Developing a niche clientele will broaden, not narrow, your client base and can make your practice more profitable and pleasurable

Fidelity study shows 70% of recent widows fire their advisors, Commonwealth and embattled PIEtech strike a deal and Modera Wealth brings aboard a senior planning specialist

We're still nursing a long-term hangover from 2008 but there are some stealthy signs of recovery

Advisors must become better marketers before they can optimize social media, experts say

In which your correspondent sees the day-to-day operations of RIABiz, not to mention a coyote

An up-trend in the markets has fueled giving to the charitable vehicles -- and RIAs are reaping some of the benefits

How much of the $1.5 billion in assets Jonathan Stanley oversaw will follow him to Glenmede is up in the air due to U.S. Trust's 60-day policy and other factors

We're wrapping up our reviews of 2011, drinking egg nog and occupying an RIA

Five are joining RJ from a Buffalo, NY B-D that is closing its doors after 80 years

A financial advisor may need neuroeconomics, clinical psychology, and behavioral finance to counter credit-care vacations and speculation

Initially skeptical, on closer inspection and after talking to Schwab's first franchisee, our correspondent sees a real value proposition in the offing

The Chicago-based firm adds Gold, Silver, Bronze, Neutral and Negative ratings to its rear-view-facing constellation of stars

Private Advisor Group brought 22 compliance-minded advisors onboard this month alone to its RIA -- all with the blessing and help of its big IBD partner

Forget tail statistics -- the point is to focus on manager preparedness for surprises early on in the process of investor due diligence

Signs are very good though at a cost because of the sales structure

More efficient than buying lunch on the company account by Milton Friedman's reckoning -- but it's better not to think about it Tiffany's counter

BCG sticks to its guns saying that the double-dip cost of SEC oversight makes any FINRA numbers moot

The Chicago outsourcer has IPO cash, deal experience and an appetite for growth

FINRA calls the findings 'wildly inflated'

JHS Capital Advisors screens advisors using an ethical litmus test and is looking to expand throughout the U.S.

Founder and CIO of Saratoga Research & Investment Management concentrates on generating primo returns in the quest for $2 billion of AUM

Over 300 independent RIAs are expected in San Diego along with Spenser Segal, Lou Stanasolovich, Bob Veres and Norm Boone

Ex-wirehouse advisor and teacher Mary Murphy puts her toe in the water, perhaps leading the way

The second round-trip Omaha-to-Kansas City drive -- three years after the first -- led to the win of Mariner Wealth Advisors' private client assets

John Hyland helped transition his firm from his hospital bed and is now training for an Ironman race

The Boston-based giant typically services RIAs with $1 billion or more in assets - RIAs so big they have their own technology

For RIAs with financially profitable practices that meet their lifestyle needs, I think owning a franchise would take them back a few steps.

Mariner Wealth Advisors has reached a critical size where professional management is called for

Scott Curtis' background includes GE Financial, Raymond James and life as the son of a Dartmouth coach

Russell defines the RIA-client gap, the latest from Loeper's Wealthcare, Vanguard halves a fund fee and FOX announces a make-your-own-family-office seminar

The insurer's pared down, flat-fee product garners praise through gritted RIA teeth

The wirehouse breakaway finds he also has a new social status and the ability to win $19-million clients

A strategic alliance could give LPL access to VIP RIAs and make Fortigent's highly customized offerings more profitable

Ten months in, we talk with two early adopters who are using the tool to check out what-if scenarios like 'Eurozone collapse' to create their what-if scenarios

Cheap research, big manager access and smooth technology may prove a magnetic force

The productions are expensive so check with the CCO before rolling the cameras

The ex-tennis pro now has windfall prospects but still structures his RIA firm so he can spend all his time with clients

Low-cost, income-oriented exchange based products may be the real story in next-gen ETFs

The Bay Area firm says it's making the move to avoid compliance clashes with ERISA; others say Schwab's riding the coattails of the RIA movement

The Colorado-based RIA custodian is putting a ski resort executive, David Barry, in the chief executive spot