Practice

The St. Petersburg, Fla.-based firm's independent broker/dealer has recruited veteran advisors James L. Switzer and Eric M. Cobb from Morgan Stanley.

The FPA’s new president-elect, Pamela Sandy, wants to help create a more diverse face of the advisory profession, raise the organization’s profile among lawmakers and build a culture at the organization to attract a new generation of planners.

A Raymond James advisor has left the firm to join U.S. Capital Advisors, a small regional wealth management firm experiencing rapid growth.

Families that have advisors are far more likely to have a college savings plan in place, Fidelity study finds.

Writing options to increase cash flow might benefit clients who understand both the downside and upside risks.

Collecting Social Security benefits on your ex-spouse's record; No need to worry about Social Security; How a mini-retirement can rejuvenate your career

HighTower has recruited newly formed 401(k) practice Fiduciary Plan Advisors to its network platform.

Trying to woo Hispanic clients? Talk to them about simple, low- or no-risk investment products.

A new report shows that auditors of brokers-dealers who were inspected last year continued to have a high number of problems with independence and audit deficiencies.

By using income tax bracket arbitrage, some clients’ families will do better if the tax is paid sooner rather than later.