Michael Kitces raised potential conflict of interest concerns regarding the CFP Board's development of continued education ...

Relationship management systems are the traditional hub of financial advisors' technology stacks, but new AI tools may ...

Client expectations are rising, and the competitive landscape demands operational excellence. Firms that invest in ...

While advisors strive to grow their business, an unfortunate consequence of that growth is the very clients who helped make the firm successful could be the ones costing it money, warned advisor ...

The new business intelligence service uses several key performance indicators to help advisors decide how to best manage their talent and resources.

Three-advisor "triangle" teams are the structures used by the most productive advisor firms, offering more efficiency than models that rely on one-on-one client service or larger planning teams, ...

Few individuals in the wealth management industry have a name that holds as much significance as Michael Kitces. Many undoubtedly recognize him from his website, Kitces.com, his industry-leading ...

Welcome, everyone! Welcome to the 79th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Anjali Jariwala. Anjali is the founder of FIT Advisors, a niche advisory firm ...

The wealth management industry's traditional fee model is blocking more financial advisors from providing valuable tax and estate planning services to clients, according to Steve Lockshin. Processing ...

A 58-year-old client came to financial planner Michael Kitces’ office seeking a plan that would allow him to retire at age 65 with $1 million. The client headed home “retired” that very day. “He had ...

What's the biggest mistake investors make when evaluating a fund? Asset allocation and effective diversification have been long-standing tenets of portfolio construction. In fact, while long credited ...