Portfolio

Markets are rising, job satisfaction is high -- but stress levels are increasing for financial advisors.

Advisors are using an array of sophisticated techniques to build engagement with existing HNW clients and garner interest from new ones. Here are 14 ways to win and retain ultra-wealthy clients.

Every year we run the numbers to see how the top 10 list would change if the B-D networks aggregated their revenue numbers. This year we added another twist, looking at how the rankings would be affected if the new RCS network had in fact been put together before the end of the year.

On October 22, 2010 the U.S. Department of Labor proposed to broadly amend the definition of fiduciary under ERISA as a person who provides investment advice to plans for a fee or other compensation. The rule has generated a lot of controversy, and the DOL has delayed the redraft of it until at least January 2015.

Lawmakers asked to back proposal to assist troops, vets with severe money woes with enhanced financial planning services.

The value of small-cap value funds; Managing the "new retirement;" Clients want to be more "hands-on" with their 401(k) plans.

Hundreds of mutual fund and ETF providers gathered at Morningstar's Investment Conference last week to pursue their equivalent of high-speed dating: meeting face-to-face with the 1,400 planners and advisors in attendance.

"Smart beta" ETFs are attracting funds from both active managers and passive indexes.

Accountants may have some concerns about forming an alliance with you. Be sure that you can understand and address their fears.

High-net-worth clients increasingly find themselves having to support adult family members while Millennials consider how they can align their investments with their values.