Firms reluctant to sell now may struggle later to find a merger partner to survive.
Valuing Mr. Ali's image rights, inheritance tax on property and the will's treatment of his nine children are a few potential estate quirks that could come up.
Deal flow and complexity on the rise when it comes to sales of adviser businesses.
One financial adviser helped his client avoid Social Security reductions by carefully mapping out when to take her benefits and pension.
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Despite heavily outspending investment adviser groups on lobbying lawmakers in the second quarter, industry trade associations didn't succeed in a key goal.
Robos can enlarge the advisory business as a whole, expanding the pools of both providers and users of advice.
SEC ruling includes a civil penalty of $600,000 for Ms. Bennett and $2.9 million for Bennett Group.
Here are the main points of confusion among Fidelity's many adviser clients, and some insights that might help guide their strategy.
Once-plain-vanilla funds due for a serious makeover, meaning now is the time to carefully assess cash options.
Advisers should test their emergency plans periodically to make sure they are in compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules.
Online users now require cell phone for text message verification.
Regulatory experts say there's a strong likelihood advisers would lose the grandfathering exemption granted under the fiduciary measure simply by switching firms.
It turns out that the explanation, which advisers need to watch out for, was rather simple.
Most proposed solutions call for higher taxes on high earners.
Under the SEC, pay-to-play rules kick in for RIAs who contribute to a candidate for office who could influence the selection of an adviser for state accounts.
The firm is selling a majority stake of NFP Advisor Services to funds managed by private equity shop Stone Point Capital.
The national advisory firm works with institutional clients such as defined-contribution and traditional pension plans.
