Though M&A activity for RIAs was down 5 percent in 2023, many observers don’t view that as a trend likely to go forward. In fact, according to Deloitte’s 2024 survey, 79 percent of C-suite respondents and 86 percent of private

Take a second to consider how often we use colors to communicate in our everyday speech. Did anything ever make you “see red”? Did some topic or decision fall in a “gray area”? Did your latest idea get a “green

In his 1970 bestseller “Future Shock,” the prescient author Alvin Toffler coined the phrase, “high tech/high touch.” He was suggesting — in 1970! — what we have come to take as an assumption today: that advances in technology typically require

While the concept of investing organized around environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles has become more broadly known in the last five or so years, the basic principle of socially responsible investing has been around, in one form or another,

A week like no other. Whether it’s the ongoing post-election anxiety, fears of a looming recession, or the latest headlines on tariffs and interest rates, investors are feeling the pressure. RIAs know the drill: tune out the noise, stick to

Think about some of the greatest communicators you’ve ever known. Maybe they were a childhood teacher, a favorite professor, an admired mentor, or a corporate, civic or political leader. Whatever their area of influence or activity, what made their words

Reddit’s latest earnings call served as a stark reminder of a hard truth: if you rely on platforms you don’t control, you’re at their mercy. The company blamed Google’s algorithm tweaks for a traffic drop that hurt revenue and user

Socrates said it well: “Know thyself.” But Yogi Berra said it better: “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else.” For RIAs, self-knowledge – which includes an understanding of the firm’s ideal client persona (the people you need

I have a friend who tells me that, as a boy, he was fascinated by martial arts. He read every related book in the public library of his small town, hoping to absorb the secrets of the ancient methods of

In the words of Albert Einstein, "The only source of knowledge is experience." With the lessons of last year still fresh, we're poised to tackle the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. As we look forward, we recognize that navigating the