Wealth management

Key people should be focused on rainmaking, not endless other tasks.

This may be the largest financial transaction an adviser will handle.

This may be the largest financial transaction an adviser will handle.

While a federal court allowed the organization to file a brief saying it upheld fiduciary values, it should not be providing expert opinions, writes the founder of a fiduciary consulting firm.

Try this low-key approach with clients for maximum success.

Try this low-key approach with clients for maximum success.

If you plan to join another firm or go indie, you’d better reacquaint yourself with this landmark agreement first.

Amid reports of a possible sale, assets rise and expenses fall.

The advisers made the move in the wake of new regulatory guidance which takes aim at recruiting deals.

Two industry veterans joined the fast growing regional brokerage firm.

"There are ways to potentially be cute with it. You could potentially cut out retirement business from the back-end bonuses," says an ex-Merrill Lynch executive who works in the independent space. "Cute doesn't usually work when it comes to regulators."

Best ways to bring two firms — and distinct cultures — together.

Best ways to bring two firms — and distinct cultures — together.

The early decision stops advisers from earning commissions on products that will also generate fees through the firm's Investment Advisory Program.

IronGate Partners is the 11th firm to align with the aggregator this year.

The recruits come from the private banking division.

Creating a viable exit strategy is critical to the future of any successful practice.