Wealth management

The purchase comes as active asset managers feel intensifying pressure to bulk up as they face stiff competition from passive and index-tracking funds.

In just two days, technology and remote staff helped ex-Wells Fargo FAs managing $281 million open client accounts at their new employer.

The demand is there but it isn’t easy to pull off, according to one custodian that’s already done it.

Financial advisors’ choices about capital infusions into their practices show “how this industry needs to evolve and mature,” Merchant Credit Partners Managing Partner Rick D'Amico says in an episode of Financial Planning’s Invest Podcast.

The combined fund, expected to finalize later this year, will retain the Windsor name and continue to focus on large- and mid-cap value stocks.

“This virtual program will fill a major a hole left by internship cancellations,” says FPA President Martin Seay.

Advisors who switch firms during the pandemic have tough (virtual) conversations with clients in store.

Even some of the industry’s cheapest products “may be overpriced” in that they’re “mirroring a passive index,” an expert says.

An RIA platform launched by compliance professionals is growing by offering a smaller home for wirehouse and reverse breakaways, Advisory Services Network COO Cindy Halpern explains in an episode of Financial Planning’s Podcast.

As policymakers fear a deflation spiral reminiscent of the Great Depression, contrarians wonder if ultra-loose monetary policies can inspire growth.

The rule change is designed to have an impact in the fight against COVID-19 and applies only to donations made to charitable organizations, an expert says.

How will the relief package impact retirement accounts? CPA Ed Slott fields this and other top financial planning queries.

Two testing windows remain for this year, but the board cautions they will take place “only if they can be conducted without compromising the health of exam candidates.”

Financial advisors, broker-dealers, custodians and other firms are trying to do their part amid a public health and economic crisis.

Now is not the time to disconnect from supportive networks of other advisors.

My training in virology, laboratory pathology and emergency medicine gives me a different perspective of how to manage our society’s new path forward, writes M.D. and planner Carolyn McClanahan.

As soon as the program was announced, I not only advised my small business clients to apply; I also tried to figure out how to take advantage of it myself.

Lawsuit claims woman advisor was denied revenue opportunities and administrative support amid an alleged climate of harassment and discrimination.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index hasn't yet reflected the impact of the coronavirus, but an independent market maker has some thoughts on how it might.

Phased succession plans that stagger the amount of equity changing hands can help usher in the next generation of financial advisors, PPC Loan Managing Partner Dustin Mangone says in an episode of Financial Planning’s Invest Podcast.