Wealth management

As the financial planning industry nears a fee-only, fiduciary world, independent broker-dealers will face some important choices about their future business models.

Find growth by using Maslow's hierarchy of needs to help set compensation policy.

Talent wars are pushing compensation packages higher.

Though largely replaced by the 1% of AUM model, performance-based fee structures are cropping up again — and that’s cause for concern.

Here’s how one firm structured compensation in a fair and completely open way.

IBDs and regional firms are making the biggest changes, but RIAs have room for growth as well.

Booms and busts both have the potential to create unrealistic outlooks on both ends of the performance spectrum.

Technology is rapidly changing many, but not all aspects of the business.

The research firm’s annual survey included new queries reflecting changes in the industry.

The revised code of conduct will broaden fiduciary responsibilities for planners, but critics say the framework falls short on disclosures and conflicts.

The broker belonged to Morgan Stanley's Chairman's Club, a group reserved for the elite among the firm's advisor ranks.

Assume everything you say is on the record, and don’t overshare.

Which industries have the highest prevalence of unwanted sexual conduct in the workplace? Will the #MeToo movement have a lasting impact? Key findings from a SourceMedia survey.

The next recession is more likely to have a regional impact than a nationwide one.

The wirehouse hires will aid Advizr's focus on reaching smaller broker-dealers, says chief executive Hussain Zaidi.

The digital advice firm acknowledges RIAs using its institutional platform "needed more control."

National Financial Services accused the brokers' former IBD of breach of contract in a case displaying the complexities of such moves.

Issuers and investors stand to benefit from the provision, which makes it easier for managers to select securities for their funds, but not without risk.

Sometimes, crunching the numbers shows surprising results. Here’s how advisors can evaluate the tradeoffs of relocating to regions with lower taxes.

Combating these misconceptions may help taxpayers maximize benefits.