Wealth management

Last year set a record for mergers and acquisitions among advisory firms. Industry experts expect more of the same in 2025, driven by a desire for client and asset growth.

The Trump administration is likely to let the SAVE plan die in the coming months. Here's how advisors can start preparing their clients now.

As the tax deferral method grows in popularity, experts caution that the benefits come with important caveats for financial advisors to keep in mind.

Data from the February Financial Advisor Confidence Outlook found that President Donald Trump's policies are making advisors rethink portfolio allocations.

Kevin Keller prides himself on the growing public awareness of the CFP mark while warning that his successor is likely to face increased competition from other groups.

Dividend strategies can provide steady returns over time with less volatility, but growth-oriented stocks can also be an attractive option.

Also this week, LPL pulls a big team from Raymond James, Merrill from Morgan Stanley and Dynasty from CIBC.

Fidelity Investments is launching new ETF model portfolios to compete in the growing multi-trillion dollar asset management industry.

The surging popularity of the alternative asset class could curtail its seemingly endless runway.

Contingent deferred annuities represent product manufacturers' latest appeal to independent RIA advisors and their clients. Here's how they're making the case.

One of the marquee annual events of the wealth management industry, the Technology Tools for Today (T3) Conference is scheduled for March in Dallas.

In a legal response, LPL contends it has been sued at least seven times in the past year after recruiting advisors from industry rival Ameriprise.

Amanda Butler, chief technology officer of Nepsis, said she has been working for over a decade to help the firm integrate its tech stack with Salesforce.

Advisors reported that the speed with which President Trump seeks to remake Washington in the first few weeks of his second term also had clients on edge.

In an industry with too few advisors, many say the failure rate for newcomers remains disconcertingly high. But brokers on Financial Planning's top 40 under 40 list say they wouldn't be where they are without early career training.

Financial Planning announces its 2025 class of the top 40 most productive employee wealth management brokers under age 40.

Financial Planning announces its 2025 class of the top 40 most productive employee brokers under age 40 at regional U.S. firms.

The RIA aggregators Prime Capital and Corient also made their marks with big acquisitions.

Critics including President Trump are ramping up the pressure on large corporations to drop their programs. But others doubted the firms' sincerity all along.

Financial planners don't need to be real estate experts to provide meaningful guidance to home-selling clients while demonstrating the value of holistic advice.