For many years, Registered Rep. has conducted a research study comparing how advisors at various wirehouses rate their firms. During that time, we have received numerous requests to offer the same opportunity to independent financial advisors. It...

PriceMetrix Chief Executive Doug Trott has a message for fee-based advisors: think about charging more. The Toronto-based practice management and software business says it’s seeing growth among its fee-based clients but that pricing is under...

Advisors who hopscotch across their territories visiting clients now have mobile access to client files and financials on their iPhones (Nasdaq: AAPL) — at least those who custody with Fidelity.

RIAs have long avoided variable annuities like they were bad breath. But LPL Financial (NASDAQ: LPLA), among others, is trying to change that with its new fee-based variable annuity platform. The insurance carriers on the new LPL platform (and...

Fort Lauderdale: “We’re considering integrating social media into our marketing plan,” Joseph started out saying. Then he backtracked—“Yet, all we hear about it is what we can’t do from a compliance perspective. What is the benefit of even getting...

The Internal Revenue Service’s latest amnesty offer for Americans with undeclared income from offshore accounts should serve as a reminder to wealth managers that some of their clients may owe money to the IRS and not realize it.

It’s getting easier for clients with pre-existing medical conditions to get life insurance coverage today. Even those with cancer, heart disease and diabetes can qualify for “impaired risk,” or substandard-rated coverage. That&...