Wealth management

The pandemic has underscored the need for more socially and environmentally responsible financing.

To protect client nest eggs, advisors must know which savings vehicles are protected — and they’re not all created equal.

“Everyone is looking ahead to the elections and what tax policy could look like in various administrations," says Ben Huneke, head of investment solutions in the firm's wealth management division.

Industry veterans have warned that packaging the loans into funds that are easily accessible could pose a risk to retail investors unfamiliar with collateralized loan obligations.

The free lunches are over. Sort of.

Effective tax management can add 1% percent to a portfolio annually, and potentially more in highly volatile years

The firm expands on both coasts with Glasband Stempel Wealth Management in Florida and Carol Wilshire in California.

Ray Dalio’s $138 billion asset manager has tweaked its version of the strategy as yields hit historic lows, a person familiar with the matter says.

It could be a “better together” scenario for retiring sellers and under-55 advisors alik

The department’s new proposal would restrict when fiduciaries can vote in retirement plans.

Some of the biggest laggards have managed short-term gains of more than 40%.

The advisor sold securities out of one account to buy a Camaro ZL1 — then resold the car to the same victim, the regulator alleges.

It may seem counterintuitive, but paying appreciably more taxes in 2020 could save families a lot of money down the road.

The custodian has restructured the way it services RIAs and plans to scale.

“The strategy was really tied to choosing the right partners who we knew had a greater likelihood of integrating well together,” says Amit Sahasrabudhe, COO of the firm’s U.S. wealth management business.

More than 600,000 ounces of the precious metal have been added to ETFs since mid-May.

Credit Suisse has discovered fraud at its international wealth management business, two years after it was criticized by a regulator in a similar case that rattled the bank and raised questions about controls.

Advisors, nervous about the exposure, say they are struggling to get clients to switch things up.

The passively managed fund will be made available to qualified purchasers through family offices, RIAs and other institutions, a person familiar with the matter says.

Unnerving as this COVID-19 year has been, the massive shift to virtual business has propelled planners to work even more efficiently with clients.