Practice

When people hear “financial planning” or “retirement income,” they tune out. Try using “lifestyle design” instead to get their attention.

The Internal Revenue Service is providing information on some of the retirement plan provisions of the fiscal cliff deal that was signed into law earlier this month.

A Securities and Exchange Commission member said Wednesday that many improvements to the municipal securities market can be made by the SEC without seeking regulatory authority over municipal issuers from Congress.

Thomas Lee, the creator of the GIVE Strategy, explains how you can use the new tax deal to grow your practice.

Who wins when advisors leave wirehouses? Just about everyone.

A rise in schemes targeting advisors has prompted the SEC to seek new protections. But it’s not clear how far the proposed rules would go.

An article on the topic Tuesday generated a lot of buzz on Twitter and resulted in an interesting discussion about best practices for financial advisors when communicating with wealthier clients.

You’re a financial advisor, not a technology expert -- or at least you shouldn’t have to be. But you and your staff need to feel comfortable with the technology platforms that are vital to your practice.

A new generation of business students will soon be trained in investment and wealth management skills at a new Charles Schwab Trading and Technology Lab at the University of California at Irvine. The lab wilkl be the cornerstone of a new 78,000-square-foot building to be built within the University's Paul Merage School of Business.

The Internal Revenue Service plans to introduce a simplified way for small business owners and home-based employees to claim the home office tax deduction.