Wealth management

'If the goal is to maximize value, selling to an external buyer is always better,' says Pershing's Mark Tibergien. 'If the goal is based on commitments to clients and associates, selling internally is better.'

A standalone application, Pocket Risk, helps advisors gauge clients’ risk aversion and anticipate behavior during downturns.

Financial despair is a major contributing cause of suicide among troops and veterans.

Ex-commanders take new jobs as load-pushing 'advisors.' No wonder service members get victimized.

Among many troops who take their own lives, financial stress is a major contributing factor.

With money market funds yielding just 0.01%, even 1% inflation can erode a nest egg. Here's how planners can work with fearful clients who want to keep most, if not all, assets in cash.

With money market funds yielding just 0.01%, even 1% inflation can erode a nest egg. Here's how planners can work with fearful clients who want to keep most, if not all, assets in cash.

As stocks bounce between bull and bear markets, risk reduction is increasingly vital.

As stocks bounce between bull and bear markets, risk reduction is increasingly vital.

What’s changed over the past year in constructing the right portfolio for our clients? Absolutely nothing. Here are the keys to portfolio construction, this year and next.

What’s changed over the past year in constructing the right portfolio for our clients? Absolutely nothing. Here are the keys to portfolio construction, this year and next.

'The single most important driver of value by far is growth,' says Dan Seivert, CEO of Echelon Partners.

Vanguard researchers added up the benefit to clients of having smart financial advice. Here's how the numbers work out.

Merrill Lynch has scooped up two advisors with $3 billion in assets under management from rival wirehouse giants UBS and Deutsche Bank.

The value of advisory firms is now being driven by growth, cash flow and risks, says investment banker and consultant David DeVoe.

Bank Investment Consultant unveils its annual Top 20 Program Managers, designed to recognize the most successful bank and credit union program managers on several criteria.

Donald Runkle, who spent nearly 11 years as Raymond James Financial Services' chief compliance officer, resigned; the firm provided no explanation for the departure.

These strategies can help advisors achieve annuitylike results while cutting out intermediaries and increasing returns.

SEC Chairman Mary Jo White also lamented the commission's inadequate oversight of the RIA sector amid limited resources and an understaffed team of examiners, telling lawmakers she hopes to expand the examination staff through a $1.7 billion appropriation.

The Cypress Group, a former Morgan Stanley team that managed about $740 million in assets, has left the wirehouse to join Integrated Wealth Management.