Portfolio

Where should advisors look for dividends in the stock market? Here's a closer look at what S&P 500 sectors yield, how dividends have been growing (or shrinking) in relation to the overall market, and what percentage of stocks in the sector provide a dividend.

“Everybody should be concerned about cybersecurity,” says John Taft, CEO of RBC Wealth Management-U.S.

The additional revenue from President Obama's expected proposed tax increase would be used to fund programs to assist the middle-class; Plus, how to help a client who missed employer's matching 401(k) funds.

Why is inheritance planning so difficult? Fear of exclusion along with existing family dynamics can complicate the process -- and strain relationships.

Federal authorities are considering expanded regulation of large mutual fund companies, a move that opponents say threatens to bleed value out of the fund industry and aims to solve a problem that doesn't exist.

A new interpretation of the once-per-year rollover rule could spell big trouble for some clients.

A group of nine fund managers is said to be planning to start a dark pool dedicated to large stock trades later this year. The new market -- named Luminex -- will admit asset managers who bet on prices to increase, sources said.

Jones' football prospects are certainly bright. But what about his hoped-for career as a financial advisor?

Make flash cards of potential spending goals -- funding a grandchild's education, buying a yacht -- and ask clients to make piles of high-priority cards, suggested Harold Evensky during a session on communication tips.

Morgan Stanley recently grabbed a team with $6.5 billion in AUM and a second managing $600 million in assets. See these and other recruiting moves in our latest roundup.