Practice

Inspired by his football coach to consider planning, Raymond James complex manager Tony Barrett has focused on team success and the inclusion of African American advisors.

Some advisors set up expectations during the onboarding process.

Clients who consider buying an annuity are advised to avoid purchasing one big product and instead opt for several smaller ones; Plus, what boomers should know about required minimum distributions.

What follows is a cheat sheet on generational traits and communication strategies.

A few banks started paying their advisors by salary years ago--now others are considering the same.

Veteran bank advisors are being lured away by big brokerages and finding new talent to take their place is challenging.

J.P. Morgan Securities agreed to pay $4 million to settle the charges, according to authorities.

Equip planners in your practice with a clearly defined purpose and mastery of their craft for greater success.

Those who truly put clients first may sometimes advocate strategies that cut their own incomes.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council will face critical tests in 2016, including a lawsuit over its designation of MetLife as a systemically important nonbank and whether it will de-designate GE as a SIFI.