Practice management

With a rush of individuals exploring alternative assets for the first time, advisor platform CAIS is slashing fees that it says affect portfolio performance for such investments.

An advisor in Los Angeles wants to help his clients with their estate planning, which requires thinking about death. How can he broach the subject without scaring them?

The latest legal challenge to the firm's "cash sweeps" policies argues advisors violated their fiduciary duties by not procuring higher yields for clients.

The trailblazers who have found success in challenging circumstances shared key lessons and best practices as part of what will become an annual event.

Financial advisors can create welcoming spaces, understand family structures, be thorough with paperwork and maximize savings.

An industry recruiter notes that many wealth managers who switch firms receive money from their new employer to cover forfeited deferred compensation.

Younger investors are surprisingly eager for financial guidance — even estate planning — from advisors willing to expand their services and worldviews.

More high-tech vendors are entering the market, making it harder for wealth management firms to keep a long-term relationship with third parties.

Curiosity and a willingness to slay sacred cows made Barry Ritholtz into one of the financial industry's sharpest — and sharpest-tongued — analysts.

The founder of the private-equity backed RIA says he's interested in further acquisitions but doesn't want to be "growing for growth's sake."