Wealth management

“We need someone with a deep understanding of BlackRock, our business and, above all, our culture,” CEO Larry Fink wrote in a memo.

Among the honors this year by NICSA are awards for operational excellence, and advances in product development and technology.

An online war is underway for deposits, as a wide range of players — traditional wealth managers, big banks, digital-only platforms and fintechs — offer high-interest savings and checking through apps and websites.

CFPs aren’t excused from acting as fiduciaries — even if they work at a firm that requires them to recommend proprietary funds.

For its annual NOVA awards, NICSA recognized asset managers and executives for operational excellence and product development.

Studies purport to have proven both that socially responsible investing hurts returns, and that it can boost performance.

Without the marital deduction, a certain category of married clients will have challenges inheriting property outright.

In five bite-sized offerings, Chairman Jay Clayton fails to tell the public what it needs to know about RIAs vs. brokers.

There’s a showdown looming between financial advisors and the custodians that safeguard their clients’ money. It’s been brewing for some time, and the move by Charles Schwab on Tuesday to offer commission-free trading makes the clash all but inevitable.

The asset managers and a U.S. family office collectively bought a 14.4% position in the company ahead of its IPO, a person familiar with the matter says.

Jud Bergman grew the largest TAMP from a startup to one of the leading firms in the industry, driving the profession forward, mourners say.

Four erroneous beliefs cause many new planners to fail.

“I do not meet anyone in person and that's intentional,” says one financial advisor.

An incentive program allows employees to receive as much as $7,200 over three years.

As custodial pricing continues to fall, it’s still unclear where firms will make up the the money — but analysts and advisors agree other custodians will follow suit.

Martin Gilbert helped build Aberdeen Asset Management through dozens of acquisitions starting in the early 1980s.

Financial market data — unlike photos or road traffic information or chess games — is finite, and the algorithms can learn only from past performance.

With millennial and Gen Z clients expected to have longer lives than their parents, securing an effective retirement horizon can have its challenges.

The team, featuring three industry veterans, has opened a new Washington office.

Take snafus from other financial institutions as fire drills to stress test your third-party providers.