Wealth management

AdvicePay from Alan Moore and Michael Kitces is aimed at streamlining payments to advisors.

If an acquisitive advisory firm doesn’t perform due diligence on the seller’s fee structure, headaches are guaranteed, Michael Kitces writes.

High-risk, highly concentrated funds may not be for everyone, but they can fill a niche.

Even those who don’t work for Morgan Stanley could find themselves in a Catch-22.

Following in the footsteps of Chase, Wells Fargo and others, Fidelity is launching an application programming interface to let third-party apps access customer data — as long as the customers grant permission.

The California city has been replaced by Los Angeles.

The proposal aims to simplify tax subsidies by increasing qualified withdrawals from 529s in exchange for scrapping the Coverdell account.

The firm is expanding its Tucson office with the addition of the Langer Wealth Management Group.

After announcing it would exit the Broker Protocol, Morgan Stanley lost advisors managing approximately $7 billion in client assets.

Though the wirehouse has reduced recruiting efforts, it continues to attract big producers.

The bank criticized the jury for "accepting to the penny" the family's legal team's invitation to award the $8 billion without doing any independent analysis.

Many advisors want nothing to do with cryptocurrency.

The practice’s managing director blamed the No. 1 IBD in part for its move to Securities America.

What — if anything — should an advisor do if a client is abusing illicit substances?

ETFs with specific approaches can yield tactical dividends.

The moves comes amid uncertainty about the future of the Broker Protocol.

A TD Ameritrade study asked program directors to give snapshots of what students are experiencing — and what they need from the industry.

The NSA, Equifax and the SEC were all breached. Financial advisors of all sizes are fair game, too, says Wes Stillman.

Often derided, a small amount of the precious metal can help clients diversify.

Some clients may demand more evidence of actual outcomes.