Portfolio

Retiree income in the U.S. lags far behind the national median for household earnings, but these top cities are bucking the trend, according to a new SmartAsset study.

The flow of financial advisors to the independent channels is certainly accelerating. But the traditional brokerage giants still offer advantages for some teams.

With more than $8 billion in assets under advisement, Simon Quick can comfortably serve high net worth clients. And it's managed to get there without private equity.

UBS has unveiled AI video avatars of its analysts, aiming to increase video production and client engagement. Will financial advisors take the same route?

A McKinsey study highlights the growing financial power of investors who are women and underscores that financial advisors who ignore them risk missing out on a $10 trillion opportunity.

Qualified charitable distributions have surged in popularity thanks to a shift away from itemized deductions, but experts say there's more work to be done around client education on the underappreciated tool.

Also this week, LPL picks up teams from Cetera and Ameriprise and Stifel draws from Merrill

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

The increasingly popular Section 351 process offers many low-basis investment portfolios an exit ramp — without incurring any capital gains.

Regulators discovered Julie Darrah had been siphoning millions from elderly clients after WEG bought her practice in 2021.