Client retention

A new study from YCharts shows which type of financial advisor is best at communicating with clients, along with investors' changing priorities.

After the Schwab-TD merger, rival firms are re-thinking the settlement process, testing new pricing models, and improving advisor efficiency and service. Is David sprinting past Goliath?

The right strategy can minimize distraction, maintain productivity, and keep clients calm during the often sensitive 'divorce' process, says Robert Goff.

Despite lofty markets, offering a “lazy” portfolio may doom a number of ill-prepared planners in the coming year, our columnist warns.

Waddell & Reed had been working in recent years to transform its “proprietary broker-dealer into a fully competitive independent wealth manager.”

Advisors will face a drastically changed industry landscape and Schwab, already an industry leader, will play an even more outsized role in the marketplace.

The rush of newbie investors into the brokerage app has sparked controversy over how big its influence is over markets.

Evenings on the town are being replaced with conference calls, online concerts and care packages.

Advisors typically take most of their clients with them when they go independent, but not all of them do.

Charles Schwab and other firms have swooped in to absorb the thematic investing company’s remains, even as the reasons for its demise are murky.