Practice

Financial planners can get their clients thinking seriously about their retirement by having them incorporate activities and budget-savvy thinking into their current lives.

No one likes being rejected by a prospective client, but it's hardly uncommon. Here are three things to keep in mind when it happens.

Bloomberg -- A year ago, when opposition from the asset-management industry killed her plan to make money-market mutual funds safer, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro looked to Timothy Geithner, then the Treasury Secretary, to tackle “one of the pieces of unfinished business from the financial crisis.”

The regulator levied fewer big-ticket fines in the first half of 2013, according to a report from Sutherland Asbill & Brennan.

Amid growing industry debate over compensation disclosure, the FPA has changed the compensation disclosure options on its website.

The strength of America's financial system is a result of the diversity of its players, but that diversity won’t survive if our nation continues down the path of one-size-fits-all regulatory reform.

In the second quarter, fixed annuities experienced highest quarterly sales since 2011, according to data from Morningstar and Beacon Research.

A year ago, when opposition from the asset-management industry killed her plan to make money-market mutual funds safer, sec Chairman Mary Schapiro looked to Timothy Geithner, then the Treasury Secretary, to tackle “one of the pieces of unfinished business from the financial crisis.” It remains unfinished.

Building a successful fund requires a distinguishable brand, an effective marketing strategy, and a commitment to distribution support.

Is your marketing material as effective as it could be? Here are some basic guidelines to help improve your message and practice brochure.