Client retention

From hot apple cider to sporting tickets, going beyond a bulk thank-you email to clients can pay off big for advisors.

A wealth manager in Cincinnati has little room for new clients, especially one with few assets to manage. Can he turn him down?

Offer value to financial advisor-adjacent professionals and prospective clients to distinguish yourself among a rapidly expanding cohort of FAs.

A new study from YCharts shows which type of financial advisor is best at communicating with clients, along with investors' changing priorities.

After the Schwab-TD merger, rival firms are re-thinking the settlement process, testing new pricing models, and improving advisor efficiency and service. Is David sprinting past Goliath?

The right strategy can minimize distraction, maintain productivity, and keep clients calm during the often sensitive 'divorce' process, says Robert Goff.

Despite lofty markets, offering a “lazy” portfolio may doom a number of ill-prepared planners in the coming year, our columnist warns.

Waddell & Reed had been working in recent years to transform its “proprietary broker-dealer into a fully competitive independent wealth manager.”

Advisors will face a drastically changed industry landscape and Schwab, already an industry leader, will play an even more outsized role in the marketplace.

The rush of newbie investors into the brokerage app has sparked controversy over how big its influence is over markets.