- Mark Shields, Director of Solution Marketing at Appway, an FNZ company
Reconciling Regulatory Compliance: The Key Role of Digital
Wealth managers, insurers, advisors and banking businesses operate in one of the most highly regulated sectors in the world: the financial services sector. While making sure to attract new customers and grow their business,
- Joe Innace
Engineering Quality Investments
The SECURE Act became law on Dec. 20, 2019, with the intent to make it easier for small business owners to set up retirement plans. Short for “Setting Every Community Up for
- Bobby L. Hickman
Not Everyone Is Required to Put Clients
Many investors assume their financial advisors always put their customers’ interests first, continuing years of misperceptions over which professionals are actually held to the fiduciary standard.
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Reconciling Regulatory Compliance: The Key Role of Digital
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Engineering Quality Investments
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Not Everyone Is Required to Put Clients
- Bobby L. Hickman
Putting Clients First
Understanding what people need, being there for them
- Joe Innace
Take emotion out of the equation
According to a 2019 survey conducted jointly by CNBC, and investment-trading platform Acorns, some 75 percent of Americans manage their own finances with no help
- Bobby L. Hickman
Addressing Fiduciary Confusion
Confusion over whether their financial advisor acts as a fiduciary continues to plague consumers, despite recent regulatory efforts to establish clearer standards.
- Brian Allen CFP®
Committees Must Manage 401(k) Plans Better: Here’s How
With the majority of working Americans behind in retirement savings, managing and growing money reserves is a concern in many households.
- Bobby L. Hickman
"100% Fiduciary, 100% of the time" Putting client's interest first
Most investors have little idea what the term “fiduciary” means, much less whether their financial advisor operates in a fiduciary role.
- Advisors Staff
Tailored Solutions, Open Communications
Investors need more than advice on asset allocations or which stocks to buy – they also need an advisor who communicates often and in language they can understand.
- Sandy John
Putting Fiduciary First
Studies show many consumers don’t understand the concept of fiduciary. The State of Consumer Retirement Advice Survey, conducted in 2017, found that just four in 10 people
- Jude Scinta
Insights From a Fiduciary
If you ask a group of people what a financial advisor does, chances are you’ll hear many thoughts on the types of services offered—but in some cases you may just get a blank stare.
- Matthew D. Edward
The Rewards of Fiduciary-Base Financial Planning
Transparency serves clients well. The film “The Big Short” might be a somewhat-sensational, fictionalized retelling of the 2007 financial crisis, but it got one thing right: nobody appears to
- Matthew D. Edward
Staying on Top of a Changing Industry
Financial advisors constantly grapple with new laws and regulatory changes. And for prospective investors searching for a good advisor, the best question to ask is: How do you keep up?
On March 15, 2018, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals voted down the effort of the states of New York, California, and Oregon, and the nonpartisan organization, AARP, to implement the
- Jane Meggitt
Focusing on all that can impact a Client Financially
Even though the Department of Labor’s (DOL) fiduciary rule appears dead since the Department of Justice did not petition the Supreme Court for a hearing by the June 13 deadline, Nick