A consulting firm's report on the future of the channel reveals the ambivalence and frustration many feel about the impact of M&A consolidation.

Through collaboration with BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, Franklin Templeton and State Street, professionally managed model portfolios with alternative allocations are available via the firm's unified managed accounts.

Jamie Price of Osaic says attrition at his firm was below expectations during its recent internal consolidation of nine separate brokerages and that not having a self-clearing and self-custody business is an advantage these days.

Despite health savings accounts being highly tax-advantaged, most savers do not fully utilize their unique benefits, new data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows.

Other than satisfying important regulatory requirements, RIAs and their clients can exercise a lot of choice on costs. Here's how experts view the process.

George "Keith" Demetriades was accused of violating nonsolicitation clauses and misappropriating trade secrets after leaving for an RIA in 2023.