By Barron's Advisor Staff

Rick Wurster, who became CEO of Charles Schwab at the start of 2025, used his firm's annual conference for registered investment advisors as an opportunity to address the blending of investing and gambling via so-called prediction markets that are offered at some other brokerage firms. He says investing is different from gambling and asks advisors to help educate their clients so they know the difference.

Among other most-read wealth management articles this week:

Best year-end tax moves . John Nersesian, Pimco's head of advisor education explains how advisors can help clients navigate recent tax changes, offering tips for investments, as well as income tax, retirement, and legacy planning on the latest Barron's Advisor The Way Forward podcast. He discusses tax-loss harvesting, deductions, portfolio rebalancing, Roth conversions, HSAs, charitable giving, and the use of trusts.

Tough client conversations . Whether it is firing a problem client or helping a family cope with a terminal cancer diagnosis, advisors sometimes have to deliver hard news. For this week's Barron's Advisor Big Q, we asked advisors to describe difficult conversations they have had with clients. They include delivering hard news and offering reassurance to a bewildered family.

Edward Jones' new partner track . Edward Jones is revamping its partnership model in a move aimed at expanding the ranks of equity owners in the brokerage firm. It stands to raise as much as $1.4 billion through the sale of new Class B partnerships and will use the funds for "growth needs" or "general purposes."

Betterment launches online stock trading . Investors increasingly don't want to choose between DIY and financial advice -- they want both, according to Betterment CEO Sarah Levy. The firm, which made a name for itself by launching one of the first robo-advisors, is now offering online stock trading. The new service is commission free and will allow customers to trade thousands of stocks and exchange-traded funds.

Career advice when finance is in flux . Matthew Meade has witnessed disruption in markets and from the pandemic and now is helping clients face disruption from AI. A veteran of Bloomberg and the risk department at two major banks, he is now a consultant and author. He packaged his advice on job survival strategies in a new book, The Deep Dive: 7 Life Rafts to Survive Career Currents. He says next-gen talent in wealth management and on Wall Street need to cultivate brand identity, a capacity to pivot, and the ability to recognize burnout to have long, successful careers.

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