Pierson Wealth Management, a Santa Clarita, California-based firm managing $122 million, has changed its broker-dealer affiliation to Cetera Advisors from LPL Financial.
Ivy Pierson, who heads the firm, started her brokerage career at Morgan Stanley in 2000 and went independent in 2007, affiliating with Woodbury Financial. She became affiliated with LPL in 2017.
Regulators found Bank of America's monitoring software had a known flaw Merrill left uncorrected for years.
While AI has become a go-to research tool for affluent investors, new HSBC research suggests human advisors remain the deciding voice when investment decisions are made.
A 5-4 ruling preserves the Federal Reserve's independence for now, but the legal fight over presidential removal power is far from settled.
For years, large firms have been facing penalties and questions from regulators over interest rates for clients’ cash accounts.
Market volatility can be stressful, but it also represents opportunity for advisors and their clients.
Dan Biagini of American Equity says the steady decline of pensions, longer lifespans and a reset in interest rates are rewriting how advisors build retirement income
Direct indexing is on pace to outgrow ETFs and mutual funds. Northern Trust's Ken Lassner explains why the advisors who get it wish they had started sooner.
