Over the past decade, many advisors have come to recognize that the ability to control how they run their business and service their clients is more attainable in the independent space. And they see significant value in being able to access the...
Fixed income mutual funds are a convenient, low-cost way for clients to get access to a diversified portfolio of securities for a relatively small minimum investment. Better yet, investors have the option of choosing funds that are professionally...
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...
