Miriam Rozen

Deferred–tax retirement accounts’ required mandatory distributions might prompt this unwelcome scenario.

Clients’ health concerns may trigger a re-assessment of retirement plans and raise a wide array of emotional and financial questions

Advisors who highlight fee transparency gain an advantage.

There’s a surge of interest in learning more about the complexities of alternative investments. Don’t be left behind.

With the pool of next-gen advisors so shallow, firms need to know where to look and what to say to attract new planners.

In a rapid market downturn, advisors have to suss out the motivation for wanting to sell, while remembering that, ultimately, a client's decision prevails.

The wirehouses aren't fading yet, but many independents argue that these firms will need to change dramatically to retain market share.

With regulators proposing more widespread obligations, advisors need to know where to get training.

Independent financial advisors list the advantages they have found tailoring fee structures to their and their clients' liking.

Advisors who defect from wirehouses notice almost immediately the benefits of no longer facing constraints set by a large employer's compliance officers. But the newly independent advisors must ensure that they stay within the boundaries of regulatory requirements and that compliance never becomes too time-consuming.

Some breakaway advisors duplicate some of the rah-rah found at their former employers, others relish the newfound informality, but either way, they get to set the tone.

Complacency is the latest threat facing federal employees.

Women working outside male-dominated wirehouses tout the advantages of independence.

Surviving spouses will require hands-on help from their advisors to get important tasks done -- before and after a loved one's death.

Surviving spouses will require hands-on help from their advisors to get important tasks done -- before and after a loved one's death.

Regulators will be paying close attention to whether advisors properly safeguard the interests of elderly clients. Here's what to watch for.

Advisors have an opportunity to play a pivotal role if they help clients crunch realistic numbers about their future financial obligations for elderly parents.

Signs of potential cognitive decline among elderly clients warrant immediate and concrete action from advisors.

Signs of potential cognitive decline among elderly clients warrant immediate and concrete action from advisors.

One firm offers individuals who lack LTC policies, but still have life insurance, an alternative method to pay for care.