Financial Planning: Let the Pros Do It?

Participants in the recent Kehrer Bielan virtual study group on the development of holistic advisors confronted the slow pace of advisor adoption of planning.  On average a bank-based advisor engages in planning with only 1.75 clients a month, up from 1.4 in 2015. ...

Thinning Advisor Coverage Continues Thwarting Growth

More advisors key to increasing investment services penetration and revenue   Financial institutions have a growth mandate—to grow deposits, market share, net income and the return on average equity. Many institutions also have a strategic imperative to increase...