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Joined October 2016
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Week’s Best: Trump Tax Law Generates Confusion
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Here’s our weekly roundup of the most-read articles at Barron’s Advisor.
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How This Financial Advisor Turned YouTube Into a Growth Engine for His Firm
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When Dave Zoller started his YouTube channel, barely anyone watched. Now it generates more client leads for his firm than it can handle.
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New Year’s Resolutions These Financial Advisors Want You to Make
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Financial advisors can’t make resolutions for you, but they can suggest them. Here is what four advisors recommend.
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SEC Alleges That Fake Crypto Firms Stole $14 Million From Would-Be Investors
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The agency says investors’ money disappeared overseas “through a web of bank accounts and crypto asset wallets.”
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Eric Leeper: Why Compensation Structure Is Vital to M&A Success
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Compensation is the “largest expense for a financial advisor” and ultimately drives the valuation of RIAs, says the CFO of the consulting firm FP Transitions.
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Earnouts in M&A Deals Are Here to Stay. What RIA Sellers Need to Know.
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Firm owners must scrutinize contingency provisions carefully before agreeing to sell.
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What Is Modified Adjusted Gross Income Now? Big Beautiful Bill Creates Tax Headaches for Advisors.
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In some statutes, muni income counts toward modified adjusted gross income, but in the OBBB, it doesn’t.
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AI Is Making Cyberscams Harder to Detect. Here’s How to Thwart Them.
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Whether it’s vishing, quishing, smishing, or old-school spear phishing, it takes more than instinct to spot cyberattacks.
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Unemployment Is Rising. How Advisors Are Helping Clients Recover After Job Loss.
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In addition to helping clients fill financial gaps, younger advisors can also provide career advice for clients seeking new jobs or considering starting their own businesses.
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Forget Wine and Food Baskets. Here Are the Gifts Next-Gen Advisors Are Giving Clients
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Younger advisors are choosing gifts that connect with clients’ values and are sometimes opting for experiences over things.
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Week’s Best: Tech and International Stocks Will Still Shine in 2026
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Here’s our weekly roundup of the most-read articles at Barron’s Advisor.
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LPL’s Aneri Jambusaria: Paving the Way for More Financial Planning
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The $2.3 trillion-asset independent broker-dealer’s chief wealth officer wants to make it easier for LPL’s 32,000 advisors to provide financial planning.
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COO of Advisory Firm and Alleged Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
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David Bradford was the chief operating office of Drive Planning, which has been accused of a $300 million fraud.
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Finra Accuses New York Brokerage Firm of Massive Churning Operation
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Spartan Capital Securities allegedly made excessive trading a core part of its business model.
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What Could Go Right–and Wrong–for Markets in 2026? Money Pros Weigh In.
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Investment pros lay out what could go right—and wrong—for stocks next year.
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SEC Says Financial Advisors Are Still Tripping Over the Marketing Rule
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Advisors have had to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s update to advertising for three years, but many are falling short on disclosures.
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Schwab Doubles Asset Minimum for Firms to Participate in Referral Network
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Financial advice firms looking to participate in the Schwab Advisor Network will generally need to manage at least $500 million in client assets.
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Merrill Has Mostly Dropped ‘Lynch’ From Its Corporate Brand. But Not Everywhere.
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The “Lynch,” referring to one of the firm’s founding partners, remains alive on advisor bios and some official corners of the wealth unit.
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Mary Ann Bartels: Tech and International Stocks to Rise in 2026
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Sanctuary Wealth’s chief investment strategist expects a “’reset year” with more modest gains, favoring growth over value and large-cap stocks over small-caps.
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Look Past the Upfront Dollars and Flashy Sales Pitch When Choosing a New Home for Your Wealth Management Practice
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Eye-catching pay packages should be weighed against business disruption in the transition year and beyond, advises Cetera Financial Group’s CFO.
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