Finance

Financial planners can help clients navigate homeownership and other significant purchases in the wake of the Fed's revised rate-cut projections.

The consumer price index came in a little cooler last month, ending a streak of bad inflation data — at least for now.

The Wall Street giant distinguishes its custody service by being a pioneer in allowing private equity, private credit and similar investments to be used as collateral for loans to RIA clients.

Like 2023, 2024 has been good to Edward Jones. The St. Louis-based firm finished the first quarter with higher revenues and more financial advisors on its payroll.

Executives at the Zurich-based bank say $27B in net new assets for the first quarter put the firm well on its way to its wealth management goals.

Industry experts who track comings and goings at large firms say the advisor staff figures often obscure more than they reveal.

Back in December 2023, Wall Street was hoping for rate cuts early and often. But as of May 2024, "higher for longer" seems to be the new policy — at least for now.

Higher expenses from the record headcount of financial advisors and a continuous stream of recruits and acquisitions are investing in the firm's future earnings, though.

In the first three months of 2024, both profits and client assets reached new heights at RayJay's Private Client Group.

After a mixed quarter for the firm's wealth unit, CEO Ron Kruszewski predicted that the Fed may cut rates zero or just once or even hike them in 2024.

The number of experienced financial advisor recruits fell in the first quarter, but Ameriprise's overall headcount and its profits are on the rise.

During first-quarter earnings calls, top executives of mega firms like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup talked about how they're testing AI and high-tech tools.

Political bias can create negative chain reactions in portfolios. Here's how to keep investors focused on long-term goals.

The Providence, Rhode Island, company is having discussions with private wealth management teams elsewhere as it seeks to expand its fledgling private bank. In just three months, private banking deposits doubled to $2.4 billion.

Pershing reported higher revenue in Q1 after a rough last year when clients fled due to First Republic's failure. Parent BNY Mellon's CEO Robin Vince said he feels 'very good' about Pershing.

The Bank of America wealth management subsidiary joins Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo in no longer divulging how many financial planners it has on the payroll.

Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick downplayed the importance of government investigations into potential money laundering issues involving wealth management clients. "We've been focused on our client on-boarding and monitoring processes for a good while," he said.

The firm's wealth management business saw strong new assets inflows in the first quarter, particularly from its business catering to family offices.

The New York megabank is working to deploy artificial intelligence as it seeks to make its own operations more efficient. Solomon also sees an "unprecedented" opportunity in financing clients' needs as they invest in AI.