Wealth management

Total stock and bond mutual fund and ETF assets distributed by independent/regional broker-dealers and registered investment advisors grew at more than twice the rate compared to the wirehouse channel during 2012, according to newly released data from Access Data.

Here are the top firms according to their basic payout for producers at the $1 million mark.

Who Are the power house fund managers? Here are the heavy hitters who racked up the most Lipper Awards this year.

Founded in 2009 aiming to serve women with online budgeting tools and financial advice, LearnVest morphed into a mass-market RIA firm last year and now has its eye on growth.

Here are the top firms according to their basic payout for producers at the $600,000 mark.

Bank Investment Consultant was on the scene at the annual BISA conference. Here we have culled the best bits to bring you the most interesting things we heard.

Millions of baby boomers born in 1948 will become eligible for Medicare this year and face the complexities of choosing Medicare plans. As this group navigates the choices in Medicare Enrollment for the first time, financial planners have a chance to share with them advice that will help them make the best decision.

Among advisory services competing for the wealthiest clients, RIAs and multi-family offices are winning.

The firm's growth spurt has brought Washington Wealth’s total AUM, which was at a modest $100 million in December 2011, to well over $1 billion.

RIAs like to think of themselves as starkly different than their counterparts in the wirehouse channel -- in terms of fee structure, fiduciary responsibility, independence and, often, income. But a new study casts some doubt on the income part of that equation.

Here are the top firms according to their basic payout for producers at the $400,000 mark.

Average assets under management for financial advisors in North America hit a record $81 million last year, according to a new report.

Three months after her departure from the Securities and Exchange Commission, former Chairwoman Mary Schapiro has been nominated to join the board of General Electric. If she accepts, she will be the third former regulatory chief to join a board of directors this year.

Increased compliance requirements, regulatory changes, and an aging client base are just some of the obstacles RIAs will face this year, but advisors still see a bright future for their assets under management.

Here are the top firms according to their basic payout for producers at the $200,000 mark.

More than one in five worry they may not be doing enough to make a difference, with 82% subscribing to the belief that greater wealth brings a greater obligation to be philanthropic.

What's worse than battling with a loved one over money? Watching another couple argue about money ... right in your conference room.

The dually registered and registered investment advisor channels were the fastest-growing for assets under management from 2010 to 2011, Cerulli Associates reported today -- but the two are still dwarfed by assets in the wirehouse channel.

HighTower, a national company serving high-net-worth and institutional clients, brings prospective partners to the firm’s Chicago headquarters for a day of one-on-one meetings with the top executives. Here's an in depth look at one step in the firm's recruiting process.

Competition for top financial advisory talent has stayed strong, but the kinds of advisors interested in moving has changed, according to the eight recruiters who gathered for On Wall Street's annual Recruiters Roundtable this year. Check out the key trends set to influence advisor movement in 2013.