Wealth management

The latest legal action over the industry's handling of clients' uninvested cash suggests sweeps are a bigger profit generator than most firms let on.

A financial advisor in North Carolina is looking for a fee-only advisor to offer an advice-only model for his own family. Is this a good idea? If so, what are the considerations?

The new women-led RIA will focus on serving law firm partners, executives, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals and families across the country.

The private equity-backed deal keeps M&A humming along at a "healthy and stable" pace that's unlikely to pick up until rates fall.

Client discussions about legacy planning, taxes and financial objectives inevitably raise questions that, often enough, only insurance can address.

The firm continues to see success with encouraging wealth clients to open banking accounts.

These hybrid securities blend a bond and a derivative and are customizable to clients' savings needs.

The Wall Street powerhouse is now the subject of two class action suits questioning whether it has been providing unreasonably low returns on clients' uninvested cash.

The brokerage giant sticks to more conservative approach to retail investing amid increasingly crowded market.

The combination of variable prepaid forwards with long and short equity positions outpaces the after-tax returns of a direct indexing strategy, a new study found.

The company celebrated its 25th anniversary as a public company with net earnings of $700 million in its wealth unit. The profits were an improvement from its losses last year.

Citi's CEO Jane Fraser assured investors Friday that the megabank was on the rebound from a corporate restructuring and regulatory actions.

The megabank saw a 15% increase in assets under management in its wealth management division in the second quarter.

Rising expenses from increasing asset values in client accounts also put a dent in the unit's bottom line in the second quarter.

For financial advisors, tax professionals and their clients, the opportunities and acronyms look endless. Three experts explain the key questions to consider.

With the recent bull market being driven by just a few companies, many clients are asking: Why wasn't I in that stock? Here's how to answer.

Neil McLaughlin, who'taking over RBC's wealth unit after running its personal and commercial banking divisions, is seen as a likely CEO successor.

Advisors who don't consistently make their dollars-and-cents value apparent to clients risk not only being undervalued but also "laid off."

The decisions indicated that justices will use far stricter scrutiny of government regulations moving forward, and some cases dealt a direct impact right away.

Low-interest debt backed by an asset can be good, but high-interest, unsecured credit cards are not; however, reducing high-interest credit card debt should be prioritized.