Portfolio

As technology grows more complex, advisory firms must ramp up their expertise.

How one firm helps advisors map out a plan 10 years before retirement.

Advisor Hugh Johnson has a simple focus: provide near-market performance with less volatility and risk.

More advisors are affiliating with larger firms through richly resourced super OSJs that offer a close-knit working environment.

The first 100 days is crucial to establishing a strong relationship with new clients that will pay off for years to come.

Help clients understand that temporary losers in a volatile market are just that: temporary.

When markets are volatile, clients can be panicky. Advisors need to help them combat their fears.

New digital tools can help advisors identify and connect with prospective clients no matter where they are.

While the market is beyond anybody's control, clients can take steps to mitigate the impact of volatility on their portfolios; Plus, the biggest reason workers don't save enough for retirement.

Angry customers have filed hundreds of arbitration claims with FINRA, seeking more than $1.1 billion in damages from UBS after huge losses in the tax-free bond funds. Three of UBS Puerto Rico's five offices have closed since 2010, and nearly 60 of the unit's 140 financial advisors have left.