Wealth management

I’ve been watching, with increasing dismay, the trend of outside investors taking ownership of advisory firms.

AUM, revenue and client base growth are soaring, but advisors must remain vigilant.

Congress is considering seven bills, which if passed, would help Americans improve their retirement prospects.

Home buying “usually doesn’t go as smooth as you read in the books,” says one advisor.

Many small firms still don't offer this important benefit to their employees, but it’s time for that to change, says advisor Douglas Boneparth.

Planners can help empower clients facing a transition that can feel "lonely and daunting."

Employees from the independent robo — from marketers to engineers — are being paired up with customers to have informal chats, ranging from improving the user experience to suggesting new financial offerings in the platform.

The independent robo is now offering advisors paperless account rollovers for clients that can be completed in a minute.

Brokerage industry records list one of the winners works at the firm's clearing house in San Jose.

A new entrant from Singapore vies for attention in a market that already includes offerings from robo advisors and custodians.

The senior executives joined their former chief at Cresset Capital Management’s newly formed multifamily office.

Caretakers for those with developmental challenges can feel lost when it comes to their financial options.

The dispute pits four advisors against big Wall Street names: Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James and Merrill Lynch.

“The industry has not done any favors to young advisors,” says independent advisor Douglas Boneparth.

You must be able to express your vision wherever you go. This may feel mechanical at first but with practice, it will feel more natural.

Couples born many years apart need extra guidance as they prepare for their post-work lives.

Clients can boost IRA retirement savings with this strategy, but shhh! Avoid certain terms.

Raymond James, Janney, Ameriprise and Stifel are all racking up impressive hires from the wirehouses.

Divorce is expected to be different for couples who are in their advance years than when they were younger.

The difference between 0.03% and zero will prove to be bigger than three basis points.