Financial Planning

Planners and experts dive into wirehouse pay, charging clients at a higher rate, emerging business models and other key issues.

The lack of Black representation in the financial services stems from two interconnected problems. Black professionals face significant hurdles once they break into the industry. And the presence of nearly 175,000 Black financial professionals displays that their widespread absence at the upper executive ranks isn't a product of there being an insufficient talent pool.

Racism at the branch and in the workplace makes it harder for Black Americans to gain access to financial services. In the second episode of the Access Denied podcast, innovators and researchers from the fields of human resources, banking and wealth management explain how industries leave people out — and what needs to be done to change it.

Wealth management firms should define success by how well their operations perform under pressure, Kestra Financial COO Kris Chester says in an episode of Financial Planning's podcast.

The pandemic is prompting financial advisors to use video messages, webinars and even board games to connect with clients and prospects, Hightower Chief Marketing Officer Abby Salameh says in an episode of Financial Planning's Podcast.

Many financial advisors aren't aware of serious conflicts of interest affecting the majority of retail clients, Northeastern University Professor Nicole Boyson says in a Financial Planning Podcast.

An RIA platform launched by compliance professionals is growing by offering a smaller home for wirehouse and reverse breakaways, Advisory Services Network COO Cindy Halpern explains in an episode of Financial Planning's Podcast.

Financial advisors choose technology the way cyclists pick out their rides, Riskalyze Managing Director for Enterprise Services Dana Rhodes explains in a Financial Planning podcast.