Wealth management

Retiree income in the U.S. lags far behind the national median for household earnings, but these top cities are bucking the trend, according to a new SmartAsset study.

The flow of financial advisors to the independent channels is certainly accelerating. But the traditional brokerage giants still offer advantages for some teams.

With more than $8 billion in assets under advisement, Simon Quick can comfortably serve high net worth clients. And it's managed to get there without private equity.

UBS has unveiled AI video avatars of its analysts, aiming to increase video production and client engagement. Will financial advisors take the same route?

A McKinsey study highlights the growing financial power of investors who are women and underscores that financial advisors who ignore them risk missing out on a $10 trillion opportunity.

Also this week, LPL picks up teams from Cetera and Ameriprise and Stifel draws from Merrill

The equity strategy's tax-loss harvesting component can scratch a client's itch to do something amid sell-offs while staying fully invested.

The increasingly popular Section 351 process offers many low-basis investment portfolios an exit ramp — without incurring any capital gains.

Regulators discovered Julie Darrah had been siphoning millions from elderly clients after WEG bought her practice in 2021.

That giant question could bring any number of different answers based on a variety of factors. Here's how four experts break it down.

Gabriel Kaplan of Wealth Habits used to give his virtual assistant around 20 hours per month of work. AI tools in his tech stack have greatly reduced that amount.

Conventional wisdom says that financial advisors choose to work in areas based on factors like the presence of wealthy families. That doesn't seem to be the case in a post-pandemic world.

In a consolidating industry, perpetual growth may seem like the only way forward, but financial advisors still have options.

Industry groups argue a new rule under consideration would give brokerage firms new oversight responsibilities over unaffiliated RIAs — a contention FINRA denies.

The Cincinnati-based bank has partnered with the fintech Trust & Will to make estate planning easy, accessible — and free.

The Connecticut-based community bank announced a raft of new board and executive appointments, giving shape to a new strategy aimed at winning more business from high-net-worth individuals.

When it comes to certain AI tools — like those for content creation — concerns over copyright infringement, bland outputs and more have led some financial advisors to eschew the technology.

Rulings from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority included a $360,000-plus payout from JPMorgan, scrutiny of B. Riley operations and more in April.

Also this week, Hightower invests in a large RIA and Bernstein names a new head of wealth management.

LPL Financial is well known to advisors but not necessarily to their clients. A new ad campaign airing this weekend during PGA Championship coverage aims to change that.