Wealth management

Driven by a continued steep decline in refundings, long-term municipal bond issuance remained paltry, with the lowest February volume since 2000.

Wealth management firms are offering big compensation packages this year to push their advisors to sell more and sell up. Here are the best comp plans if you are $1M producer.

Prenups can help HNW clients and heirs in case of divorce or death, but advisors must avoid offending these spouses-to-be.

The number of investment products focused on environmental, social and governance factors has risen steadily in the last seven years

Increased tax rates have made it more costly to sell appreciated assets, so it may be better to make charitable or family gifts. Specified selling strategies can also help keep HNW clients from max-tax territory.

Increased tax rates have made it more costly to sell appreciated assets, so it may be better to make charitable or family gifts. Specified selling strategies can also help keep HNW clients from max-tax territory.

After Pershing executive Mark Tibergien discussed the challenge of attracting younger graduates to the profession, Twitter user @jdillon910 replied:

Independent broker-dealer network Advisor Group has a new CEO with big goals. First on the list: Find acquisitions.

The index fund giant is now almost as large as the next two largest competitors combined. Advisors are starting to wonder whether its dominance could become a problem.

Over a lunch of PB&J sandwiches, Vanguard founder John Bogle discusses the shift to passive investing, the rise in ETFs and the proliferation of indexes.

More emphasis on incentive pay, bonus pools and flexibility as firms scramble to lure and keep talent.

At the highest- performing firms, incentive pay and equity are becoming key components of advisor compensation.

Broker-dealers have managed to control the terms of the regulatory debate. Advisors: It's time to watch your language.

Advisors can use powerful behavioral tools to help clients improve their own financial well-being.

As values change, a new view of business success is emerging. Use these criteria to make sure your own practice has an enduring future.

Lack of scale and the heavy investment wealth platforms require may have prompted the bank holding company to sell its RIA business, says one industry consultant.

High-net-worth clients have more assets exposed to various claims so advisors should make certain liability insurance is far-reaching and asset titling decisions recognize creditor protection concerns.

High-net-worth clients have more assets exposed to various claims so advisors should make certain liability insurance is far-reaching and asset titling decisions recognize creditor protection concerns.

The Treasury Department and the IRS released a final package of regulations recently to implement FATCA and amend the regulations to align them with existing tax rules.

The IRS has significantly increased its enforcement actions against tax criminals and its rate of convicting them, according to a new report from the IRS's Criminal Investigation unit.