Portfolio

HighTower adds a group led by one of On Wall Street's Top 40 Advisors Under 40.

Financial Planning surveyed its readers to ask about compensation trends, their current structure and any changes their firm was making. We found some of the answers surprising.

More Democratic lawmakers are pushing for a measure that would increase Social Security benefits and raise payroll taxes to address the program's financial woes; Plus, how retirees can reduce their RMDs with a Roth conversion.

The billions firms spend on technology are weighted too heavily toward infrastructure, Aite Group says, and not enough on client-facing upgrades instead.

Convincing advisors "why they should stay" and continue to grow with Cetera will be a priority for Ballard.

Just months after the Supreme Court appeared to end the legal fight over swipe-fee rules, a new battle is brewing over the interplay between mobile payments like Apple Pay and the Durbin amendment.

Retirement product providers say that they continue to struggle with reluctant employers and misinformed employees about the benefits of their offerings.

Redemptions at Pimco's biggest mutual fund slowed for the third straight month as performance rebounded this year.

Tax preparers share their clients' strangest misconceptions.

The newest generation of up-and-coming investors will cause a paradigm shift in the development and delivery of services and products to meet their unique needs. Is your firm ready?