Barron's Advisor POV

Advisors can use practices drawn from behavioral finance and traditional therapy to guide clients toward their best financial future.

Google’s generative AI tool is powerful and can be a great time saver. But it has some downsides.

With a list of trusted professionals and resources at their fingertips, advisors can help clients plan for long, stress-free, and fulfilling retirements.

Given persistent inflation and the potential for higher rates ahead, advisors should be careful when recommending certain kinds of annuities to clients.

With the Nasdaq-100 struggling and value investing back in vogue, certain tech stocks have moved from the “growth” to the “value” column. 

Advisors can help clients get their young children started early on the path to financial well-being.

Thanks to an infrastructure boom and a young, motivated workforce, the soon-to-be most populous country looks attractive for those seeking to diversify from China.

The siren song of independence is tempting. Here’s why the head of one team stayed with his broker-dealer.

While the technology is early and immature, it is likely to have a dramatic impact on how financial advisors work in the future.

Jumping to the independent channel can feel riskier for females in a male-dominated field, but staying put could be just as problematic.

Investment-grade bonds have modestly outperformed Treasuries over the last 15 years, making them seem like a good choice for fixed-income portfolios. But are they really?

Having a trusted sounding board who will help clarify your goals and hold you to them is invaluable for advisors and entrepreneurs—particularly in these volatile times.

Now is the time to talk to clients about the safety of their bank and brokerage accounts.

Properly assessing risk—in banks and portfolios—requires looking several layers below the surface.