Wealth management

LPL accuses its rival of hindering "competition in the financial services space" through its "cynical" attempts at frightening advisors into staying put.

Amid the painful backdrop of history and the scale of the present-day challenges, pro bono financial advisors are focusing on their clients.

Just 9% of wills take pets into account. Here's how advisors can have a conversation with clients to ensure pets are properly included in their estate plans

The Atlanta-based independent broker-dealer thinks some advisors will always feel ill at ease at big firms that keep getting bigger. That's where it sees its opportunity.

The Invest STL Rooted program provides longtime residents with grants and financial planning. Here's why its success could be crucial to building wealth in communities nationwide.

CEO Jamie Dimon has long contrasted Florida's business-friendly climate with his firm's native New York.

SEC-registered investment advisors hit an all-time high in 2023 as assets under management also rebounded to stronger growth, according to the latest survey by Investment Adviser Association (IAA) and COMPLY.

Should one number have so much influence over asset allocation? Researchers and advisors alike say it's time for the risk score to be reined in.

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.

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

Vanguard found that baby boomers' retirement outlook has improved, and here's why.

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

Recent research may suggest private credit doesn't produce great returns after fees and risks are taken into account, but wealth managers still see a case for using it and other alternatives to move beyond the 60-40 portfolio.

Survey results suggest alternative investments like private equity and private credit are already popular among advisors and becoming only more popular.

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."

The growing fixed-income products carry some risks, but their returns this year are attracting more financial advisors and their clients, according to experts.

The deal values closely held Fisher Investments at $12.75 billion and is part of the founder's estate planning, according to the firm.