Practice

The higher number of brokers in two of the megabank’s largest business segments reeled in higher client assets based on equity values and inflows.

It will operate with central staff at the group level coordinating with teams within UBS’s wealth, asset, investment bank and Swiss units.

The widely expected bump in benefits won’t alter the program’s fiscal sustainability.

Teams managing $7.5 billion in client assets flocked to Financial Advocates through referrals from other reps who had previously moved to the firm.

Expecting everything to work seamlessly from day one can lead to a rude shock.

FP’s annual list recognizes the accomplishments of an elite cohort of young wirehouse and regional advisors.

Good luck getting in to see an estate planner if you don’t already have one. Cross your fingers if you do.

"Hopefully one day the industry changes and no one is surprised to see me at a top producer event due to my race or gender, or both," writes advisor Sandra Cho.

A streamlined “one-stop shop” would assist planners of all stripes in performing due diligence and other actions.

The average 529 account holds less than $29,000, which would pay for about half of a year of tuition at the average private university or a year or more at a public university.