Financial planning

"Clients that are buying your services on price are clients that you don’t want," says consultant Jamie McLaughlin.

New flavors in a portfolio can help juice returns, but beware of the risks.

The ultrawealthy are taking more conservative positions this year, but younger investors are still bullish, according to a recent industry study.

If an advisor hasn't adopted new technology, the CEO asks, are they putting their own interests ahead of their clients?

The wealthier the family, the trickier it can be to interpret their finances. A modern investment management platform can alleviate the need for manual number-crunching.

If you raise rates on the rich, will you lose them to other states? A study of 45 million IRS records suggests it doesn’t work that way.

A twist on benefits that can help UHNW clients win big estate tax savings and flexibility.

A mix of approaches to gain the attention of ideal prospects, who have learned to ignore typical marketing tactics.

To maximize efficiency, segment clients into groups generating over $5,000 in revenue and those that don't, says Alyssa Von Herbulis of Russell Investments.

Certain trusts could have saved heirs $100 million or more — and ensured the musician’s money went to the people and causes he chose. Here are just a few of the tools he could have used.

State agencies can be aggressive in checking records.

A new model of holistic financial advice is coming on the scene.

Kate Randall Danella is the second executive to be named to the post in less than four years.

Advisers, get ready to track — and secure — client information streaming in from physical properties and a vast array of accounts.

A deep dive into millennial's financial habits shows a stark generational difference from boomers when it comes to leaving the nest.

If a client becomes incapacitated, who will give the financial planner directions?

The wirehouse will consider the move if “conditions remain as they are or grow worse,” CEO Sergio Ermotti says.

Planners are the single biggest influence on financial decision-making for UHNW clients and their family members, a recent industry study says.

People with the highest income bailed from stocks disproportionately on the worst days of the financial crisis, according to a new Ohio State University and University of Michigan study.

Family members differ dramatically when it comes to wealth planning, according to a recent Merrill Lynch study. Here's how advisers can start a dialogue with relatives that answers their wealth planning needs.