Financial planning

2010 was a year of change and transition on Wall Street. UBS turned to Bob McCann to grow its wealth business, branch managers continued to lead the way, and the best and brightest young advisors continued to shine. Check out the magazine's top stories of the year.

The year of the Flash Crash, debt crises in developed economies and regulatory reform gave financial planners plenty to discuss with their clients. The magazine looked behind these headlines and others to give industry professionals leading-edge insights into how their profession would cope and thrive.

We took a look back at where the industry went right (and where it didn’t), whether it involved wading deeper into social media or missing the mark on CRM systems.

Check out coverage from last year's roundtable

Wealth-X ranks the states with the most ultra-wealthy.

In On Wall Street's fourth annual ranking, the young hotshots of The Street talk clients and strategy. Here's how this year's top 40 advisors under 40 stack up.

Looking for a stocking stuffer for your favorite financial planner? Check out the 10 best-selling books for advisors from Amazon.com.

Bank Investment Consultant magazine honored the industry's best bank-based financial advisors for 2010. Take a closer look at what makes them so great.

FINRA panel says firm must pay $1.8 million to investor.

Just when the advisory community was hoping that it had put Bernie Madoff behind it, federal authorities announced that two of the disgraced financier’s lieutenants have been indicted on criminal charges and are also facing a civil complaint from the Securities and Exchange Commission. Meanwhile, the Internal Revenue Service announced earlier this week that it has withdrawn the John Doe summons in the UBS AG scandal in which the U.S. demanded that the company hand over…

Collapsing margins – but serving customers better. Integrating complex platforms – then setting up standard-setting data centers, out of fresh cloth. Here’s how 10 top CIOs became the best on Wall Street.

It's difficult to overestimate the cost of hiring wrong. According to Top Grading by Dr. Bradford Smart, the average cost for a bad hire, earning between $50,000 and $100,000, is $80,000. While, there is no foolproof method that guarantees consistently good hires, here are some tips to maximize the chances of success.

S&P Equity Research, a division of the New York-based credit rating agency, identified 29 funds that achieved the highest overall five-star quantitative ranking in each of their respective categories, and gave them gold, silver and bronze placements.

For four days, advisors descended on Boston for insights on practice management, regulatory changes to help improve their business.

The ETF business is exploding with more providers entering the space and more interest from advisors and investors than ever before. Many advisors are becoming more sophisticated in their use of ETFs. However with rapid development comes confusion. The ETF 360 Summit on Oct. 21 in New York City helped advisors sort through the clutter and confusion, teaching them to identify the buying opportunities to get the best results for their clients.

For four days in October, financial planners and advisors descended on Denver for the annual FPA Conference, which delivered information, tips and advice to help practitioners build a better business.

As part of the magazine's 40th Anniversary celebration, the publication honored six practitioners that have made significant contributions to the financial planning industry.

Frances A. McMorris, On Wall Street’s editor-in-chief, continues her new blog with a closer look at the comments streaming in to the SEC regarding a new fiduciary standard

For three days in late June, advisors, industry executives and fund managers descended on Chicago for the 2010 Morningstar Investment Conference. The audience received insight on the flash crash, international investing and the impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Industry bigwigs, including Vanguard's William McNabb, were among the speakers. (See part 1 here.)