Growth strategies

These are the largest firms with financial advisors who work with broker-dealers but aren't their employees.

The word 'broker' carries negative connotations. But to many wealth management professionals, commission-based shops are valuable to a transforming industry.

The growing wealth management offshoot of what was once John D. Rockefeller's family office plans to add more than 100 more advisory practices.

Citigroup is planning a 500-person hiring spree over the next three years for a new wealth division catering to junior employees at private equity offices, consultancies and accounting firms, betting those clients will someday join the ranks of the ultrawealthy. 

The giant custodian's practice management team homes in on a metric that experts say often gets ignored by financial advisors.

SmartAsset tracked “organic” growth to see which advisor firms added the most clients and AUM over the past three years.

Financial advisors and other experts share their best tips for confronting a challenge faced by every practice in the industry.

The North Carolina bank’s wealth arm now operates in nine of the 10 largest U.S. markets.

Ric Edelman continues his crypto crusade with a new book and a warning for advisors unwilling to learn about the asset class.

Despite notable rises and falls in the rankings, the study’s findings about comprehensive advice give every wealth manager an opportunity for improvement.

Kent Manderville has 700 NHL games and a silver medal on his resume. Find out why that made him perfect for a career in wealth management.

Lindsey Swanson’s career as a CFP was on the traditional path until her desire to help the underserved took her from retirement plans to porn stars.

Robert Sandrew considers himself a people person, which aids his ability to bring new talent to his firm. But finding the right fit is an ongoing process that evolves as quickly as the industry itself.

“Improve or die” is probably a more useful mantra for independent financial advisors than “grow or die.”

Bidding them goodbye can be tough emotionally and for your business. But here's why experts say some customers have to go.

Akshay Singh’s Indyfin seeks to give more independent practices access to client leads and the potential opportunity of online reviews.

With practices innovating in the way that they engage with clients and prospects, some may be missing out on business opportunities.

Across the country, banks of all sizes are investing in the wealth business as a way to deepen customer relationships, capture recurring revenues and tap into a massive transfer of wealth from baby boomers to Generation X and millennials. A lot of money is up for grabs, but maybe not enough to go around.

Deutsche Bank promoted Charlie Burrows to oversee the expansion of the bank’s wealth management unit across the southeastern U.S., as the German lender builds out its business of catering to the ultrarich.

This elite group of young regional employee representatives collectively generate more than $87 million in annual revenue.