Portfolio

Many advisory firms are suffering capacity constraints at a time where macro forces, like Boomer retirement, are driving growth their way. Advisors can take advantage of this growth curve by implementing the “Starbucks Experience," which will allow them to scale businesses for growth and provide a better client service experience.

These record levels are expected to continue through the end of the year as individuals and their advisors seek to meet charitable giving priorities while also navigating the uncertain outlook for taxes given the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts at year’s end, according to Schwab.

Exchange-traded funds hit a speed bump last month after coasting through much of the year in the black.

Married millionaire women are more risk averse, more interested in holistic financial planning and they may be better candidates for financial advice than their male counterparts according to research released by Fidelity on Thursday.

“What we ... know is that there are a lot of advisors who think their entire value is wrapped around they’re delivering advice to clients and telling them how it’s going to work out,," Joe Duran, the CEO of United Capital said. "But the reality is that we don’t believe that’s the future."

Compass EMP Funds may have just launched 13 new mutual funds, but the Nashville, Tenn., firm isn't finished just yet.

Kayne Anderson Rudnick, a boutique investment adviser and affiliated manager of Virtus Investment Partners, has promoted Doug Foreman to co-chief investment officer, effective January 1, 2013.

For the week ended Nov. 20, investors yanked an estimated $7.51 billion from U.S. stock funds, bringing total outflows to more than $131 billion for the year.

Mutual funds experienced outflows of some $5.52 billion for the week ended Tuesday, November 20, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Advisers targeting defined contribution plans have new research to rely on.