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A tiered service model should make clients feel valued while helping the firm scale.

Fewer U.S. adults have non-retirement investment accounts than three years earlier, and many retail investors struggle with understanding fees and fraud risk.

Spot bitcoin ETFs simplify custody, but they cost clients a major tax advantage. Here is why direct ownership still wins for HNW and UHNW clients.

Keith Todd Ashley, an advisor indicted for the murder of a client, has turned to the Fifth Circuit of Appeals to fight his 60-year prison sentence in a related fraud case.

The industry's biggest firms are winning the battle for assets but losing the war for high net worth efficiency. New data reveals how some of the biggest RIAs are growing through volume, not value.

While 2025 was a transformative year in wealth management, further implementation of AI tools into technology stacks means advisors' workflows in 2026 are sure to change.

The tax shield on student loan forgiveness has expired. Here is how advisors can help clients lower their burdens.

Logic (and compelling Cerulli Associates data) explain why advisor teams are gaining momentum. But teaming is not the only option for growth.

The "in-kind" method allows investors to diversify highly appreciated stock without handing over a chunk of the profit to the IRS.

A recent study found that more than half of all new articles on the internet were AI-generated. How can advisors help their own content stand out when this deluge threatens to drown them out?

Under a new proposal, clients would have to opt in to receiving account statements and other documents in paper form.

Getting away from the office to create or revise a firm's concrete goals and teammates' roles can help RIAs tap into organic growth, experts say.

The U.S. and more than 100 other countries finalized an agreement that would exempt American companies from some foreign taxes.

Starting in 2026, the starting age limit for those with significant disabilities to take advantage of these tax-advantaged savings accounts has been raised by 20 years.

A FINRA arbitration panel finds a "pattern" in JPMorgan's attempts to blacken the regulatory records of advisors moving to rival firms.

Financial advisors often urge clients to delay Social Security to maximize benefits, but new research suggests early claiming may be a rational choice for most households.

American Portfolios Financial Services, a formerly independent brokerage now under the Osaic umbrella, was accused of not being forthright about its handling of clients' uninvested cash.

For advisors who are also voracious readers, it's no surprise the books that most inspired them in their practices this year often focused on ways to improve client relationships and communication.

It's no surprise that AI saw big gains, but some longstanding winners saw their fortune flag.