Wealth management

Advisers may need to put the brakes on those who want to invest too heavily in specific sectors.

These options can outperform under the right circumstances

With competition to RIAs increasing, the financial services giant will promote the value of independent advice.

Is it time to try for another target market? Or just become a generalist? Forsaking current branding and marketing should not be taken lightly.

Stable investors tend to downplay periods of performance and periods of underperformance.

Missed compounding opportunities, steep taxes and penalties and the possibility of forced early retirement, that's why.

"If you're a financial services company and you're not thinking of yourself as a financial tech company, then you're probably in a declining business model," says Rob Foregger, co-founder of NextCapital.

Some wirehouse branch managers have made the transition to the independent channel, but doing so takes careful planning, experts say.

In contentious Senate testimony, White fended off accusations that the regulatory body has dragged its feet. Again, she did not offer a timeline for implementing a fiduciary rule from the SEC.

The goal is to own investments that can withstand risk, even if it means some sacrifices.

Blockbuster industry deals and unforeseen shifts in client attitudes are altering future forecasts for digital advice.

Gen Y clients want advisers to build portfolios with both social and financial returns, according to two recent studies.

Worthy ideas debated on the fiduciary rule, retirement prep and annuities.

"Clients that are buying your services on price are clients that you don’t want," says consultant Jamie McLaughlin.

Getting them to unload equities that are weighing down their portfolios isn’t easy.

The Gryphon Group generated $1.3 million in production before leaving the wirehouse.

Which periods produce the best long-term returns for different asset classes?

The firm, which acted as a custodian for a defunct RIA, allegedly failed to make material disclosures to clients regarding their accounts.

With a few simple tweaks to their strategy, planners can stop making flubs that can hurt their business — or even their personal brand.

These trusts are holding their value and merit an allocation.