The Department of Labor’s (DOL) “fiduciary rule,” likely to first take effect in June unless blocked by Congress or the courts, will deprive small savers of access to investment advice. For illustration, we can look to what...
When the Department of Labor rolled out its final conflict of interest rule earlier this month, the big winners were middle-class workers and retirees who’ve managed to set aside modest savings to fund a secure and independent retirement. No...
Methodology: Advisors on the WealthManagement magazine “Top 100 Wirehouse Advisors in 2016” list are ranked exclusively by assets under management custodied at the four wirehouse firms. Only advisors for whom 80 percent or more of...
Methodology: WealthManagement’s Top Women-Owned RIAs list was assembled using data from SEC filings and Meridian-IQ (in which Penton Media has a stake). Advisors are ranked by their firm’s total assets under management. To land on the...
Equity markets stalled in 2015 after a relentless six-year rise from the depths of the Great Recession. Last year’s stagnant market, even with its bearish tilt, was a perfect set-up for buy-write plays.
A buy-write is an option strategy featur...
About two years ago, after his assistant left his Marlton, N.J.-based advisory firm, Family Wealth Management, Martin Higgins found her duties mostly fell into three buckets: scheduling appointments, marketing compliance processes and answering t...
