Most clients have no idea how much their investments and their financial advisers are costing them. As a result, they may unknowingly be putting their retirement at risk.
What should you be looking for in a potential merger candidate? First, you need to have similar investment styles and fee structures. Beyond that, chemistry and cultural fit are key.
Nicholas Schorsch and RCS Capital Corp. continue their blistering pace of broker-dealer acquisitions, announcing the acquisition of Summit Financial Services Group Inc. for $49 million in cash and stock.
Adviser duo jumps from J.P. Morgan Securities
The types of applications most commonly used by advisers
Free web-based version of popular program due out this summer
You know who they are and you know they are holding back your practice. Here's some simple steps to improve your staff and start fresh in 2014.
For Mary Beth Storjohann, one of the best parts about being a young, independent RIA is being able to make her own schedules, which allows her to be flexible in meeting with clients and in living a balanced life. Check out how she does it.
From ignoring social media to being unable to delegate, here are traps advisers need to avoid in 2014 if they want any chance to thrive
After five years of net acquisitions, Legg Mason hired Thomas Hoops from Wells Fargo & Co. to head business development as the firm seeks to expand its products and make acquisitions.
Now is a good time to ask two important questions. First, do your clients really appreciate you? Second, do your clients know how much you really appreciate them?
Companies usually keep a low profile when the Securities and Exchange Commission investigates them. Robert DePalo decided to sue.
After complaints, the consumer-facing website reverses course by letting advisers claim and maintain their profile at no charge.
When asked by financial advisers if it's too expensive to go out on their own, set up shops and create unique brands, I tell them they will definitely incur costs but they aren't necessarily prohibitive — especially for those with an entrepreneurial mindset.
If you cannot see yourself doing it, whatever “it” means to you, you will never, and I mean never, achieve it.
The firm, which previously focused exclusively on ultra-high-net-worth clients, has added an executive and created a platform.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller said a lack of good financial advice was one of the problems that led to the financial crisis.
The overall cost of retirement can sometimes seem difficult to grasp, but Main Street investors know that a dignified post-working lifestyle doesn't come cheap.
Decisions clients make in the next four weeks can make a significant difference in their annual tax bill.
