Practice

A New York-based hedge fund manager traveled to Tehran to do scouting work. During a 10-day trip, he liked much of what he saw.

There's no doubt that professional long-term care is expensive and getting more so, but relying on family to provide care can still cost clients a fortune.

While raising the tax rate could help address Social Security's funding imbalance, there are other ways to shore up the program; Plus, when $1.5 million isn't enough to retire.

Planners should dispel these common misconceptions so that clients can make better-informed decisions.

Advisors and clients may not be as familiar with these other Social Security programs. Here's a brief primer.

The team went all in on Kate Moss.

Advisors' use of social media is on the rise. Here's how you can be both social and compliant.

UBS lost a two-decade veteran to rival Merrill Lynch.

Low-income years for clients, usually in between jobs, offer opportunities for cashing-in on investments. Plus, ways to avoid the tax traps of restricted stock units, and how Roth IRAs may be tax-free for years to come.

For the third time in the past year, the wirehouse discharged a long-time advisor with a big book of business, this time alleging "inappropriate workplace behavior."