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Private foundations are giving and growing fast — and so are the potential tax threats. Read more about the $2 trillion opportunity: bit.ly/4onYxDD #wealthmanagement #financialadvisors #taxplanning

Foundation assets keep growing amid tax threats

The number of private tax-advantaged foundations and the amount of assets contained in them has reached nearly $2 trillion, even as the administration considers imposing new taxes.

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It's official. @Vanguard_Group has taken the U.S. ETF asset crown from longtime king @BlackRock. #investing #ETFs #vanguard bit.ly/43wsgkc

Vanguard ends BlackRock's 20-year run atop U.S. ETF market

In a milestone shift, Vanguard overtakes BlackRock, with nearly $4.4 trillion in exchange-traded fund assets.

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Has Form ADV expanded beyond its usefulness? In 2025, financial advisors provided an average of 1,026 data points to the SEC in their Form ADV filings. In 2011, the average was "just" 566. Read the story: bit.ly/4vycfpB #SEC #financialadvisors #regulation
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There’s a case to be made for financial advisors to charge flat fees for specific tasks or retainers, rather than using a percentage of assets under management, two advisors argued at an @AICPA session. #financialadvisors #financialplanning #ENGAGE26 bit.ly/4ggEAMH

The case for charging flat fees instead of AUM

For some RIAs — particularly those that focus on financial planning — adopting a flat-fee structure can make more sense than a traditional AUM-based model.

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Trying to grow? @MichaelKitces and @DefineFinancial know some people who could help. Check out how planners are expanding through social media, search and referrals. #RIAs #financialadvisors #wealthmanagement bit.ly/4gfG7CH

6 organic growth marketing strategies Kitces wants planners to know

Kitces Marketing Summit 2026 organizers Michael Kitces and Taylor Schulte lined up a half dozen speakers who shared accessible organic growth strategies.

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Satisfied with its pilot program on remote inspections, @FINRA pushes for a permanent policy. #financialplanning #remotework #brokers bit.ly/4fGzNEi

FINRA moves to make remote inspections permanent for brokerages

Nearly two years into a pilot program designed to test remote inspections of brokers' residential and other remote offices, FINRA feels comfortable enough with the results to push for a permanent...

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Economic uncertainty has advisors looking more to alternative investments for diversification benefits, according to our latest FACO survey. #financialplanning #investing #wealthmanagement bit.ly/4fBt4vh

Global turmoil has advisors touting alts' diversification benefits

The latest Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook (FACO) finds advisor sentiment turned slightly pessimistic again this month as financial planners looked for ways to insulate clients' portfolios from...

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More than70% of new financial advisors fail. @AmplifiedPlan's Externship is trying to change that. #Professionaldevelopment #PracticeandClientManagement #Careeradvancement bit.ly/4vDpXHS

As talent shortages loom, interest in Externship's development program booms

This summer, Amplified Planning's Externship program saw 2,700 applicants — a record, and a sign that advisors are thirsting for opportunities to thrive in the wealth management industry.

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Maybe 401(k) rollovers should be simple. They’re not. Here’s a cheat sheet on determining if and how to do them right. #financialadvisors #financialplanning #retirementplanning bit.ly/4uvht4M

The pros and cons of rolling over a client's 401(k)

There's value in having money in one place, but some 401(k) rules make rollovers more trouble than they're worth.

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No one likes seeing, say, $1.8 trillion in losses over one day in the S&P. But that can trigger a common investor bias among retirees in particular. Here's how financial advisors can help. #investing #money #financialadvisors bit.ly/4ejXIag

Retirees view market dips as a harbinger. Here's how to reassure them

Longevity and constant financial tickers these days often trigger retirees' fears that they will outlive their assets. Here's how financial advisors can coach them through.

