Clearing, Custody Firms Now Tied With Wirehouses for Market Share: Aite

Summary: 2018 was a very mixed year for the wealth management industry. Client assets fell 2.1% overall to $23.7 trillion — the largest decline in over a decade — due to the drop in the stock market, but the drop-off was uneven and the number of advisors rose less than 1%, according to a new report from Aite Group.