Wealth management

The choice of buyer and the price get the most attention, but a possible merger of equals and the technology side of the transition could loom large in the strategy.

The Swiss wealth management giant says many of its U.S. clients now "largely rely on other banks for their everyday banking needs."

Even with all the advancements in artificial intelligence in the past few years, Financial Planning's new research shows human connection remains at the center of advisors' work.

Wells Fargo also pulls from Merrill and Raymond James again from Commonwealth, while AlphaCore buys up a big RIA and the FPA gets a new CEO.

The challenge bedevils many heirs' property owners. Here's why experts say it's such a threat and how financial professionals can help guide families through it.

The independent broker-dealer has done especially well recruiting Commonwealth advisors since that firm's acquisition by LPL Financial.

How charitably inclined taxpayers can use donor-advised funds and other tax strategies to get ahead of the OBBBA's revised rules on charitable deductions.

Industry compliance experts say there are few more complicated decisions than knowing when to leave a firm and start your own advisory practice. The government shutdown is making it worse.

Recent headlines may illuminate why this sector is particularly volatile, but advisors say they have been instructing clients that not all health care funds are created equal.

Much like deciding the right client headcount, choosing whether to fire a customer or turn away new business represents an important step in a firm's development.

Despite a slowdown in advisor recruitment from the first half of the year, Stifel managed to achieve record revenue for the third quarter.

Dynasty Financial Partners' investment bank joins Diamond Consultants to help departing teams vet transition options, whether that's joining another wirehouse, selling to an RIA aggregator or starting their own business.

As Financial Planning's AI Readiness Survey showed, most advisors aren't concerned about their own jobs. But others aren't so sure.

Step away from the rote 30-second spiel. Instead, forge connections with advisory prospects based on trust, not tactics.

New AI tools are often added to existing tech without fanfare, meaning that advisors who don't want to use them are forced to scour for ways to turn them off.

The wirehouse leaves its basic paygrid untouched for the fifth year in a row while giving advisors extra incentives to tout banking products and work with existing clients' children and grandchildren.

The awards recognize early-career brokers that have created top production numbers at their wealth management firms.

A clear division is emerging between smaller independent RIAs and their larger billion-dollar competitors, as some firms aggressively pursue a "one-stop shop" model for their clientele.

As geopolitical and other uncertainty remains, gold is seen as a useful hedge. But experts warn gold's rise won't last forever.

Janney also adds teams from Morgan Stanley and UBS, while LPL Financial picks up advisors from Janney for its direct employee channel.