Succession planning

Despite the notable flows and valuations, some sellers get locked into an ill-fitting parent firm without many options for getting away.

For many firms, looming advisor retirements and the need to retain client households through the next generations will create difficult problems.

The choice of brokerage or RIA firm involves any number of factors and a range of timelines. Here's what the numbers and experts suggest are the main drivers.

Retirement savings can stretch further in some states than others, but retirees don't appear to care much about that fact, data shows.

Affiliated Advisors aims to recruit, retain and advance wealth management professionals with resources aimed at three different career stages.

Chief Operating Officer Dennis Moore is taking on the role of interim chief as the profession mourned the loss of a dedicated leader.

The model that RIAs use to pay their less-tenured professionals is morphing and looming larger in their future plans and present-day valuations, experts say.

With 37% of financial advisors expecting to retire within the next decade, rookies are still failing at a 70% clip within their first five years, according to a new Cerulli study.

The answer depends first and foremost on how much time financial advisors have for an emotionally and technically challenging process, experts said.

The asset sales carry complexity requiring careful thought and expert advice, but they could prove beneficial to some wirehouse breakaways or RIA succession plans.

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.

Most firms are limited liability corporations these days, but a significant chunk of older firms are c-corporations. Experts share the key factors involved with the options.

Three executives shared best practices around compensation in the fight to recruit, retain and support planners and other key employees.

Some 4,200 attendees have converged on Southern California for the third year of Ritholtz Wealth Management's annual outdoor "wealth festival."

The handoff of a company carries important tax implications alongside a plethora of succession challenges. Here's what financial advisors need to talk about with clients.

As more women generate and steward great wealth, they must also strive to develop and maintain financial wellness. The wealth management industry has a vital role to play in helping dynamic women on their journey.

Even — or especially — for financial planners, retiring isn't easy. Here's how to let go of the business and embrace what comes next.

One year after it bought First Republic Bank, the largest U.S. bank by assets is launching J.P. Morgan Private Client, a new tier in its affluent-consumer services that brings together JPMorgan's brand with First Republic's concierge model.

With RIAs increasingly identifying succession planning as a business imperative, here's how financial advisors and firms are investing in the future.