Finance

A consulting firm's report on the future of the channel reveals the ambivalence and frustration many feel about the impact of M&A consolidation.

The deal marks the purchase of one private equity-owned firm by a much larger one with majority private equity backing.

Amid a broad deregulatory push, industry watchdogs are seeking to lower barriers that now limit many alternative investment products to so-called accredited investors.

State regulators accused LPL Financial, Edward Jones, Stifel, RBC and TD Ameritrade of charging their clients unreasonably high and unfair commissions on 1.12 million equity trades over a five-year period.

The firm is allocating as much of 20% of clients' portfolios to private credit, a market it was even in three years ago.

This comes as the latest move by U.S. banks into the crypto industry after President Trump began removing regulatory barriers.

As Gen Z navigates student debt, housing costs and a slew of other financial pressures, many have become disillusioned with the possibility of retirement. Financial advisors say that can make planning difficult, but not impossible.

Even without net new assets, the firm's assets under management and administration were pushed upward by market gains.

The equity strategy's tax-loss harvesting component can scratch a client's itch to do something amid sell-offs while staying fully invested.

Virtual client meetings have boomed since the COVID-19 pandemic, but advisors say the digital shift is far from over. Here's how virtual advisors are getting ahead of the curve.