Wealth management

What's to stop financial planning from being shrunk entirely into a free app?

Sales of the fee-only products have expanded in a major way, but they have yet to win over advisors.

Firms who "do nothing" will be in a "precarious position," advisors are warned at a Fidelity conference.

Edward Lee Moody used the stolen proceeds to buy a home and travel to Las Vegas among other destinations.

The deal is Captrust's 31st purchase in the past 12 years.

Those with outflows cost clients more than twice as much.

Enforcement actions against IAs and reps at the state level soar in 2017, according to NASAA report.

There are hundreds of claiming strategies — using the wrong one can have major repercussions.

“High-touch” support, technology and firm culture played a part in career changes for seven advisors.

When legacy tools only address known risks, firms may be overdue for an upgrade.

The fast-growing Mather Group has ambitious expansion plans.

A small group will actually pay less in premiums because the cost-of-living adjustment in their Social Security benefits next year won’t be large enough to cover the premium increase.

A bonus introduced earlier this year has helped fuel client acquisition, executives say.

The practice transitioned in a week in which 15 advisors joined their new firm in three separate moves.

Whether targeting baseball players or tech execs, some firms place their bets on a narrow client focus.

The No. 7 IBD expects such moves by advisors to increase in coming years, so it's ramping up offerings aimed at fee-only services.

As mega firms scale up and niche advisors specialize further, profits for a vast swath of the advisory market are getting squeezed.

Executives at the beleaguered firm say they are focused on quality, not quantity.

The former J.P. Morgan Securities team includes an industry veteran with 33 years experience.