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It turns out it’s not just broker-dealers that have to worry about cash sweeps liabilities. So do RIAs, says the @SECGov. #financialplanning #regulation #financialadvisors bit.ly/3Sef7tp

SEC to RIAs: You also have to worry about cash sweeps

As brokerage firms keep getting sued for allegedly not providing clients fair returns on their uninvested cash, the SEC tells investment advisors they also have legal liabilities.

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So you're interested in discussing fees with financial advisors who eschew the traditional 1% of AUM charge for their advice. Well, we hope you have set aside some time for that discussion. #financialadvisors #financialplanning #RIAs bit.ly/445DbBi

Flat RIA fees? There are countless ways to do it

Members of the Transparent Advisor Movement are meeting around the country in "Flat Fridays" events. And the collaboration is revealing all of the nuance around fees.

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With a $10M gift to create and fund a financial planning school at @RowanUniversity, @ricedelman of @dacfp is actually doing something to address both America’s retirement readiness crisis and wealth management’s advisor shortage. #wealthmanagement #retirementplanning #financialadvisors bit.ly/4vZMZZV

My quest to graduate 500 CFP-ready advisors a year

With a $10M gift to create and run a school of financial planning, Ric Edelman aims to solve the retirement readiness crisis and wealth management's talent shortage.

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Have clients with lots of held-away assets? Here’s why that may not be good for either you or them. #financialplanning #wealthmanagement #financialadvisors bit.ly/4e8Rslr

How securing held-away assets helps firms — and clients

Large wealth managers are chasing a multitrillion dollar opportunity to manage more of their clients' assets. But many high net worth investors give their business to multiple firms, whether out of a...

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The Social Security retirement fund is now expected to become insolvent in the fourth quarter of 2032, according to the federal government’s latest estimates. #socialsecurity #financialadvisors #retirementplanning bit.ly/3RVIBfD

Social Security trust fund projected to run short in late 2032, trustees say

The latest projections indicate the main Social Security retirement fund will reach insolvency in less than six and a half years. For retirees and their advisors, that could mean a potential rethink...

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25 years. 2,000 families. Countless seminars and white papers. But Michael Beloff’s hard work paid off: He built a successful niche advising families with disabled children, all while helping hundreds of others who may never pay him a cent. #KnowYourNiche #FinancialPlanning #DisabilityPlanning bit.ly/4oiOvmX

How patience, trust and free advice built a $125M advisory niche

Michael Beloff has helped families with special needs while also understanding how to best take care of his own son with autism. He's grown free outreach into a thriving niche.

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With their data-reporting requirements doubling since 2011, advisors are starting to question the scope of Form ADV. #financialadvisors #FormADV #SEC bit.ly/3QcAgDD

Form ADV 'bloat' causes undue burden for advisors: IAA

In a recent industry snapshot, the Investment Adviser Association found the average number of data points advisors have to report in annual regulatory filings has nearly doubled to more than 1,000...

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A federal law enacted in July 2025 introduced some confusion over who owes what taxes after a person dies. It’s a niche but important topic that could cost beneficiaries when they inherit. #wealthmanagement #financialadvisors #estateplanning bit.ly/43V0Moh

The estate planning 'haircut' advisors should know about

A technicality in the federal law enacted in July 2025 changed how deductions work for estates and trusts, creating uncertainty over how taxes are allocated after a person's death.

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The barriers to entry in wealth management remain notoriously high, to the tune of nearly three-quarters of rookie advisors dropping out of the industry. This new group could help change that. #financialadvisors #wealthmanagement #careers bit.ly/4vuk13Q

This financial advisor coach launched a cheap, new early-career network

Advisor Growth Solutions founder Jeffrey Czajka created a new professional community for early-career advisors at a low price point by the field's standards.

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For a lot of folks, retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Here's how to prevent the golden years from turning bleak: bit.ly/4eLo0kH #retirement #retirementplanning #SocialSecurity

How to avoid these 4 common retirement regrets

Only 14% of retirees feel like they're living the life they planned for in retirement, according to a survey by ConsumerAffairs.

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