David Herro of the Oakmark International Small-Cap Fund won the award for international stock fund manager of 2006, and Jeffrey Gundlach of the TCW Total Return Bond Fund won the award for fixed income manager of the year.
In his new role at Wells Fargo, Andre Mansour is harnessing his Google experience to bring efficient, meaningful systems that assist both advisors and clients.
Median sale prices for RIAs have long been ticking upward. But some valuation experts argue that impending retirements could lead to an oversupply of firms on the market — and lower price tags.
Financial advisors and their clients must prepare for the possibilities of a stock downturn, unexpected early retirement, long-term care and inflation, experts say.
Raising firm fees — whether under a flat-fee or AUM model — is essential to maintaining a profitable RIA. Wealth advisors shared how they were able to increase prices and revenue with little client turnover.
With the clock ticking toward the Social Security fund's projected insolvency, advisors might take different approaches depending on clients' ages and levels of wealth.
Portfolio managers from Fidelity, Columbia Threadneedle and JPMorgan said the case for dividend investing remains strong, even if it receives less emphasis than other strategies these days.
