Wealth management

The National Taxpayer Advocate's annual report to Congress sounded alarm bells as millions gear up to file their federal returns.

The Canadian bank is looking for small, targeted acquisitions.

The paper from University of Oregon researchers posits a tension between profit motives and ethical business practices.

A joint drop in equities and bonds is hitting exchange-traded fund investors with the worst start of a year in a decade.

DeVoe’s lookback at 2021 reveals trends and surprises.

Wien’s annual list of surprises calls for stocks to sink nearly 20% in 2022.

A veteran of three decades of fee-only planning is merging into one of the largest firms as it expands in the Cincinnati market.

The pandemic and strong but volatile stock market triggered many investing biases.

Over the past 12 months, the financial services industry has tried to confront its diversity issues while at the same time delivering stark reminders of how much work still needs to be done.

The people who make up this subjective group of committed professionals are reshaping a fragmented industry and serve a mission that extends beyond annual earnings.

It's been a mostly up year for stock investors.

Strategists say the rally that pushed U.S. stocks to successive records this year isn’t ending anytime soon.

We can all agree that rebalancing is key to good risk management but there is no universal agreement on the best way to approach the process.

A committee says summaries provided by firms are full of jargon and readability issues. But fiduciary and plain-language experts say Form CRS itself needs an overhaul.

Private Advisor Group received capital from Merchant, while Integrated Partners has recruited nearly a dozen practices this year.

Muni bonds have not been not the quick way to big returns in 2021. But for the right client, they are the perfect addition to a portfolio focused on stability and low risk, advisors say.

Gwen Campbell is pursuing mandatory arbitration with the Wall Street institution over allegations that its private bankers aggressively courted her star clients.

The 15-year veteran advisor explains how she identified and built her practice’s base of clients.

The wirehouse aims to retain more advisors with changes it says will reduce complexity and boost incentives for growth.

Spousal lifetime access trusts are surging in popularity, but they aren’t as simple as some advisors or clients may think.