Wealth management

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Stan Leavitt said he was drawn to the regional firm for its culture and financial planning capabilities.

The four advisers joined the more than 500 lost by the wirehouse in the last nine months.

To give great guidance to clients, focus on removing noise and bias rather than trying to be all things to all clients.

Rising markets boosted revenues for wealth- and asset-management arms at the largest U.S. banks to $18.4 billion in the second quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

What used to be a complex and expensive barrier to entry for independent RIAs has now become much simpler and cheaper.

The partnership marks the third deal since a major private equity investment in April.

The increase in real estate exposure is an “extraordinary move," according to an industry observer.

Critical criteria that can raise the market price of an advisers' book.

Convinced that clients want as much human interaction as ever, the Wall Street firm is using machine learning to help its financial advisers stay informed and work efficiently.

Firms must offer them to tap new talent amid the industry’s succession problems, the custodian says.

The advisers previously worked at RBC Wealth Management, with one of them making the firm’s Chairman’s Council.

The two advisers bolted in a quarter that saw their ex-firm lose 130 advisers.

This is the second time Jefferies has poached Miami-based adviser talent from the wirehouse.

Depending on business mix, some advisers could see a pay cut.

Marketing and sales strategies are better received when firms provide information advisers are actually seeking.

There are two that hold stocks that have boosted dividends for 20 years or more.

The firm's headcount has steadily declined since the bogus account scandal came to light last year.

The engine of future growth for the top independent broker-dealers is likely to be fees.