Practice management

The two announcements hours apart came after at least 33 firms with $1 billion or more in client assets changed hands in the first quarter.

U.S. retail customers who said their primary bank met their needs for guidance gave it much higher grades, according to J.D. Power’s annual survey.

"A shifting of priorities on the part of our clients, coupled with a creative and proactive approach by our team, resulted in even stronger client relationships," writes advisor Eden Lopez.

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After China’s crackdown on Bitcoin, some investors are worried. Advisors have ways to ease their concerns.

How the pandemic is accelerating trends in financial advice and changing the way Americans manage their money.

How to welcome LGBTQ clients, colleagues and friends by using your pronouns

The multigenerational practice decided it was time to make the move.

The lead founder of Edelman Financial Engines, the largest independent advisor in the country, has surprising lessons about selling his 'clients first' firm to private equity investors.

The 10-person practice, rebranded as Puzzle Wealth Solutions, is led by CEO John Klaas and COO David Millington.

Digital media is key for financial advisors to connect with their current clients and attract new ones.

From trying to time the market to assuming financial advice is unaffordable, investor errors are wide-ranging.

The wacky performers can teach us how to grow our businesses, writes Chip Munn.

For advisors, this structure can deepen relationships and help bring interaction with new populations and prospects, writes Marianne Caswell.

The four largest U.S. banks face investor pressure to deliver the returns of smaller rivals, but they complain that the federal deposit cap and capital rules make that difficult. So they're pouring money into wealth management, payments and digital banking to seize more market share in existing businesses and fend off nonbank challengers.

The trio of advisors leaving Commonwealth for the regional firm are its largest “reverse breakaways” ever.

The efforts to bolster risk controls and simplify global operations will ultimately lead to better shareholder returns, Jane Fraser said, while urging investors to show patience.

Make female executives and heiresses feel dumb about personal finance and they’ll take their portfolios elsewhere.

Concurrent is catering to breakaway teams assessing their options after back-office frustrations during the coronavirus, co-founder Mike Hlavek says.

2020 was a challenging year for banks. The impact of COVID on the economy as well as changes to accounting for loan loss provisions were evident in weaker financial and stock price performance in 2020 for many banks and yet CEO compensation increased. Learn from experienced executive compensation consultants about the challenges Compensation Committees faced in 2020, why pay levels increased relative to 2019, what were common COVID-related compensation changes, and what changes were made for 2021 incentive plan design.