Portfolio

While big firms keep getting hit with lawsuits alleging unfair cash sweep policies, MaxMyInterest is generating returns from cash through the competitive marketplace.

Researchers wonder if similar regulatory attention could eventually hit the bottom lines of independent broker-dealers and RIAs.

These recoveries don't guarantee a bottom has been reached.

Financial planners have had to field plenty of questions about why they weren't more aggressively chasing returns. With the market correction, they now have a chance to show the benefits of a diversified strategy.

Like cable companies, Fidelity Investments has joined the bundled pricing trend, targeting smaller firms with lower-cost options to access their multiservice platforms.

The planning strategies for large individual equity holdings pose tax, investment and behavioral questions for financial advisors and their customers.

The firms acknowledge on social media that they are responding to technical difficulties.

The soliciations can be made only to clients who have a net worth of at least $1.5 million, high risk tolerance and the intention to invest in speculative assets.

It's important for advisors to develop a relationship with both spouses from the outset, long before an unexpected death.

The hires add credibility to the wirehouse's renewed commitment to recruiting.