Financial planning

Even the wealthiest can't give to every worthy cause. Here's how advisors can help evaluate the options.

Wealthy clients who frequently request services beyond traditional financial planning can create a challenging balancing act for advisors who serve this highly sought-after client base.

Even the wealthiest can't give to every worthy cause. Here's how advisors can help evaluate the options.

LPL Financial says the pace of new advisors affiliating with the firm has slowed from the levels of late 2013 "in part due to disruptive weather."

It's not just young investors with few resources who go online to research advisors. Even HNW individuals will check out your cyber bona fides.

It's not just young investors with few resources who go online to research advisors. Even HNW individuals will check out your cyber bona fides.

In particular, the commission is looking for cases when advisors trade on behalf of clients without written disclosure and consent, or fail to process a trade on the most favorable terms for their clients, says an enforcement division co-chief.

Household wealth in the U.S. increased from October through December, as gains in stock portfolios and home prices boosted Americans' finances.

The advisor groups advocating for SEC vs. FINRA oversight of the RIA sector are turning their lobbying efforts away from the House.

Your wealthy client wants to sell his or her business. What can you do to help plan properly for this major liquidity event?

The focus on dual registrants grows out of concern that the different compensation structures of the two business lines can create conflicts of interest and potentially harm investors, according to an SEC director.

Your wealthy client wants to sell his or her business. What can you do to help plan properly for this major liquidity event?

While many HNW individuals can count on a fairly steady income from an ongoing business or a successful professional practice, entertainers and athletes can have highly variable incomes. Here’s how advisors can help.

While many HNW individuals can count on a fairly steady income from an ongoing business or a successful professional practice, entertainers and athletes can have highly variable incomes. Here’s how advisors can help.

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Wealth management firms are offering big compensation packages this year to push their advisors to sell more and sell up. Here are the best comp plans if you are a $600K producer.

'The average deal was a $1 billion or more RIA buying a mid- or smaller-size firm, a classic tuck-in,' says Jonathan Beatty of Schwab Advisor Services.

HNW clients face steep income and estate tax in some states, so a legal move to tax-friendlier territory can pay off.

"We're seeing more inquiries like this," says Dynasty president and CEO Shirl Penney. "As the opportunity presents itself, we think more teams will see the advantage of joining to achieve scale, size and get more bang for their buck."