Investments

For some RIAs — particularly those that focus on financial planning — adopting a flat-fee structure can make more sense than a traditional AUM-based model.

In a milestone shift, Vanguard overtakes BlackRock, with nearly $4.4 trillion in exchange-traded fund assets.

The latest Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook (FACO) finds advisor sentiment turned slightly pessimistic again this month as financial planners looked for ways to insulate clients' portfolios from global economic shocks.

Longevity and constant financial tickers these days often trigger retirees' fears that they will outlive their assets. Here's how financial advisors can coach them through.

Members of the Transparent Advisor Movement are meeting around the country in "Flat Fridays" events. And the collaboration is revealing all of the nuance around fees.

Large wealth managers are chasing a multitrillion dollar opportunity to manage more of their clients' assets. But many high net worth investors give their business to multiple firms, whether out of a desire for protection, habit or a need to shop around for the best returns.

The U.S. Department of Labor collected public comments on its proposal to give fiduciaries discretion to include alternative investments in 401(k) plans.

Academic researchers commissioned by fund companies closely examined the S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) scorecard, with some striking results.

With anticipation mounting on pending IPOs from giants like Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI, here's what advisors are saying to eager clients who want in.

Amid geopolitical uncertainty and fears of a trade war, family offices also show a preference in investing in developed markets.

Talking about the importance of one type of tax planning or another is far different from implementing all of those strategies across the industry.

Fidelity Institutional Wealth Management Services faces competitive threats in an era of ETFs and multicustodian advisory practices. But it has big advantages.

Merrill, BMO and Schwab are among many firms helping clients take out security-backed loans against market gains to avoid capital gains tax hits.

Financial planners who joined the Transparent Advisor Movement's first "Flat Fridays" meetup touched on the difficulty of explaining the industry to consumers.

At their institutional investor day, Charles Schwab executives say they see a huge opportunity in arranging securities-backed loans for firms in its RIA network.

Rossby Financial is deploying a profitability tool as it competes against much larger RIAs for financial advisor talent.

Join us next month for a discussion on whether more clients should be in private markets, how advisors can explain the pros and cons of alternative investments, and just where crypto and digital assets belong.

The hire is part of a BlackRock's plan to strengthen its business with family offices, which it views as a rapidly expanding part of the wealth management business.

The FOMC meeting will be interesting as Kevin Warsh takes the chair. KBRA Chief Strategist Van Hesser will review the meeting, the presser and the new dot plot.

The tool to track midsize private companies comes as firms in that category increase, while public firms are on the decline.