Wealth management

Even when holiday lights and light sabers are grabbing for your attention, these tips can help you gain more control of your practice, work smarter and succeed sooner.

More than two dozen teams managing $1 billion or more in client assets switched firms this year. See where they landed.

Winning over robo advisors doesn’t automatically mean cutting fees. Keep an eye on profit margins, however.

Clients who want to consult after retirement should first tell hiring managers at their own companies that they will be available for such a work arrangement; Plus, when retired clients should consider renting.

An online presence can help build an advisory firm but can hurt a reputation if overused.

Undaunted by the failure of a rider to the federal budget bill, the new legislative initiatives will try to once again strangle the Labor Department fiduciary proposal.

Advisory firms must be ready to deal with commonplace snafus as well as major disruptions.

Fired adviser Johnny Burris complained the firm forced him to sell unsuitable products to clients, long before it acknowledged to the SEC it “violated the federal securities laws.”

Since its launch two years ago, Harvest Exchange has signed up 200,000 investors, nearly 25,000 advisors and over 7,000 investment firms.

The fraudster swindled nine Fidelity customers out of more than $1 million over a seven-year period.

Higher interest rates will be a welcome relief for retirees who live on income from bonds, CDs and money market funds; Plus, clients should not assume their former employers will manage their 401(k) assets after they resign.

Four scenarios are possible. Here’s the most likely.

Contributions to donor-advised funds before year's end can help clients who need to claim bigger deductions to reduce their tax bills. Plus, tax-savings opportunities clients may want to grab before they're gone for good.

The new recruits moved over to the independent side of the wirehouse.

Many tax extenders are expected to pass in their agreed-upon form in a matter of days.

Only 9% of younger advisors on ownership track have equity stakes in their firms, reveals the Fidelity Benchmarking Study.

Three of the top five winners were in the technology sector. Among the biggest losers through November are companies with commodity products.

Three of the top five winners were in the technology sector. Among the biggest losers through November are companies with commodity products.

A 69-year-old retiree who is in good financial standing overall needs to buy more equities with large cash stake; Plus, clients who want to retire at 55 need to consider health insurance needs before they become eligible for Medicare.

Regulator could make some "immediate" changes; arbitration reform advocate says he's "hopeful."