Relationships with clients and the experience clients have with financial advisors and their companies have, of course, always been critical to success in wealth management. But since the financial crisis, firms have been ramping up their focus on...

LPL Financial, independent broker/dealer powerhouse, has not been recruiting as many financial advisors as it would like. So said Chief Executive Mark Casady on a conference call with analysts Tuesday to discuss the firm’s earnings report...

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UBS Wealth Management Americas added client assets and (a handful of) advisors in the fourth quarter, cushioning the blow from steep legal costs that resulted in a pre-tax loss of $34.6 million. That is a slight improvement from a loss of $49...

Tax-planning strategies that make the most sense in light of the changing rates

Time traveling with the GST tax in 2011 and beyond

LPL reported higher revenue and adjusted profit numbers for the fourth quarter Monday, as the acquisition of an advisor network boosted assets and advisors at the firm. LPL is the parent company for LPL Financial, the country’s largest...

Tax benefits are a notable “side effect” of philanthropy

During times of market trouble, investors have often turned to steady income-generating bonds. But UBS Wealth Management says that will change in the coming decade.

While the big guns have been battling it out in the war for assets by lowering fees, some lesser-known players are stealing market share from under their noses.