Andrew Welsch

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.

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management is putting the spotlight on advisor training with its appointment of Racquel Oden as head of new advisor development.

That makes for two big recruits in two days. A day after announcing the addition of a $1 million team from Wells Fargo, the firm has landed a second million-dollar team.

The firm has enticed away an advisor team with $1 million in production from Wells Fargo for its Bartlett, Ill., office.

An advisor team with nearly half a billion dollars under management has left AXA frustrations with how the firm structures its compensation plan.

With the advisor population aging and looking to retire, more wealth management firms are stepping up their efforts to recruit and train a new generation of advisors.

The firm has landed an advisor team with $225 million in assets under management from Morgan Stanley.

Steward Partners Global Advisory has added Hy Saporta, a former Citigroup executive, as chief operating officer, managing director and founding partner to help the firm gear up for growth.

Advisors need to spend more time helping clients plan for long-term care and inheritance allocations before problems arise, says one advisor and author.

Ameriprise reported strong earnings boosted by robust growth from the firm's wealth management unit.

UBS reported strong earnings for the fourth quarter, boosted by record profits from its wealth management divisions.