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A promising app from Finance Logix could help engage clients in the planning process. But there's one key aspect that may prove controversial.

"Advisors that know their clients can smell when something's up," says regulatory and compliance consultant Daniel Bernstein.

The more money elderly high-net-worth clients have, the more they may worry that beneficiaries won't use it wisely.

Two federal agencies have charged William Quigley, Trident Partners' ex-compliance chief, with using his position to defraud overseas investors.

Over the past 50 years, dividends of the S&P 500 have grown an average of 5.7% a year, outpacing the average inflation rate of 4.1%; Plus, how Social Security could be used by the government to address retirement inequality.

Alejandro Ariel Torres allegedly cheated a customer out of nearly $60,000 in a start-up scheme that purportedly made the client a 50/50 partner. Torres was ordered to make the customer whole.

To keep your best advisors and other employees on board, you'll need invest strategically in the right people, offering them a rewarding career path.

Only one-third of wealthy clients say their advisors are talking with them about planning for longevity risk, according to a new U.S. Trust study.

Taxes matter in fund investing, even when there's no bill. Plus: Knowing the difference in costs on 401(k) and IRA withdrawals, and what to do after tax season.

Kirsten Flynn Hawkins stole roughly $500,000 from a longtime customer over 33 months, starting shortly after he suffered a debilitating stroke in July 2011.