More than 800 financial advisers weighed in on their practices, the economy and regulation in our annual special report.
A common belief in the financial services industry is that individuals consolidate a large chunk of their assets among fewer providers as they near retirement
UBS AG, Switzerland's biggest bank, will probably report a fourth straight quarterly profit tomorrow and the lowest wealth management redemptions since 2008.
The world's richest clients often come with “impossible demands,” push margins down and cause internal conflict with investment banking colleagues, said the vice chairman of Barclays Plc's wealth management unit.
The court-appointed trustee seeking to recover billions of dollars lost by jailed financier Bernard Madoff sued three entities Thursday to get back more than $30 million that he said the Madoff family had invested, mostly in oil and gas properties and technology companies.
High anxiety abounds as economy, markets stall; detailing the risks of risk-aversion
Defined-contribution managers bounced back a bit by year-end 2009 from the morose markets of 2008 as assets under management rose 19.7%
Chalk up another hard-earned lesson from the financial crisis: Investors in limited partnerships, the structure of choice for most alternative investments, discovered that giving up liquidity in exchange for higher returns wasn't such a good idea after all.
Through its recently announced purchase of National Retirement Partners Inc., LPL Investment Holdings Inc. is set to enter the demanding and competitive market for smaller to midsize retirement plans.
Looming hike marginal tax rates makes 2010 a good time to take bigger distributions, say advisers
Boston Private Bank & Trust, Inc. has knocked Bessemer Trust Co. off its perch in a poll of wealthy consumers.
Highest earners will take big hits from hiked tax rate, cap gains charge; 'really scary'
Certified public accountants have been working on ways to add financial planning to their practices for the past 20 years
American Funds, Fidelity Investments and Lord Abbett & Co. LLC are among a number of fund companies that will have to rethink how they serve the retirement marketplace through advisers if a proposed revamp of 12(b)-1 passes.
Talk about a fashion statement.
Financial advisers say clients are booking gains now at cheaper tax rate; 'better bang for the buck'
Whether it's helping downsized clients, assisting retirees whose benefits are being chiseled away or advising small-business owners on health care options for their companies, a growing number of financial advisers find themselves navigating the murky waters of health care insurance.
The commission proposes to reverse Dodd-Frank proviso and reinstate the exemption shielding smaller operations from the agency's oversight
Without a doubt, the answer to the question “What makes a person rich” marks a political divide in this country – a divide that is widening by the second as the mid-term elections fast approach.
