Charles Paikert

The financial services industry needs a major makeover, Sallie Krawcheck said at an industry conference Friday.

Old assumptions about referrals are mostly wrong, Julie Littlechild told advisors. Here are some of the myths that need busting -- plus four good ways to stimulate referrals.

There are a number of issues advisors should make sure are addressed before putting a client in international equities.

There's a big difference between succession-planning practice sales and other kinds of deal activity, advisors learned during a succession-planning panel Wednesday.

Dynasty Financial Partners is crossing the border and headed north.

The current investing enviornment is the “Rodney Dangerfield” of bull markets, because even after five years of bullish returns it is still not getting the respect it deserves, according to Liz Ann Sonders, Charles Schwab’s chief investment strategist.

Through a six-step process that focuses on quality over quantity, discover how to get the most from your practice.

For the first time in the fast-growing company’s history, LPL has posted nearly $1 billion dollars in net quarterly revenue.

With equities markets near record highs, what should advisors be telling clients now?

Advisors trying to expand their practices need to know how to focus their efforts to get the best returns.

Previewing an address Thursday that he's set to deliver to the 1,600 advisors attending the firm's annual conference, CEO Paul Reilly said that Raymond James Financial will continue to have “a big focus” on technology and training going forward. He also discusses how acquisition may (or may not) factor into the company's agenda.

From fiduciary rules to state tax strategies, regulatory issues continue to be on the front burner for the industry, the CEO of Raymond James Financial’s Global Private Client Group told advisors Tuesday.

Buying and selling practices and working more effectively with high net-worth clients is critical for advisors, according to speakers at the Raymond James Financial Services annual national conference in Dallas.

Succession planning, regulatory and technological issues will be the main focus for Raymond James Financial Services over the next year, according to Scott Curtis, the firm's president.

After a $210 million sale, Atlantic Trust appears to be headed into high gear.

The Bureau described the use of various senior designations as “extremely confusing for consumers,” noting that more than 50 different such designations are currently used to sell a wide variety of financial and insurance products.

The organic expansion plan sets Tiedemann apart in the wealth management space, where many firms recently have opted instead for an acquisition strategy, which brings an instant infusion of assets and revenues.

“The smart money is coming in,” said industry consultant Tim Welsh, president of Larkspur, Calif.-based Nexus Strategy, “and now we’ll see how smart the smart money is. Can they wring efficiencies out of this model?”

An enforcement action from the Securities & Exchange Commission is a timely reminder to advisors to disclose any financial benefits their firm may receive from the broker-dealer it recommends to clients.

Wealth management firms want advisors to spend more time in front of clients, and will be rolling out new technology to free them up to do just that, according to a survey by Ernst & Young.