Practice

The processes used by the IRS to verify taxpayers’ income and withholding status are inadvertently resulting in the issuance of potentially fraudulent tax refunds, according to a new report.

Net inflows from wealthy clients in emerging markets slowed in the third quarter according to the world’s largest private bank for the rich.

Banks have aimed their efforts too broadly at the mass-affluent, a diffuse and broad swath of customers. Instead, they should pursue the “rising mass affluent,” a segment with the most potential for accumulating wealth, according to Booz & Company.

Firms need to manage millennial employees successfully to leverage their intrinsic talents for the betterment of the organization. Here are a few key ideas to keep in mind.

A measure that would put the brakes on the Department of Labor's proposal to establish a fiduciary standard for advisors to retirement plans was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives in a largely party-line vote on Tuesday.

Rebalancing is simple, but not easy to do. With automated rebalanicing, little or no action is required to achieve even more consistent investment allocation.

A time management study showed Amerprise advisor Susan A. Riley-Hayes how she could maximize her staffing levels and fee structure.

The CFP Board’s highly publicized $36 million 'Let's Make a Plan' campaign may have misled consumers.

The firms have been sanctioned by the SEC for violating the custody rule that requires them to meet certain standards when maintaining custody of their clients’ funds or securities.

Lawmakers are set to begin debate today on a bill that would delay, perhaps indefinitely, a proposal by the Department of Labor to impose a fiduciary standard on advisors to retirement plans.