Wealth management

The happiness of the independent advisor appears to be slightly overrated. By a slight but significant margin, advisors in RIAs aren’t as happy with their careers as those in wirehouses.

Barnaby Grist, Cetera’s executive vice president of wealth management and a high-profile hire from Charles Schwab in 2010, is stepping down to care for his parents in England and his wife’s parents on the East Coast, says a spokeswoman for the broker-dealer network.

Dallas should be a dream market for independent advisors. But unlike the San Francisco, it has not been as hospitable to independent wealth management firms.

Whether they distract you from your daily work or serve as filters for the abundance of daily news, here is a handful of the most influential blogs for financial advisors.

Fast-growing JHS Capital Advisors has opened a new office in Baton Rouge, La. -- the company’s first in that state.

Here we present a new look at our top bank advisors list, reshuffled and ranked by fee-based business.

It’s tax season, and that means a lot of scrambling to prepare and find ways to cut taxes. But advisors are skeptical that accountants are making all the right moves.

For the visually inclined, we've created an infographic to highlight some of the major shifts under way in demographics, technology and global wealth.

In the world of trust and estate administration, where tax planning typically involves special attention to federal tax law compliance, it’s easy to lose focus on state income taxation issues. And while some states do not tax income related to trusts, states that do tax trust income have a variety of rules and criteria for which trusts are subject to tax.

A former Massachusetts CFP and his colleague spent $1 million of their clients’ funds on personal expenses, including fast food, legal fees and ATM withdrawals at casinos, the SEC alleges.

As the April 15 tax filing date draws closer, millions of taxpayers still find themselves somewhere between putting the final touches on their tax return and just starting the process.

LinkedIn is a powerful tool for advisors to connect with potential clients, but it should be used with careful diligence. Failure to do so could result in ineffective platform execution, or even worse – a breach in compliance.

Raymond James is going after more top advisors -- and it's changing its payout structure to do so.

A coalition of charities has expressed concerns about a Senate budget proposal that could potentially place a limit on charitable deductions.

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.