Wealth management

Conventional wisdom says that financial advisors choose to work in areas based on factors like the presence of wealthy families. That doesn't seem to be the case in a post-pandemic world.

In a consolidating industry, perpetual growth may seem like the only way forward, but financial advisors still have options.

Industry groups argue a new rule under consideration would give brokerage firms new oversight responsibilities over unaffiliated RIAs — a contention FINRA denies.

The Cincinnati-based bank has partnered with the fintech Trust & Will to make estate planning easy, accessible — and free.

The Connecticut-based community bank announced a raft of new board and executive appointments, giving shape to a new strategy aimed at winning more business from high-net-worth individuals.

When it comes to certain AI tools — like those for content creation — concerns over copyright infringement, bland outputs and more have led some financial advisors to eschew the technology.

Rulings from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority included a $360,000-plus payout from JPMorgan, scrutiny of B. Riley operations and more in April.

Also this week, Hightower invests in a large RIA and Bernstein names a new head of wealth management.

LPL Financial is well known to advisors but not necessarily to their clients. A new ad campaign airing this weekend during PGA Championship coverage aims to change that.

Despite the notable flows and valuations, some sellers get locked into an ill-fitting parent firm without many options for getting away.

A new study explored the benefits of adding timepieces to portfolios of stocks, bonds and gold.

The dilemmas from data, client demand and recruiting could provide opportunities for upstarts. Here's how wealth and asset management firms are responding.

While recent Financial Planning research found many firms have only a single-digit percentage of their tech budgets allocated to AI, three-quarters of those surveyed said they plan to spend at least somewhat more in the next year.

For the past three years, Leslie Norman, chief technology officer for Dynasty Financial Partners, has been working to help build infrastructure to house the data used in the firm's tech stack.

The numbers on fraud, long-term care costs and aging in America are daunting. Here's how financial planners can help clients prepare.

The bank, which expanded into the U.S. last year by investing in KeyCorp, wants to provide wealth management to rich Indian immigrants, many of whom own businesses.

Amid the tariff-related uncertainty, gold hit an all-time record of $3,500 last month as some advisors and clients look for hedges.

The investment strategy may generate much greater loss harvesting than direct indexing, but backers point out that they work much differently.

Alvin Carlos, financial planner and managing partner at District Capital Management in Washington, D.C., uses Monday.com for CRM and financial planning.

The industry rivals could still turn to FINRA arbitration to pursue their dispute over allegedly unwarranted data breach notices Ameriprise sent LPL customers.