- Wealth management
Wealth Management is an advanced investment advisory discipline that incorporates
financial planning and specialist financial services. The key objectives are to providehigh net worth individual s and families with tailoredretail banking services,estate planning , legal resources,taxation advice andinvestment management , with the goal of sustaining and growing long-term wealth. Whereas financial planning can be helpful for individuals who have accumulated wealth or are just starting to accumulate wealth, one must already have accumulated a significant amount of wealth for the wealth management process to be effective.Wealth management can be provided by independent financial advisers or large corporate entities whose services are designed to focus on high-net worth retail customers. Such customers would be considered '
mass affluent ' or 'upper retail' clients because of theirnet worth , the number of potential products they own from financial institutions, theirassets under management and other methods of segmentation. Large banks andbrokerage houses create separate sales forces, services and other 'benefits' to retain or attract these customers who are typically more profitable than other retail banking, brokerage, or insurance customers. However, wealth management clients are notPrivate Banking clients because they simply do not have theNet Worth orAssets under management to justify the level of banking services that Private Banks provide.References
External links
* [http://www.occ.treas.gov/handbook/invmgt.pdf Wealth Management Department of Treasury Handbook]
* [http://www.federalreserve.gov/SECRS/2004/October/20041028/R-1154/R-1154_160_1.pdf Federal Reserve Comments]
* [http://www.ffradvisor.com/ EXAMPLE of advisory company First Financial Resources]
* [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+wealth+management+solution-a0118443314 Dictionary - Wealth Management]
*Opportunity Knocks - Unlocking the Wealth Management Potential in Asia, Deloitte & Touche - Financial Services [http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/dtt_fsi_APPOV7-WealthMgmt-20061108(1).pdf]
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