Perhaps the reality is that neither firms nor advisors truly 'own' clients but rather are lessees of clients.
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The effort, the latest in an overall anti-ESG push from conservatives, is largely symbolic.
As it enters its fifth year, Investor.com has been redesigned to make it easier for investors to digest a financial firm's disciplinary history and conflicts.
But CEO Dan Arnold is optimistic about the start of 2023, noting that the fourth quarter was the best period for recruiting last year and predicting that momentum will carry over into the first quarter.
Spreading fixed-income exposure over several years of maturities provides predictable income in an unpredictable economic environment.
The firm declined to comment about Jim Dickson's sudden departure from Sanctuary Wealth, which he had led since 2018.
Wells Fargo alleged that a 'coordinated' effort to lure away advisors depleted an Arkansas branch office, forcing it to close.
There were 88 excess fee lawsuits against retirement plans last year, the second most ever, and Daniel Aronowitz of Euclid Fiduciary expects another busy year.
As portfolio management becomes increasingly commoditized, advisors make the case for managing assets in-house and promoting that to clients as a unique value-add.
The self-regulator claimed the reps traded excessively in the accounts of elderly customers.
PE firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice offered $53 per share for the RIA aggregator, adding fuel to the 24% rally in Focus' shares so far this year.
Daniel Laiter will join Alex Brown's Brickell Avenue branch in Miami.
U.S. Virgin Islands claims the bank turned a blind eye to Epstein sex-trafficking, calling the allegation a 'masterclass in deflection.'
With the deal for Portfolio Advisors, FS Investments also gets its hands on a private equity fund that targets both wealth management and institutional clients.
But it hasn't been all wins for the firm's efforts to compete in a market dominated by brokers like Charles Schwab Corp. and Fidelity.
The majority of account holders contributed more to their HSA than they took out in 2021. But only 12% invested their HSAs in assets other than cash.
eMoney Advisor and FP Alpha have tools to help advisors with Roth conversions.
Chair Jerome Powell and fellow policymakers lifted the Fed’s target for its benchmark rate to a range of 4.5% to 4.75%.
An SEC risk alert this week warned firms that surveillance systems fell short in ensuring reps consider costs and reasonably available alternatives. Will enforcement be next?
