Four long-time Merrill Lynch wealth management executives launched a hybrid broker/dealer RIA firm called Snowden on Thursday.

Wells Fargo’s wealth management business reported no growth in assets and a slight decline in advisors for the first quarter versus the same time period a year ago. Total client assets in the bank’s wealth, brokerage and retirement...

What worries your clients most about their prospects for achieving a secure retirement? The cost of health care.

We’ve found that affluent clients leave advisors far more frequently for poor service than for poor financial advice. Don’t get us wrong – financial advice is the core of your business, but the affluent consider that a hygiene...

Non-traded real estate investment trusts have been getting a lot of bad press lately, as valuations for some have dropped dramatically.

How can you advise clients when the Washington legislative tax climate is foggy? And sometimes the fog lifts retroactively.