Investment strategies

Advisors cited better liquidity, lower expenses and higher tax efficiency as among the reasons they like ETFs, the market for which has topped $11 trillion.

Along with bringing in new households and assets, the Bank of America wealth management units are turning to loans, alternative assets and other offerings to do more with existing clients.

The largest wirehouse also reported a record quarter for wealth management revenues built on strong asset inflows in the third quarter.

Allowing artificial intelligence to make investment management decisions poses an organizational threat, according to the majority of advisors in Financial Planning's AI Readiness Survey.

Issues that feature a character's first appearance or death — or even a popular artist or writer's first publication — can command high prices. But a volatile short-term investment market and meticulous storage demands remain concerns.

With deals like Cetera's purchase of Avantax, Morgan Stanley's of Parametric and JPMorgan's of 55ip, big firms are increasingly able to answer high net worth clients' tax questions without having to send them to outside professionals.

The model they want to follow creates an exchange-traded fund as one of the share classes of a mutual fund, a move that ports the famous tax efficiency of the younger structure to the older vehicle.

Despite pushback in U.S., investing to promote environmental, social and governance causes remains popular among young and women investors, says UBS co-head of global investment management.

Wine, whiskey, cars, handbags, guitars and watches are loved by many clients. And they may be worth serious money, too.

Regulatory approval would be a big win for asset managers seeking to shrink clients' tax bills and expand into the $12.6 trillion ETF industry.