Finance

Industry recruiters see the changes as intended to make client assets and advisory teams "stickier" and to retain executive talent.

The firm's net income, client assets and advisor headcount all grew last year, according to a new SEC filing. But experts see trouble under the surface.

The megabank's Personal Financial Management transaction helped drive some record metrics in 2023 for its wealth and fund segment.

A turbulent 2023 led to fourth-quarter declines in net new assets, net income and banking deposits at the financial firm.

How the big firms compare with each other in their advisor headcounts, assets under management and other attributes.

Cash is making a resurgence in financial planning, offering both advisors and clients the opportunity to grow.

The firm's wealth and investment unit contributed more than half of the Wall Street giant's profits and revenues for 2023.

The bank's wealth management and investment management units have been standouts in recent years.

As a whole, the megabank saw its net income rise by 9% in 2023's final quarter. But its wealth management unit was another story.

The firm's wealth management co-head said that recent changes to its pay grid have been favorably received.

The gains in assets under management come as the banking giant continues to add to its advisor headcount.

Alternative investments are courting private wealth more and more as insitutional money starts to dry up.

Amid high interest rates, publicly traded real estate investment trusts have been pummeled the last two years. Analysts meanwhile think their private cousins are in for further correction.

From money management classics to a musical memoir, these are the 15 books financial advisors found inspiring, instructive or engaging this year.

Without inflation adjustments to income and net worth criteria, the number of people who qualify to put their money into sophisticated and risky investments has skyrocketed.

Finance gurus see the coming 12 months as a time to dilute concentrations in cash and large firms' stock and consider emerging markets and small caps.

It's a complicated choice, but tax alpha and customization shouldn't play that big of a role. On the other hand, the ability to have a solid partnership should.

Three financial giants have published reports on what they expect in 2024 — and they're surprisingly optimistic. Here's what they see coming.

The Fed's announcements sent a wave of optimism through the markets. How should financial advisors handle the excitement?