Wealth management

Wirehouse policy changes are bearing fruit and leaving advisor career options in flux.

"Tools like Slack are great, but they cannot communicate your culture," said Patrick Tucker, founder of True Measure Advisors.

To convince advisors to try its platform, Capitect took a number of steps, including partnering with XY Planning Network to provide its tools to members without cost.

Here’s what the two seemingly contradictory trends mean for advisors.

The owner of RIA aggregator Mercer Advisors has pledged to maintain the IBD network’s current structure under the deal.

The recruits oversaw more than $200 million in client assets.

Looking ahead to the day that many young investors will fire their parents’ advisors, how does an advisor scoop up those unattached clients?

Why structuring your practice under a lead advisor won’t serve your staff — or your clients

Jim Senderling and John Robbie had been with Merrill Lynch for 27 and 25 years, respectively.

The new competition asks innovators to take client experience to the next level.

The firm’s FA ranks at 14,820 were down by only nine brokers from the previous quarter.

These planners, who have been honored with the Pro Bono Award, model ways advisors can help people in need.

Kestra grabbed a practice from the No. 1 IBD, but it gained another one while preparing for a top executive’s departure.

The industry is imagining more vibrant, more agile and more inclusive processes that deliver results, says Confluence CEO Mark Evans.

This is a hot topic everywhere in corporate America except client portfolios. That might change soon.

As digital technology transforms wealth management, industry leaders take a stand on where the field is headed.

We give advice based on the intel we have, but not all clients are as up front as we are.

Total broker head count dropped by 173 from the prior quarter, according to the wirehouse.

2017 was a banner year for RIAs, but marketing, hiring and operations are seen as key to future growth, according to a Schwab study.

Bruce Keebeck Lee has repeatedly been ranked as a top advisor by both Barron’s and The Financial Times, but he was fired in April for a failure to file compliance paperwork.