Wealth management

Looking for a new challenge, Mark Seither found the complexities of pilot compensation and tax planning to be a niche that energizes him.

Brokers were worried a new rule intended to lighten their responsibility to monitor advisors' side hustles would ironically mean greater supervision duties with RIAs.

The results of Morningstar's latest study tracking fees and performance finds accelerating consolidation and commodification that makes advice more valuable.

A Ninth Circuit appellate panel ruled that10 advisors recruited to LPL from Ameriprise have the right to resist turning over their personal devices to a forensic examiner to be searched for evidence of misappropriated client data.

Even as crypto prices slide, a growing share of financial advisors are adding digital assets to client portfolios, with firm policies slowly catching up.

An internal successor, a seller and an acquirer dish out the most common mistakes they say advisory firms must avoid to address the challenge.

As adoption of the dual-wrapper products accelerates, so will questions about timing, pricing and residual balances.

Roughly 100 employees — mostly in management — are expected to move to the wealth management unit's new headquarters in booming South Florida.

Many owners of privately held businesses are planning to sell at least part of their interests in the firm in the next five to 10 years, a Raymond James study found.

Plus, Wells Fargo and Raymond James pull more teams from Commonwealth/LPL, and Elevation Point takes a stake in a UBS breakaway.

Regulators officially approved 30 more funds last month, with more expected authorizations in 2026. Will financial advisors and their clients bite?

The wealth management giant capped off 2025 by pressing ever closer to the asset and wealth management target set by former CEO James Gorman.

Clear and early communication, with coworkers as well as clients, is key when planning for a long leave.

Once rare, the same kind of permissive terms that are widespread on leveraged loans are becoming increasingly common in the $1.7 trillion private credit market.

Philadelphia-based Clark Capital will be one of several "boutique" firms in Raymond James' global asset management division.

An organic growth technology firm launched out of Fidelity Investment's incubator spoke with 18 big RIAs about their marketing. The results speak for themselves.

A sharp fourth-quarter decline in net new investment assets weighed on Citi's wealth division, tempering full-year growth despite revenue gains.

Bank of America's wealth management businesses suffered a blow last year when principals of a team that managed $130 billion in AUM left for independence. Merrill executives are now looking to the future with ambitious recruiting and cross-selling plans.

Tax-loss harvesting's overlooked cousin can pay off for clients with low-earning years, concentrated positions or UTMA accounts.

The massive intake preceded the BNY-owned custodian's rollout of a new financial advisor matchmaking service aimed at conversions from institutional clients.