Can robo advisors truly be 401(k) fiduciaries?
Taking on the mantle of a fiduciary under ERISA isn’t as easy as expanding a client niche.
Taking on the mantle of a fiduciary under ERISA isn’t as easy as expanding a client niche.
The second in a two-part series looking at how financial advisors can improve their business during the current coronavirus crisis.
It makes no sense to be working harder than ever for clients but be paid less.
COVID-19 triggered a rapidly unfolding story of human tragedy and economic devastation. It also unleashed a disturbing volume of content masquerading as objective analysis. Much of it is just a smoke screen to advance personal and corporate agendas. My inbox, clutter and junk files are full of thinly veiled attempts to gain from, or capitalize … Read More
Including international investments in a portfolio ensures investors will always have exposure to the markets that are performing the best.
This article will help you determine if outsourcing might provide benefits to your firm. It will also explore the different outsourcing business models that are available, how to pick the right outsourcing partner and how to explain outsourcing to your clients.
This article will help you determine if outsourcing might provide benefits to your firm. It will also explore the different outsourcing business models that are available, how to pick the right outsourcing partner and how to explain outsourcing to your clients.
Investment costs might not seem like a big deal, but they add up and compound over time along with investment returns.
The good old days of charging 1% solely for a portfolio of mutual funds are officially over, and that’s good news for the right type of advisor, says First Ascent Asset Management’s Scott MacKillop.
The fee-based world is looking a lot like the old brokerage world in some disturbing ways.
You can wait for the government to set your standards of behavior for you, or you can do it yourself.
The SEC has scheduled a vote on Reg BI for June 5. Here’s what advisors can expect.
Some things never change. Build your business on a solid, lasting foundation.
What gets your engine revved up in the morning? What propels you through the day full of enthusiasm even in the face of great obstacles? What keeps your wheels spinning, generating new ideas and creating new solutions? What drives you forward? What is your “why?” In 2009, Simon Sinek wrote a book entitled, Start with … Read More
Who you are and why you do what you do is far more important to your message than what you do or how you do it.
First Ascent maintains its brand identity and will operate as an independent subsidiary of GeoWealth
In a land of giants, advisors give fast-growing First Ascent the top spot—again!