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None of the findings in a new working academic paper will likely surprise financial advisors. But they could provide some helpful data for conversations with investors.

UBS Americas reported $14 billion in net new asset outflows in Q4, marking its worst period since the firm announced major compensation changes in November 2024.

Internal succession planning is messier but aligns with a true fiduciary firm's core values, argues Neela Hummel of Abacus Wealth.

In a Q&A interview, Christine Brown explained her plans for the role leading a team of a half dozen specialists assisting Kestra financial advisors.

Artificial intelligence tops the investment priority list for family offices globally, a survey from JPMorgan's private bank shows, though allocations lag and remain concentrated in public equities.

NewEdge Advisor's recruiting win from Ameriprise is the third recent big win for the New Orleans-based company.

With more than $12 trillion in assets, the company led by CEO Salim Ramji is pressing its advantages of scale in a rapidly consolidating, commodified industry.

As more financial advisors near retirement without clear succession plans, some RIAs are turning to ESOPs and Section 1042 rollovers to exit on their own terms.

CEO Rich Steinmeier looks past advisors defections to tout progress toward its goal of retaining 90% of the assets Commonwealth Financial Network had at its purchase last year.

CEO Paul Shoukry took a swipe at big private equity-backed acquirers, saying in an earnings call that most advisors want to be at firms "where they're not going to have to have another disruption in three to five years."