Investments

Thirty-seven percent of those making more than $500,000 live paycheck to paycheck, Goldman Sachs found, making this a problem for more than just lower-income workers.

In addition to proposing broader access to private market investments for those who pass a test and for CFPs and other credential holders, the SEC also proposed expanding advisors' ability to charge performance-based fees.

Amid political pushback around ESG, Climate Week panelists say firm leaders should focus less on the label and more on the risks that matter to clients.

A strategy popularized by AQR to help wealthy people slash their taxes on ordinary income is facing a sign that authorities are preparing to clamp down.

As regulators lower regulatory hurdles, many advisors are seeking greater access to private investments, while asset managers and fintechs are trying to eliminate technical barriers keeping regular investors out.

Betterment Advisor Solutions, formerly Betterment for Advisors and Betterment Institutional, is changing its platform fees into a tiered rate that begins at 0.20% for advisory practices with less than $10 million in the business, Betterment CEO Sarah Levy says.

As the U.N. renews its call for $1.3 trillion a year in climate finance, four leaders in climate finance say the biggest question for advisors is where that money goes.

As AI threatens firms' lucrative business managing uninvested cash, Schwab gives its RIA partners a new way to keep clients' cash holdings sticky.

Two years after Hurricane Helene hit his hometown, Earth Equity Advisors founder Pete Krull argues advisors need franker conversations about where clients invest and where they retire.

Sitting on company stock just to avoid capital gains can expose concentrated positions to undue risk.

Surveys from Fidelity and Edward Jones suggest that even clients with comprehensive plans and wealth don't always feel good about their financial future.

Taxes can erode portfolio value in ways that add up over time. Explore five active investment strategies that can reduce capital gains tax impacts for clients.

Advisors can leverage the updated opportunity zone program, starting in January, to help ultrahigh net worth clients defer capital gains.

Interactive Brokers, also known by its hot ticker symbol of IBKR, shares much more fee information than most custodians, without revealing much in the way of its scale among RIAs. Can it gain greater reach in a competitive channel?

While donating stock is a clear win for clients to avoid capital gains taxes, gifts of property require a qualified appraisal to get a deduction.

Fee increases Charles Schwab is adopting for its in-house advisory business will keep a cheaper alternative for high net worth clients while helping to plug revenue holes.

One year after $300M deal, referrals through Robinhood that put younger investors in the pipeline and an ongoing clearing relationship with Wells Fargo reflect how TradePMR is a growing rival to the giants of the custody channel.

The changes will allow only new accounts with $10 million or more to participate in a popular, but risky, strategy aimed at lowering clients' tax burdens.

The proposed investment rules for Section 530A accounts, also known as Trump accounts, limit choices, and advisors say that could make decisions easier.

Many advisors want asset managers to do more than provide access to investments. A new Cerulli report suggests they should emphasize practice management strategies rather than business growth.