Succession planning

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.

The disturbing nature of the claims and puzzling sequence of events add a fraught layer to what was already going to be a challenging CEO handoff from the founder.

Some planners and firms are taking action to address impending retirements. Here's why opening more pathways into the field matters to every company in wealth management.

The founder will hand the reins to former LPL executive Burt White as part of an immediate transition to chairman.

The $72 trillion generational handover demonstrates the undeniable momentum of Black wealth in the U.S.

Recruiting female athletic talent can help secure the short- and long-term health of wealth management, writes a Morgan Stanley executive who is a former equestrian.

The 401(k) and individual wealth firm opted for one of a wave of private equity-backed startups that give financial advisors even more M&A suitors to consider.