Wealth management

Getting over the mental block toward adoption is part of the challenge in keeping your practice tech-savvy, says Eric Kies, chief compliance officer at Moline, Ill.-based The Planning Center.

Blog: Offering a human touch is actually easier with the newest wealth management technology, says Min Zhang of Totum Wealth.

Six executives were recently tapped to lead wealth management and related investment services groups at Associated Bank, BMO Delaware Trust, BNY Mellon, PNC Bank and U.S. Bank. Find out who they are and what their new roles entail.

Here are numbers 11 to 25 in On Wall Street's annual ranking of elite young producers at the regional broker-dealers.

Retirement savers looking to recoup 401(k) assets left with a former employer whose contact information they do not have can use the National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits; Plus, do-it-yourself retirement planning for the self-employed.

Sargent Bickham Lagudis has assumed the name of the smaller firm, Colorado Financial Management.

The independent firm founded by several former wirehouse managers picked up two recruits who generated $1.5 million in annual production.

After his roller coaster ride with troubled RCS Capital-owned Cetera Financial Group, Steve Dunlap returns to his entrepreneurial roots.

The largest independent firms to make the cut.

One contributor takes exception with the idea that many Americans are in trouble with their savings; Plus, clients should ignore calls to 'sell everything!'

Fund flows over the course of a number of years now have been pointing decidedly in favor of passive strategies, he says, be they index, mutual funds or ETFs.

The investing strategy Warren Buffett recommends to his wife when he dies could lead to high stress for other investors during volatile markets since it calls for a high allocation to stocks.

Four key points to keep in mind while handling a market downturn.

Voices: When pundits use the word uncertainty, they may be coming to grips with their own imperfect mental models.

The reverse mortgage industry is optimistic after recent reforms to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage by the FHA and newfound respect from financial planners.

M&A deals in the fee-based RIA space to hit about 250 this year and double by 2019, Tiburon predicts.

A study of liquid alt funds finds that most of them do not significantly reduce portfolios’ volatility.

Marcato Capital has sold more than 1.6M shares so far in January, according to an SEC filing.

Clients need to craft a plan to withdraw their savings and, if necessary, reassess their retirement goals; Plus, what if clients are offered a lump sum at work?

Knowing which winning investments have less of a tax bite. Plus, the tax savings that comes with being a contrarian, and a look at when bonds don’t add up for estate planning.