Evergreen Funds confirmed that the SEC is investigating potential market timing at the firm and may bring an enforcement against it. The firm's parent company, Wachovia, first made the indication that a former employee as well as a portfolio manager may be charged in an SEC filing. An Evergreen spokeswoman indicated the firm intends to tell the SEC why enforcement action shouldn't be taken.
August is National Make a Will Month, but advisors say it's important to urge clients year-round to secure their wishes by keeping wills and estate plans fresh.
Women are projected to receive more than $100 trillion in the so-called great wealth transfer. But their planning needs can differ from men's.
Web designer Bonfire Studio asked ChatGPT for advisor recommendations in five metro markets. The results give advisors more reason to tend to their online presence.
With trillions on the table, advisors who know how to start conversations with clients' heirs risk losing far less than those who don't.
Retirement savers often don't realize what they're paying in fees or how much they can lose by leaving rollover cash uninvested, but advisors can help on both fronts.
A succession merger deal that was nearly 10 years in the making at Nebraska-based Prairie Wealth Advisors offers a lens into the many factors involved with the wealth management industry's looming financial advisor retirements.
