Portfolio management

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.

Rick Meyers, head of client and advisory at Bernstein Private Wealth Management, looks to recruiting, training and possibly even acquisitions to further the firm's wealth management ambitions.

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.

Even as interest rates fall, investors keep piling into money market funds. Advisors think many could be putting their money to better uses.

For clients holding crypto, about half have experienced notable losses. But 70% have experienced notable gains, the latest Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook found.

The plan is just "phase one" in a broader proposal to allow greater trading with digital assets.

Even as Canadian investor and "Shark Tank" co-star Kevin O'Leary broke records last month with the $13 million basketball card he helped purchase, experts warn that there are pitfalls.

The regulator's Investor Advisory Committee said policymakers could abandon asset and income thresholds for determining who can put money into private markets and instead adopt a "sophistication" standard.