Wealth management

Grandchildren won't be able to have their own accounts until they are earning their own income, but they can be named beneficiaries.

An educational campaign aims to place the products front and center amid increasing longevity — but sales figures show they’re already in the limelight.

It's time the financial planning industry stops failing deaf clients.

A trip to the future brought the unexpected, such as the death of advisor marketing and AI-driven monitoring of client finances.

A CFP and former NDSU Bison aims to build a planning-based business from the ground up under the IBD’s model.

The new hires include two former Raymond James advisors who had spent 21 years at the company.

Digital advisors are tools, not competitors, says Mirador Capital Partners' Dan Murray. What's more, here's how they can enhance a firm's offerings to clients.

The IBD's advisors can expect new technology and product offerings, says David Knoch.

Picking up on a client's unspoken wishes led an advisor to an unexpected asset allocation — one that benefited the client's daughter.

Direxion’s Rob Nestor and David Mazza discuss hiring and compensation strategies, ETF space developments and the rise of robos.

The bank has considered buying DWS to combine it with its own unit and spin the two off as a separate entity, sources said.

There’s a lot to be said for being lean and mean.

The famed investor recommends 90% large-cap U.S. stock and 10% short-term government bonds. Is it a crazy idea?

The firm’s latest hires come at the expense of Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch and UBS.

After 30 years and a monster merger with Financial Engines, the firm is doubling down on its AUM fee structure.

The firm is targeting the mid-Atlantic region, northern Virginia, Florida and the Midwest for more acquisitions this year.

The wealth manager recently introduced monthly fees. But, it's not for everyone.

Part of the risk in any pivot to private equity is whether it would be essentially pawning what has been until recently a diamond of a business model.

The asset manager is shifting more responsibility to regional leaders.

Competition from the nonprofit and for-profit sectors has increased exponentially, says Lauren Schadle, chief executive of the FPA.