Prudential Securities of Newark, N.J., and Legg Mason of Baltimore, Md., have hired Standard & Poor's of New York to provide information and advice on their Internet sites. Prudential and Legg Mason are the first clients for S&P's new service, which includes market commentary, financial planning tools and investment recommendations.
In an earlier than usual announcement, UBS said it will update its 2026 compensation grid for U.S. advisors, aiming to curb departures and encourage more work with high net worth clients.
Older and younger Gen X clients have very different needs, goals and outlooks. Advisors who treat them as one group risk missing the mark.
Several panels and presentations last week at Future Proof focused on the idea of advisors growing their businesses through offering specialized, family office-style services.
As the Fed nears a potential rate cut, bearish sentiment is rising. Here's how to keep pessimistic clients from exiting the market.
In its third suit in as many months, JPMorgan is accusing a former advisor of using its banking referrals to build a book of business and then trying to abscond with those clients to a rival firm.
The numbers look gaudy, but potential estate taxes and prohibitions on future strategies make the big retirement accounts much less appealing, two experts said.
