Practice

I’ve been watching, with increasing dismay, the trend of outside investors taking ownership of advisory firms.

AUM, revenue and client base growth are soaring, but advisors must remain vigilant.

"The process has become enervating and exhausting and to the point where you don't even want to look at it anymore," an expert says.

The firms may or may not be vying against one another, but their advisor forces are moving in different directions.

The IBD network disclosed the renewal of its clearing agreement, along with three firms’ intention to self-report possible mutual fund violations to the SEC.

Congress is considering seven bills, which if passed, would help Americans improve their retirement prospects.

Home buying “usually doesn’t go as smooth as you read in the books,” says one advisor.

Many small firms still don't offer this important benefit to their employees, but it’s time for that to change, says advisor Douglas Boneparth.

Firms designated as “taping firms” due to the high number of brokers they hired from disciplined firms may soon have their status as taping firms disclosed in BrokerCheck.

Planners can help empower clients facing a transition that can feel "lonely and daunting."