Portfolio

Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch has capped off the summer with a round of hires from Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.

BNY Mellon Wealth Management has rehired a former BNY Mellon veteran to oversee the business strategy for the wealth management business and spearhead the expansion of the sales force, the firm announced Tuesday.

Growth from both retail and institutional investors has been steady in what is now called ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues.

The bank’s new chief investment strategist is assessing the product platform and is looking to expand Webster’s investment offerings.

Blogging requires a commitment, but if approached the correct way, it should not be a burden. Here are a few tips that are currently helping solo advisor Dave Grant.

Sometimes it pays to build walls in the wealth management industry—as long as they keep competitors out and clients in.

A preview of the company’s new cloud-based CRM tool suggests a solid beginning.

Now that profits are at record highs, financial advisors' next priority should be better people management, according to the 2013 FA Insight Study of Advisory Firms: People and Pay. Cost control, solid productivity and soaring client profitability helped the typical advisory firm reach a profit margin in excess of 20% in 2012, the highest margin in the survey's five-year history.

The country’s 20th-largest independent broker has a new name and a new pitch to independent advisors.

Ten years since the launch of the first equal-weight index, some persistent misconceptions about such indices remain. Here's a look at the role equal-weight strategies can play in a diversified portfolio.