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Should advisor retention go as planned, Blucora's agreement to purchase the firm would boost its IBD headcount to 4,500 reps.

The deal to add ready-made packages of funds to the firm’s asset management arm is expected to close in the first half of the year.

Outperformance has been driven in part by a push among investors to cut their tax bills after new limits were set on state and local deductions.

Evidence-based portfolios have been a bust over the last decade, and they may become a tough sell for the average investor.

The regulator is looking into whether brokers made appropriate share class recommendations for the plans as a result of the new law.

The tax law has made deducting philanthropic contributions more difficult, but there are ways to help clients reap benefits from their generosity.

The advisors were lifelong Morgan Stanley advisors, having started their careers at Smith Barney before Morgan acquired it.

Career-switchers may think becoming a financial planner is an easy transition, but done improperly can pose dangers to themselves and clients.

It may seem like your interests are aligned but there could be conflicts.

Discounted cash flow valuations have become popular, but untangling the formula can be challenging.

Heavily weighting any single stock has the potential to make a portfolio more volatile.

Commissions and cash-sweep revenue jumped by more than a combined $100 million in 2018 — even as the parent firm’s longtime chairman left the company.

The products have already attracted $1.3 billion in new assets this year, more than half what they took in during 2018.

The deal combines two giants: the leading financial planning provider by market share with the leading TAMP by client assets.

The products invest in private equity, hedge funds and real estate for the bank’s wealth management arm.

The sector has seen an inflow surge in recent months as Treasury yields continue to fall.

The transaction means the TAMP will own software that serves tens of thousands of financial advisors.

The U.S. is one of the few countries that doesn’t have paid family leave, and it can cause families hardship around the time of a birth, says an expert.

The group with $175 million in client assets opted for a Ladenburg IBD they think is less likely to change hands in the future, the OSJ manager says.

The losing firms? Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.