Portfolio management

Low interest-rate yields, minimum-asset requirements for investing and higher fees brought lower grades for most of the firms reviewed in an annual study.

Financial advisors can delight their newest customers by steering them away from the typical traps, deploying new strategies and using technology, experts said.

The accounts are expected to grow by another trillion dollars over the next decade because of their tax and flexibility advantages, Daffy CEO Adam Nash said.

The planning strategies for large individual equity holdings pose tax, investment and behavioral questions for financial advisors and their customers.

The combination of variable prepaid forwards with long and short equity positions outpaces the after-tax returns of a direct indexing strategy, a new study found.

Art carries higher rates than most investments, but financial advisors and their clients can tap into trusts, charitable donations, loss harvesting and the stepped-up basis.

The growing fixed-income products carry some risks, but their returns this year are attracting more financial advisors and their clients, according to experts.

Qualified small business stock carries major potential savings for startup founders and investors, but the benefits come with some important caveats to keep in mind.

They have oft-cited tax advantages, but the available research raises alarms about fees, interest rates and investing in assets other than cash.

Proposals to crack down on private placement insurance contracts aren't close to becoming law. Here's how advisors and their clients can use them for the time being.