Wealth management

Genstar puts consolidator Mercer Advisors up for sale.

Once selected, the chapters will begin a two-year centralized testing process.

Even if it's best for the team, it won't be easy.

The wirehouse’s latest litigation suggests other everyday activities of defectors could come under scrutiny.

An improving economy is boosting an exodus from wirehouses to RIAs.

The firm has shed fund holdings in defensive sectors such as health care and consumer staples.

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The deal underscores an industry trend combining planning with portfolio management.

The firm’s complicated relationship with these fees is indicative of the industry’s overall struggle to find a balance between appropriate compensation and transparency.

The new digital products are a significant opportunity for the bank, experts say.

Although first written off by industry experts, independent digital-first firms now hold billions in assets.

The entrepreneur's OSJ also recruited an advisor named after J.P. Morgan and another new affiliated practice.

Advisory firms are generating "phenomenal" internal rates of return for PE buyers.

For clients’ portfolios that need international diversity, these funds focus on the region.

With their pro bono efforts, advisors have helped clients manage thousands in debt, plan for future health care costs and even offered healthy recipes.

Clients won't be taxed as the result of a deal if they hold the shares in ETFs or index mutual funds.

Simple solutions may be a better alternative to customization, says the company's CEO.

Most clients don’t give a hoot about fiduciary and best interest standards.

Guiding them through the fine print of narrow networks, deductibles and copays could become a key differentiator.

The network connects advisors with clients whose financial needs have been overlooked, says the firm's CEO.