Wealth management

Like many of its peers, the Chicago-based custody bank posted strong results thanks partly to the downstream effects of a strong initial-public-offering market.

A Deloitte analysis shows that alternative allocations — to private equity, private credit and other vehicles — in DC plans could grow quickly.

SEI may not be the first firm that comes to mind when thinking about the industry's custodians, but the firm has built a substantial client base of financial advisors over more than 30 years.

Schwab directly or indirectly manages only 2% of the $37 trillion in U.S. wealth that could be in the hands of advisors, according to CEO Rick Wurster. The size of the opportunity means there is no need to compete with the firm's RIA clients.

The firm isn't discussing the news reports suggesting it's for sale. Here's how it has built such a close relationship with so many planners over the years.

Advisors have a role to play in facilitating the great wealth transfer, and some wealth owners are uncertain about whether heirs are ready.

Even more than access to alternative assets and simplified platforms, advisors are looking to outside account providers to help them manage clients' taxes.

ADHD can cause a slew of financial woes for clients, leaving them feeling overwhelmed, frustrated or emotional. Here is how advisors can help them build their confidence and stay on track.

In its annual survey of industry consolidators, DeVoe and Co. detects signs that the upward march of RIA deal valuations may soon come to a halt.

Three former senior enforcement officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have launched Halperin Petersen & Mikkilineni LLP, a new public interest law firm; Ally Financial taps Mark Mathewson as chief information and data officer; Provident Bank names Anthony Petrazzuoli SVP, deposits & payments operations director; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Clients with concentrated stock holdings might be better off turning their portfolios into ETFs in a tax deferral transaction called a Section 351 conversion.

FINRA's annual snapshot shows how the wealth industry is changing, from key business metrics and marketing trends to shifts in registration and a shrinking branch footprint.

JPMorgan has a habit of taking its former private client advisors to court and accusing them of trying to steal clients they met through bank referrals. An industry recruiter says such suits aren't necessarily a sign of recruiting deals gone bad.

As the SEC pushes to widen access to private equity, private credit and other alternative investments, Morgan Stanley and Envestnet are among firms that already have funds no longer aimed exclusively at "accredited investors."

An albeit smaller sample of financial advisors participating in FP's Compensation Survey nevertheless reflected the industry-wide trend around gender pay gaps.

The well above-average advisor graduation numbers, paired with Merrill's recruiting efforts, suggest the wirehouse is serious about adding lots of talent.

Financial Planning's Compensation Survey measured the total pay of hundreds of financial advisors and, perhaps more importantly, the lessons they would share to aspiring planners about forging a successful career.

America's fertility rate is at an all-time low, and the cost of treatment is climbing. Financial advisors discussed how to plan, both financially and emotionally, for the cost of becoming parents.

In pitting AI agents against historic 60-40 portfolio results, JPMorgan found AI won every time. But researchers could not rule out the possibility that the systems could have essentially cheated.

Brooke Pilant, who was at Ameriprise from 2017 to 2024, accused the firm of turning against her after she raised concerns about "unethical practices."