Wealth management

The complementary offerings of family office and wealth management firms have the potential to capture UHNW wallet share and drive up revenues in tandem.

In a highly competitive landscape for tech developers, financial advisor firms often fall short compared to mega tech players and startups. But there are ways to attract top tech talent, advisors and consultants say.

Advisors and industry experts say a historical perspective of the past and a long-ranging view of the future are key in this moment of change.

Jim Rourke and Michael Liu will serve as co-heads of private client partnership development, linking Bank of America's investment bank, Merrill and the firm's private bank.

The firm raises its predictions after finding that fewer customers are shifting cash in pursuit of higher yields.

Edward Jones is also lowering its fees on certain asset ranges and seeing faster-than-expected adoption of the MoneyGuide investing systems.

The accounts are expected to grow by another trillion dollars over the next decade because of their tax and flexibility advantages, Daffy CEO Adam Nash said.

New offering would allow advisors to connect with more than 20 external asset managers.

UBS, Morgan Stanley, Ameriprise, Bank of America and Cetera were all on the losing end of some of the biggest recruiting deals this week.

The offering comes amid a slowdown in large insitutional investors' funding of private credit and equity.

Underlying U.S. inflation unexpectedly picked up in August on higher prices for housing and travel, undercutting the chances of an outsize Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next week.

A lawyer suing Wells and other firms argues the recent rate changes do nothing to repair harm already suffered by his clients.

The number of certified financial planners reflects competition for talent and a profession navigating questions about conflicts of interest.

Expertly guiding a client through the divorce process can forge long-term bonds that foster practice growth.

The handoff of a company carries important tax implications alongside a plethora of succession challenges. Here's what financial advisors need to talk about with clients.

This fringe benefit can take the weight off of the company's human resources department, allow employees to experience the benefits of financial planning and even allow advisors to prospect for new clients.

Massachusetts regulators accused the wirehouse of not conducting proper oversight of stock sales made a First Republic executive shortly before the bank collapsed last year.

The groups managing hundreds of millions are coming over from Merrill, Northwestern Mutual and Wells Fargo.

Professional athletes, who may have struggled financially for years, often suddenly come into large sums of money once they achieve their dreams. That's where a financial advisor can help — especially one who is a former athlete.

The private equity-backed firm's acquisition of Levy Wealth, with its more than $1 billion under management, falls in line with the trends driving industry consolidation.