Wealth management

“High-touch” support, technology and firm culture played a part in career changes for seven advisors.

When legacy tools only address known risks, firms may be overdue for an upgrade.

The fast-growing Mather Group has ambitious expansion plans.

A small group will actually pay less in premiums because the cost-of-living adjustment in their Social Security benefits next year won’t be large enough to cover the premium increase.

A bonus introduced earlier this year has helped fuel client acquisition, executives say.

The practice transitioned in a week in which 15 advisors joined their new firm in three separate moves.

Whether targeting baseball players or tech execs, some firms place their bets on a narrow client focus.

The No. 7 IBD expects such moves by advisors to increase in coming years, so it's ramping up offerings aimed at fee-only services.

As mega firms scale up and niche advisors specialize further, profits for a vast swath of the advisory market are getting squeezed.

Executives at the beleaguered firm say they are focused on quality, not quantity.

The former J.P. Morgan Securities team includes an industry veteran with 33 years experience.

The new unit seeks to provide investors with fund-of-fund solutions.

The wealth in retirement accounts could shrink by that much due to annual defaults on 401(k) loans. The projected loss is about 2.7% of the $7.8 trillion in retirement accounts.

It is not uncommon for asset managers to view these three functions as separate and distinct units with entirely different missions and goals.

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Standout firms and individuals were awarded by NICSA their efforts in transforming industry operations.

Wealth managers are reassessing their services as younger investors are focusing on personal values.

The brokers moved their practices to rival firms Ameriprise and William Blair.

Instead of the client’s grown children getting a preset amount at, say, age 25, the decision is strictly at the trustee's discretion.