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A new Financial Planning survey found that while advisors feel the pressure to adopt AI tools, less than half believe it will play a large role in their firm's efforts to capture new clients.

The new offering, rolled out to 600 advisors this month, will let clients pay $3,600 a year for services that extend beyond asset management to include tax and trust planning.

The co-founders of the influential service, technology and compliance firm for fee-only RIAs discussed how the firm is evolving — but also staying the same.

Charles Morris, Microsoft chief data scientist, opened ADVISE AI with a look at the speed at which AI is changing wealth management, and the world.

Check in regularly as we update throughout both days of wealth management's first conference focused solely on AI in the industry.

An updated, funded buy-sell agreement can allow a surviving partner to maintain sole control of the business if one of the owners or partners were to die prematurely or become disabled.

Independent broker-dealers have found happy acquiring grounds in the insurance industry in recent years, as sellers seek to avoid heavy regulation and thinner margins.

At 29 years old, Chris King is the CEO and founder of Eaglebrook Advisors in Bethesda, Maryland, a cryptocurrency SMA platform with over $211 million in assets under management.

In its second year ever and first as a standalone event, the co-founders of a conference for Latino wealth management professionals share what to expect.

September's roundup of pressing issues in the wealth management space include an elder scam lawsuit embroiling Charles Schwab, accusations against Raymond James for failures in customer complaint reporting and more.

Supervised AI tools can spot opportunities and reduce risk — ideally long before an RIA merger or acquisition closes.

End-to-end meeting manager GReminders is using AI to streamline all the other AI meeting tools, like Calendly and Fireflies.ai, under one roof to make life easier for advisors.

The CFP Board of Standards' new "Quite Possibly the Perfect Job" digital campaign targets college and college-bound high school students. Many professionals felt the ads, which depict young people doing anything but working, "missed the mark."

The advisor at the center of the case, Chuck Roberts, has been the subject of at least 19 customer complaints since late 2022.

The possible expiration of many provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act raises the prospect of another budget reconciliation bill. Here's what that means for taxes.

The case is one of the latest to question if firms can be held liable for costly investment decisions made by clients showing signs of mental decline.

RBC Wealth also reorganized its private client group and appointed a new division head, and UBS named a market leader for its San Francisco business.

Marriage, government and employee benefits, and mental health often loom large for a base of clients that is more likely than straight peers to live alone.

Since being first given the green light by regulators two years ago, there are now dozens of these new vehicles available on the market. But experts warn they carry inherent risks for investors.

Jim Cahn of WEG says there will always be room for small RIAs. But firms intent on growth will increasingly have to turn to larger partners for help with estate and tax planning, back-office support, and marketing and client referrals.