Wealth management

A focus on advisor fees and compensation is all well and good -- particularly among the next-generation of investors -- but advisors say that focus can sometimes be misguided.

“I think probably the No. 1 area of angst for advisors running their own firms is the efficiency of their business,” Pershing's Mark Tibergien said Thursday during an interview at the Pershing Insite conference.

The financial services industry has one of the hardest glass ceilings for women to break through according to a recent survey from Edward Jones.

Genworth Financial Inc. said it is eliminating 400 jobs as Chief Executive Officer Thomas McInerney seeks to counter the pressure from low interest rates.

Advisors are wary of BNY Mellon's plan to provide private banking services to RIAs.

Although many in the industry have tipped active exchange-traded funds as the breakthrough product of 2013, this may be wishful thinking, according to a new study by Cerulli Associates.

Separately managed accounts and alternative funds are poised for growth and fund firms need to be on top of their social media game to participate in the growing mutual fund space, according to a new report by Curian Capital.

Exchange-traded funds gathered record net inflows of $107 billion through the end of May 2013, which is 31% higher than the $82 billion in net flows at this time in 2012, according to data from ETGI.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's long-awaited proposal to reform the money market mutual fund industry has left observers wondering whether the agency compromised too much in an effort to get a plan out the door.

Art Tambaro, president and CEO of Royal Alliance Associates, (left) one of four independent broker-dealers owned by AIG’s Advisor Group, will retire at the end of the year. He will be replaced by Dmitry Goldin, a member of Royal’s senior leadership team for the last decade.

New planners should be aware of these commonly cited irks by firm owners and take the necessary steps to avoid them.

“There’s a huge shift this year from last year in overall optimism from the advisors,” says Mark Schoenbeck, senior vice president of marketing for Curian Capital, the asset management firm that conducted the 2013 Curian Capital Survey. “It was a pretty big swing.”

The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., wealth management firm announced Monday it will acquire Silver Bridge Advisors of Boston, forming a $3.4 billion RIA to join the growing list of independent advisory firms hoping to establish a national footprint.

Financial advisors are setting aside their doubts and embracing the recovery.

Like any good advisor, Dave Grant has some tasks he is happy to handle, and other things he needs to outsource. How do you determine one from the other?

Connecticut Wealth Management is now the largest independent planning firm in the Hartford area after acquiring a rival with $120 million in assets under management.

Who are the financial planning industry's largest broker-dealers? Financial Planning unveils its annual list. Where does your firm rank?

The network was launched in September to help breakaway brokers transition from the traditional wirehouse model to independence.

Running your own RIA is difficult, but starting a new business is even more difficult. Dave Grant takes us on his journey.

The platform will provide Dynasty’s advisors with a turnkey solution for writing fixed life insurance, annuity, disability, and long-term care contracts.