Successful planning organizations almost always take a collaborative team approach, building on the complementary skills of members.

With fiduciary advisors taking market share from the brokerage firms, will FINRA exact payback? Here's a glimpse of what may come.

It's not about your skills, it turns out - other factors are more important in maintaining happiness and loyalty.

A modest AUM tax could make financial planning available to all American families.

Having a lot of stocks in a portfolio reduces risk, but holding a limited number of positions can produce home runs.

In a remarkably short period, the playing field for the lowest-cost ETFs has changed dramatically.

New tools help advisors research investments and follow economic news. Here are a few top picks.

Dale Yahnke has built up $2.1 billion in AUM by focusing on low costs and specific solutions.

A portion of the health care law could carry some unpleasant surprises for high-income taxpayers.

Fixed-income gained more ground, while the 14 best-performing equity mutual funds all focused on precious metals and enjoyed gains of more than 20% .

The shaping of this year's list reveals plenty about the shifting dynamics of the RIA industry.

Custodians try different strategies for growth as advisors break away to join RIA firms.

For a price, new data-mining services offer access to stunningly detailed personal information on clients and prospects.

Online community nets its 1,000th member.

A drop in risk tolerance pulls down the latest index reading.

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