Small household accounts have always been the bane of brokerages' existence, and advisors who work with such clients do so at the peril of their own compensation.
The rich are getting richer, particularly in emerging markets, according to Boston Consulting Group’s annual report on the state of global wealth (soberly entitled, “The Battle to Regain Strength”), which it released today.
BCG says that t...
Claiming they are giving advisors what they asked for, American Funds recently rolled out its new ‘Portfolio Series’ of funds. It remains to be seen if the new products will help staunch the severe outflow of assets at the once dominant fund company.
Blame it on volatile markets, a sluggish economic recovery, or uncertain prospects, but the pool of advisors who are willing to write bigger checks to support their practices appears to be topping out.
After two years of steady increases...
Atlanta: “I need more leads,” stated Taylor as we ended the webinar. A pause ensued and he continued, “That’s really my biggest issue. I need to figure out how I can get in front of more affluent prospects. My network is growing and I’ve...
