As of August, 529 programs represented about $437 billion in assets, according to the investment research firm. The rankings include 62 total plans, accounting for about 97% of the industry by assets.
The agency charged Ann Vick with fraudulently raising $3.2 million from nearly two dozen investors for pooled investment fund.
Once the market hits another prolonged downturn, those advisers with no organic growth will see a precipitous decline in the values of their firms.
The bank is responding to internal wrangling about how the profits from the unit that deals with some of its richest clients are shared between its wealth management and investment management businesses.
The new service, scheduled to begin sometime next year, will service customers with between $250,000 and $2 million in assets, a group that UBS hasn't previously targeted in a meaningful way.
Bring on a junior adviser at least five to seven years prior to retirement, to give both the adviser and clients time to acclimate to the role and those important relationships.
It’s not easy to tell which prospects are going to pose problems — but it’s definitely easier to say no to a prospect than to terminate a client later.
The Labor Department is giving the financial industry the additional breathing room it had sought to prepare for the new regulation.
About 3 million people retired earlier than they likely had planned as a result of the Covid environment, according to a report by a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
David Winchell is setting up his own firm, Winchell Financial Group, in Las Vegas.
Advisers who have been steering clear of digital currencies need to study up and be prepared to talk their clients through the pros and cons of this asset class.
Don’t let clients sabotage their retirement plans because of fears about the program’s finances. Advisers can help clients put trust fund solvency woes into perspective.
B-D tech expert Darren Tedesco discusses how B-Ds can reconstitute their technology stacks to drive growth and efficiency gains.
The acquisition adds portfolio rebalancing and trading to the Addepar platform.
The veteran advisers and three associates make the switch in midtown Manhattan
Private-sector employers that don't offer a retirement plan are now required to enroll workers in the state's program.
James Gorman of Morgan Stanley and Charlie Scharf of Wells Fargo both took time during their earnings conference calls to share some thoughts about their RIA competitors.
Carson Group is the latest to sign up for the three-year-old service that lets advisers allocate assets in held-away accounts like 401(k)s. It is compliance-friendly and secure, the firm says.
The futures-based access to cryptocurrencies has been described as better than nothing by investors. But, financial advisers might have trouble managing client expectations.
The deluge of information available about investing has driven many young people to gravitate toward the largest, loudest and most popular financial influencers on various message boards and online video channels.
