership.

Armed with some specific details, advisors can explain why the seductive option is both too good and too good to be true.

Someone with a long-term investing horizon is generally not helped by bailing out of a well-diversified, multi-asset portfolio. Here are some options for them, and some talking points for you.

Working with caregivers, an advisor learned valuable lessons.