Wealth management

LPL saw its net income swell while considering price changes meant to lower payouts on client assets.

In the race to win a coveted role on the next mega U.S. IPO and manage the ensuing riches, Wall Street's wealth advisors are ramping up lending to founders and entrepreneurs based on the soaring values of their private companies.

Client testimonials tend to carry a lot of weight in AI results for online searches for advisors. But most firms still aren't using them.

Many factors work against women when they're saving for retirement, such as lesser lifetime income and career breaks for caregiving. Here's how advisors can keep their roadblocks in mind when planning.

Charitable remainder annuity trusts can be helpful, but advisors should be careful to follow new guidance issued by the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department.

SEC data compiled by Paithos Research suggests that the massive growth of RIAs looks much different when compared to their small net new clients.

An overlooked section lets defined contribution plan participants use funds to pay LTC premiums without early-withdrawal penalties.

By coordinating with a client's other financial professionals, such as lawyers and accountants, financial advisors have the potential to deliver even more value.

Summer meetings might pose a scheduling challenge, but financial advisors could help clients avoid costly mistakes by guiding them away from the common bias in a midyear meeting.

Industry lawyers and recruiters share the key steps bank-based advisors can take to avoid litigation or lower legal exposure when moving clients to a new firm.

The Swiss banking giant sees its net new assets fall off again, largely owing to tax withdrawals, CEO Sergio Ermotti said. But ongoing advisor departures are also a culprit.

Advisors share the types of financial infidelity and secrecy they have seen in couples, and how they approached the money misbehavior.

Ultrawealthy clients looking to reduce taxable estates might consider spousal lifetime access trusts, but too-similar dual trusts can backfire.

In vitro fertilization, sperm donation and other reproductive techniques can lead to legal and financial risk. Here's how to help clients avoid exposure.

Research from Cerulli Associates indicates that marketing and referrals are the best ways to bring in new clients. Yet few firms devote much time or money to either.

Millennial and Gen Z Americans aren't investing in homes the same way as previous generations: The National Association of Realtors found the median age of first-time buyers last year was 40, an all time high. Here's what wealth advisors need to know.

Some ultrahigh net worth clients would be affected by a change to retirement plan contribution and distribution rules that's under consideration in Congress.

The partnership includes a $20,000 commitment to Hopey's Heart Foundation — and comes as women are projected to control more than half of the anticipated $84 trillion Great Wealth Transfer by 2045.

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