Michael Kitces

The good, the bad and the downright inexplicable in the suggested changes.

As advisors grow their firms into bona fide businesses, they may sour on the profession —unless they scale back, Michael Kitces writes.

It’s time to broaden our understanding — and assessment — of risk composure.

Transparency is the key to a good long-term client relationship. That’s why advisors should publish fees and minimums on their websites.

Some of the biggest changes come when industries collide.

With lowered surcharge thresholds effective this year, strategies to manage the bite are a way for advisors to add client value.

Existing clients and contacts can activate a fire hose of new revenue, so why do advisors shy away from the practice?

A relatively new approach for measuring savers’ progress toward goals is gaining steam, but it’s not without its imperfections.

A new body of research suggests an ideal retirement-planning approach may exist — but buyer beware.

If an acquisitive advisory firm doesn’t perform due diligence on the seller’s fee structure, headaches are guaranteed, Michael Kitces writes.