Andrew Welsch

The ranks of America's richest investors are growing and so is their optimism, with confidence among global high-net-worth investors reaching pre-crisis highs.

The ranks of America's richest investors are growing and so is their optimism, with confidence among global high-net-worth investors reaching pre-crisis highs.

Janney Montgomery Scott recruited a veteran Merrill Lynch advisor with $1 million in production.

The two regulators are organizing outreach programs to provide an opportunity for advisors to talk directly with regulators about risk management, regulatory issues and compliance practices.

The firm continues its recruiting bonanza with the addition of an advisor-team from Morgan Stanley with more than $1.3 million in production.

What is this wealth supposed to accomplish? Many HNW clients confront this question as they contemplate what to do with their fortunes beyond providing for their families. Here's how their advisors can help.

What is this wealth supposed to accomplish? Many HNW clients confront this question as they contemplate what to do with their fortunes beyond providing for their families. Here's how their advisors can help.

RBC Wealth Management is adding new names to its top executive team, announcing a new head of International Wealth-USA.

IMCA and CAIA are teaming up to fill in a knowledge gap about alternative investments, offering a new online education program that teaches the basics to the uninitiated.

Raymond James has done it again. The firm has stolen away a Merrill Lynch advisor-team with $200 million in assets under management, marking its sixth major recruitment win in the past two weeks.

Advisors and their HNW clients too often shy away from difficult conversations about inheritance planning. Here are some ideas for advisors to help start the dialogue.

Raymond James appointed a new COO for its Private Client Group as well as a replacement North Atlantic regional director.

Advisors and their HNW clients too often shy away from difficult conversations about inheritance planning. Here are some ideas for advisors to help start the dialogue.

The proposal would require advisors changing firms to disclose financial incentives of $100,000 or more in either upfront recruitment bonuses or deferred bonuses, according to FINRA documents.

The firm grabbed a team with $2.5 million in production for its independent broker-dealer channel.

While acknowledging discrepancies between BrokerCheck and state reports, FINRA says it is right to exclude some information and that other "missing" information is in fact included.

Raymond James is on a recruiting spree, poaching million-dollar teams from Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo, and now grabbing a UBS team with $1.9 million in production for the company's Charlotte, N.C., office.

FINRA's BrokerCheck reports are missing key 'red flag' information, leaving investors in the dark about numerous blemishes on brokers' records, claims an advocacy group for investors.

Raymond James enticed away an advisor with $2.2 million in production as well as several associates from Merrill Lynch for its Cincinnati office.

Clients and their children are increasingly shifting their lives online, but without realizing the potential dangers to their digital assets.