Kristi Kuechler, the former president of the Institute for Private Investors and a high-profile figure in the ultra-high-net-worth world, has been named a partner and managing director at Lattice Strategies, a San Francisco-based investment...
Yesterday, I came across a data-free screed on Registered Rep. lambasting the financial advisory community in general and the way it is compensated specifically. The piece was written by Andrew J. Haigney, Managing Director of El Cap Investment...
The private equity push into wealth management continued yesterday as Los Angeles-based Westmount Asset Management closed on its investment in Rosemont Investment Partners. Terms of the financing were undisclosed, but Rosemont, a private equity...
Financial planning activities are playing a growing role in the service offerings of registered investment advisors. An annual survey of the RIA industry by the Investment Adviser Association and National Regulatory Services shows that 41.4...
Assets in college-targeted 529 savings plans are growing at double-digit rates, but financial advisors appear to be on the sidelines when it comes to working with clients on the product, a new report by Fidelity Investments suggests. In only 38...
Phoenix—“The market volatility is getting to everyone,” Greg moaned as we chatted briefly following my talk. “I recognize that it’s a perfect storm for rainmaking, but I can feel my support personnel getting pulled into the panic. I guess it’s...