Industry

Jeff Jones sees allowing donations to 501(c)3 groups as a way to accommodate advisors coming into the industry from the insurance world.

The deal, a mix of cash and equity, will expand the RIA consolidator's growing service offerings to clients.

The giant asset manager and its rivals like Vanguard and Schwab are all benefiting from offering advisors funds bundled into ready-made strategies.

Advisors seeking to sell their firms will find buyers that are increasingly focused on larger practices.

The firm's employee brokerage is bringing Alex. Brown, which it acquired in 2016, more firmly into its fold.

Drew Tignanelli argues that financial advisors should be subject to the more rigorous professional and educational standards governing doctors and accountants.

A small tweak to business practices could earn many firms in the industry much more in income, and it's hiding in plain sight.

The regulator's court victory wraps up years of litigation against a financial planner accused of defrauding at least nine clients of more than $1 million.

As deal volumes pick back up from the lower numbers late last year, a lawyer advising sellers says that negotiations are getting longer and more complex.

The veteran advisor who moved his niche firm from Florida to France is helping U.S. expats navigate their increasingly complex financial lives.