Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.

On Sept. 11,  InvestmentNews will be premier its first ever documentary short in New York City at the United Nations’ 2018 Sustainable Investing Conference. This collaboration of InvestmentNews and Steve Distante, CEO of Vanderbilt Financial Group, celebrates the creativity and innovation of entrepreneurs and investors who have aligned with the United Nations’ sustainable development goals to create a meaningful impact on the world alongside a traditional financial return.

Let's face it, drafting a contingency plan that allows your practice to go on without you isn't fun — or easy. If it were, more than 20% of financial advisers might actually have an executable contingency in place. On July 28, the way you think about contingency planning is going to change. That's because InvestmentNews will feature a personal look at what happens to clients when their adviser suddenly drops out of the picture.

With the return of spring each year, we here at InvestmentNews gain renewed faith in humanity when we begin our collaboration with the Invest in Others Charitable Foundation on the Community Leadership Awards. These awards were established eight years ago by Invest in Others to recognize and celebrate financial advisers across the country for their exemplary leadership and contribution to philanthropic efforts.