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...
Not that long ago it was enough for an independent broker/dealer (IBD) to provide their advisors with basic clearing and custody and mandatory regulatory oversight. But today, with so many broker/dealers to choose from, advisors have come to...
When looking at the advisory industry through a gender lens, it’s still a man’s world. But a recent WealthManagement.com survey finds misperceptions and stereotypes can run both ways.
The retirement account end run for high earners is on a long list of changes being pushed by government policy makers. Here is what advisors need to know.
