Marketing

Independent broker/dealers and their reps have come a long way over the last few years. Track their progress.

Now that open enrollment season for health insurance policy elections is almost here, it's an opportune time to help small-business clients loosen the chokehold of exorbitant premiums.

SMA growth has slowed, a natural consequence of maturity.

I recently met with a wealth management team composed of three senior partners, two support staffers and one intern. They manage over $300 million in assets, and although they have culled their client list, they still have too many low-end clients...

When 25-year-old Russell Bailyn embarked on his career as a wealth manager in New York City with Premier Financial Advisors three years ago, his older brothers thought he needed a marketing tool that would differentiate him from the pack.

Across the industry, one thing is for sure: The market for financial advisors is hot.

Plaintiffs' lawyers periodically charge that mutual funds impose excessive fees. But costs in the industry have been declining steadily.

You might think that Bank of America, the nation's largest consumer bank, could pose a formidable threat to Wall Street's retail brokerage powerhouses. After all, it has a veritable army of affluent clients to whom it could offer financial advice...

Having friends, family and acquaintances as clients can be a great gig—if you do it right.

Warren Buffett has said, I choose to work with every single person that I work with. That ends up being the most important factor. I don't interact with people I don't like or admire. That's the key. It's like marrying. In that spirit, ponder the...