Wealth management

Linscomb & Williams, a fee-only RIA with $2 billion in assets under management, announced Tuesday it is opening an office in Birmingham, Ala.

Fidelity says the new desktop will enable the “anywhere advisor."

Facebook,Twitter and LinkedIn are changing the way advisors communicate with clients. How can advisors better use social media to take their practice to the next level?

Last week, we listed the 10 biggest banks by advisor headcount. They account for roughly half the bank channel. Most of the rest of the industry works through one of the third-party marketers.

The Internal Revenue Service is warning potential donors to beware of charity scams operating in the wake of the explosions last week at the Boston Marathon and a Texas fertilizer plant.

IronGate, the largest independent wealth advisory firms in Wilmington N.C., opened its doors in 2005, and has a team of 14 advisors managing $200 million in assets.

When offering a market perspective or sitting down with a client for a portfolio review, word choice can make all the difference.

Genworth Financial Wealth Management will soon have new owners -- and a new name.

“The smart money is coming in,” said industry consultant Tim Welsh, president of Larkspur, Calif.-based Nexus Strategy, “and now we’ll see how smart the smart money is. Can they wring efficiencies out of this model?”

Hundreds of small regionals and community banks account for about half the bank channel advisors. The other half lives at one of the top 10 banks (with the top two accounting for the majority.) Here is a countdown of the 10 biggest players in the bank channel this year, based on the total number of bank advisors.

An enforcement action from the Securities & Exchange Commission is a timely reminder to advisors to disclose any financial benefits their firm may receive from the broker-dealer it recommends to clients.

A well-planned gathering can help your firm develop client relationships and strengthen ties with strategic partners.

Several estate planning products were built to address concerns about paying federal estate tax. However, the tax law passed earlier this year may have made these products moot. Advisors need to react before angry clients start calling.

Several provisions affecting advisors contained in President Obama’s budget blueprint drew sharp reactions from many corners of the industry, with groups variously praising measures to increase funding for securities regulators and blasting provisions concerning taxes and retirement planning.

The burgeoning influence of financial advisors in the United States was a repeated observation at this year's Tiburon CEO Summit at New York City's Ritz Carlton in Battery Park. Here are 11 themes we heard at the two-day event encompassing 200-plus executives and advisors.

“As investor confidence grows and perceptions of wealth management firms improves, so do advisor perceptions of their firm, particularly among independent advisors,” the J.D. Power study reported.

A group representing charitable organizations said it is concerned about a proposed cap to the charitable tax deduction included in President Obama's budget plan.

The Wealth Consulting Group, an affiliate of Strategic Wealth Associates, announced it has hired former Major League Baseball athletic trainer Stephen Sayles as a registered representative.

The Financial Services Institute is heralding the advance of legislation in Florida that would significantly ease the registration process for advisors representing firms headquartered in other states.

Royal Alliance is adding wealth management firm JLTD Advisors of Chicago and Integrated Financial Group of Salt Lake City to its hybrid platform.