Wealth management

Andy Sieg, head of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, will join the management team of the company, reporting directly to CEO Brian Moynihan.

The regulator bills the move as the latest effort to bring transparency to the challenge of unpaid awards.

The top advisor this year, James Hare from Pinnacle Bank and Raymond James, views himself as the Warren Buffett of Nashville.

As advice becomes democratized, investors will define what the industry should prioritize, argues the head of the hybrid digital advice firm.

Firms take notice: older generations are adopting new technology at a quickening pace.

The regional firm launched its seventh new office this year.

The firm will test markets in a few cities next year in a bid to keep pace with a shifting wealth management landscape.

The representative had already been permitted to resign and suspended by state regulators, but the firm lost its case for additional damages.

The broker-dealer has also appointed a new northeastern regional director for its independent contractor division.

Old-fashioned referrals and seminars aren’t enough when prospects are searching online.

The industry risks becoming more of a boy’s club, rather than less of one.

AdvisoryWorld will operate as an independent subsidiary under the No. 1 IBD while adding new offerings for its 30,000 advisor and institutional clients.

Ameriprise scores big in its latest round of recruiting.

With 27,000 advisors on the move this year in wealth management, the industry remains in a period of flux.

When his sons were diagnosed, this financial advisor had to learn to focus on what he could control. Now he uses those lessons in his business.

From CRMs to robo advisors, planners share what's in their toolkit.

Planners are overwhelmed by options and wary of expensive solutions that don't do what's promised.

Once deeply wary of digital tools, planners may be turning a corner.

Think RIAs are valued at two times gross revenue. Think again.

A chief operating officer can be a firms' secret weapon for growth.