Wealth management

An industry recruiter says two big questions remain: Can Raymond James keep up its recruiting momentum after most Commonwealth advisors are settled? And how will LPL Financial respond?

Advisors overwhelmingly think they are adept at serving women investors, but fewer than 4 in 10 say they actually understand women's financial and retirement goals.

Head of Schwab Advisor Services Jonathan Beatty maintains there's more than enough wealth management business for everyone to share. But at least one critic says Schwab is clearly seeking a bigger piece of the pie.

Talking about the importance of one type of tax planning or another is far different from implementing all of those strategies across the industry.

Section 529 plans, or qualified tuition programs, offer tax-advantaged savings for educational expenses, but advisors say clients should also consider the accounts' limitations.

RBC's U.S. wealth business also benefited from a surge in loans to clients.

Gryphon Wealth will keep Wells Fargo Clearing Services as its custodian in a deal that brings in tech support from TradePMR, a firm acquired by Robinhood in 2024.

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Jason Co is out to prove that advisors can serve Asian American effectively and profitably. His FAANetwork is the result.

Even if they must refer wealth families to a tax professional for a generation-skipping or dynasty trust, financial advisors can play a valuable role.

Jim Gold of Steward Partners thinks impending advisor retirements will continue driving smaller RIAs into M&A deals with big acquirers — even as AI turns many investors into "do-it-yourselfers."

Justin Brownlee started an RIA targeting energy, oil and gas employees. His hyperspecific marketing tactics have helped grow the firm into a thriving niche.

Fidelity Institutional Wealth Management Services faces competitive threats in an era of ETFs and multicustodian advisory practices. But it has big advantages.

According to a recent survey by Janus Henderson, 79% of clients said they would be upset to learn an advisor used AI without telling them.

FIS regularly hears from RIAs and banks with wealth management departments about the need to have better mobile apps and other digital doorways to their services. A new partnership with InvestCloud is designed to provide just that.

Autonomy is the first casualty when ensemble practices scale to national size, but the tangible benefits are real.

Merrill, BMO and Schwab are among many firms helping clients take out security-backed loans against market gains to avoid capital gains tax hits.

Despite looming concerns, only 32% of retirees said they work with a financial advisor, according to Schroders' 2026 U.S. Retirement Survey.

The Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act helps families avoid forced property sales in at least 24 states, according to a study sponsored by JPMorgan Chase.

Firms with big recruiting loan balances are often the ones with the most success hiring advisors from industry rivals. But the numbers also suggest they're offering increasingly generous deals.