Wealth management

Osaic expected advisor departures during its massive consolidation of nine separate broker-dealers within its corporate structure. But CEO Jamie Price says the effort positioned the firm well for a future liquidity event. Here's how the independent broker-dealer is rebuilding.

Megadeals and private equity transactions usually draw the biggest headlines, but potential acquirers can take their pick from any number of possible sources of financing.

A bipartisan bill awaiting a Senate vote aims to reduce tax burdens for financial fraud victims by restoring an expanded personal casualty loss deduction.

Taxes can erode portfolio value in ways that add up over time. Explore five active investment strategies that can reduce capital gains tax impacts for clients.

Deals can falter when firm owners misjudge what it costs to replace themselves.

Merrill and Morgan Stanley executives' recent statements on recruiting seem to reveal starkly different approaches. But industry recruiters say they are just masking similarities.

A new study based on a survey of more than 500 advisory practices by The Kitces Report sheds light on how the fastest-growing firms are spending their marketing dollars.

Advisors on what to ask, who to call in and when it's finally safe to tell a client: you can afford it.

The largest private foundations are just barely exceeding the 5% statutory threshold for charitable donations, according to a new report.

Advisors discussed how they guide clients through the competing priorities of saving for their own retirements versus their children's college educations.

Anthropic's advisor-support system draws on financial analytics and technology from BlackRock, Vanguard, Charles Schwab, iCapital and others.

Advisors are still slow to plan for handing down their businesses, in part because of difficulties finding new owners they can trust.

Research from Cerulli Associates suggests that many RIAs have a long way to go with AI adoption while already finding possible ramifications for back-office staff.

Advisors can leverage the updated opportunity zone program, starting in January, to help ultrahigh net worth clients defer capital gains.

As advisors rush to build their own AI tools, experts warn that guardrails need to cover data going in, not just data going out.

A gathering for LGBTQ advisors and allies the day before LPL's flagship Focus conference drew executives, big-name sponsors and a standing-room crowd. So Marci Bair and other organizers are planning a standalone event next spring.

Today is National 401(k) Day, and a perfect moment to revisit retirement plans. Advisors can use these five strategies — from IRA rollovers to next-gen outreach — to help clients optimize their savings.

Like many firms, Ameriprise has been pumping money into AI in recent years. But its dedication to technology goes back much further, says the firm's head of technology and service delivery.

Interactive Brokers, also known by its hot ticker symbol of IBKR, shares much more fee information than most custodians, without revealing much in the way of its scale among RIAs. Can it gain greater reach in a competitive channel?