Practice management

Fielding rapid-fire questions, Savant Capital Management CEO Brent Brodeski reveals the biggest mistakes of RIA buyers and sellers, shares the strategy behind his firm's targeted acquisitions and divulges his favorite app.

Developing a team is crucial for RIA owners thinking about winding things down.

The bank’s latest retreat from wealth management will move 51 advisors to the independent space under Woodbury Financial.

Books can be great marketing tools, but also time consuming.

The downward trend in the supply chain is already prompting major changes, and it could soon spill over to advisors’ practices.

The RIA grabs an UHNW firm with trust services in a lucrative market while also targeting midsized firms.

Dennis Zank will continue to be affiliated with Raymond James as a financial advisor.

"Vitriol" and "vileness" lead FPA national to take unprecedented "nuclear option" against New York chapter

Advisors may be upset due to the high-handed attitudes of the larger firms, but pulling down six zeroes a year can offset a lot of irritation, says On Wall Street’s annual recruiters roundtable.

Two-thirds of firms don't know how to attract young people, a new survey reports.

The “breadth and depth of relevant resources” from the home office serve as a critical differentiator, Cerulli says.

Higher deduction ceilings have made itemizing a moot point for most individuals, but a novel strategy can yield real additional savings.

The commission's new risk alert focuses on fees and expenses and amplifies its focus on disclosures and compensation structures.

"If our profession truly cares about the well-being of our clients to the extent that the profession professes, then we need to swing this pendulum in the other direction," Elwyn says.

Like selling a car, asset managers can list their products’ specifications, but that isn’t always enough.

The firm pulled in 11 new advisors in the first quarter of 2018, building on the 65 brokers hired last year.

Addressing the subject of mortality can be tough — but advisors can help make the conversation less painful.

Life changes, like a child entering college or changes made to retirement goals, can leave serious gaps in financial plans.

Seniors who are retired or approaching retirement are advised to weigh their options carefully before deciding on how much income to draw from their portfolio