Wealth management

A decade after taking a chance to bring his wealthtech vision to life, the soft-spoken leader who values the work as much as the reward still wants to get his hands dirty.

The number of wealthy Asian Americans is growing. But most RIAs courting them are missing a key approach, according to one firm that is doing it differently.

The Practice Intel growth platform made its debut this week with some well-known names at the helm and a mission to quantify crucial parts of the advisor-client relationship.

See the ranking of firms like Ballentine Partners, Pathstone, Facet, Savant, EP Wealth and Moneta Group, along with some lesser-known companies.

The nine-person team specializes in working with ultrahigh net worth clients, including private equity partners and company executives.

The Hearsay User Maturity Model evaluates and quantifies advisors' social behaviors, and provides guidance on how to get better.

The CRPC is a popular sister certification of the CFP. FP spoke with the program's head and with advisors who say it's a must-have credential for retirement planning.

Regulators promise to pay special attention to how firms are using technology to not only guide investments but also to protect client data.

The former United Capital is losing out on new leads from one of the major sources while folding into a firm known for tapping into the former TD program.

The founder of an ETF that tracks all American public companies with female CEOs sits down with American Banker Editor-in-Chief Chana Schoenberger to discuss why it matters if a company has a woman as CEO.

The mega bank predicts the traditional investing strategy will outperform both cash and inflation in the next 10 years.

New research from Fidelity Investments finds that advisors speak highly of independence but lack the knowledge to do it with confidence.

Proponents expect crypto to gain legitimacy and come to clients at lower costs if the SEC signs off as it's expected to do.

Morgan Stanley's wealth management inflows slow in third quarter

Competitors to the giant custodians say they're developing their own programs even as members of existing networks push back against some of the criticism.

Merrill president and co-head Lindsay Hans said the firm is well-positioned for the "largest asset-gathering opportunity that FAs have seen in decades."

The leaders of the group specializing in serving high net worth families were seeking to run their business entirely on a fiduciary basis.

The Wall Street giant is staggering under its plan to shift back to serving primarily the ultrawealthy.

Firms overly reliant on ultrawealthy clients need to ramp up their digital capabilities to attract the growing segment of clients with between $250,000 and $1 million in assets.

Competitors and critics in an industry fragmented between large and small firms and obsessed with organic growth question the increasing exclusivity and fees.