Practice

When cash, commodities and other assets stumble, it is tempting to eliminate them from a portfolio. Run the numbers first, though.

Strong details and carefully executed plans make for a positive transition.

Over the summer, FINRA fined Merrill $8 million and ordered it to pay back $24.4 million for allegedly overcharging for mutual fund fees.

How a planner can help keep unequal inheritances from tearing a family apart.

What older workers can and can't do with their 401(k) plans; 401(k) investors are 'so dumb'; 401(k) contribution limits will increase for 2015

Fending off cyber intrusions is becoming a cost of doing business, but when advisors find that their practice has been breached, they need to follow a plan for assessing the damage.

Financial institutions need to take preventive steps to avoid financial losses and the exploitation of their elderly clients. Are you prepared?

The IRS has released its new contribution levels for tax-deferred savings plans in 2015 -- and the higher dollar figures may mean more to clients right now than in other years, says CFP/CPA planner Karl Schwartz.

The “reverse churning” comes in when the client is in a wrap program, despite being a low-volume trader.

You’ll need to re-evaluate your entire approach to practice management. How many total clients can you really manage? How many new clients?