Portfolio

For Jeffrey Thomasson, founder of Oxford Financial -- the largest firm on Financial Planning's 2013 RIA Leaders list -- smooth waters means it’s time to rock the boat.

Real estate is currently making a comeback, but do REITs make sense for mass-affluent clients?

Are clients, carried away with market returns of the last two years and tired of low rates, willing to take on more risk than they should?

A quarter of households aged 50-59 are "advice opportunity" households, a new study by Cerulli Associates shows.

At first, using social may take a bit longer as you get comfortable, but once you master the tool it will become second nature and will likely become your most powerful marketing and client engagement tool.

The independent broker-dealer got into hot water over unsuitable fund sales, according to FINRA.

Exclusive: In the wake of its CEO's bike crash, a series of changes at San Francisco's Presidio Group has put expansion plans on hold and left the firm working to rechart its course.

Former Bear Stearns managing director Roberto “Bobby” Ruiz was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for his role in a massive El Paso County corruption case that led to numerous convictions of public officials.

CEO Laurence D. Fink, who last year said he would invest 100% of his personal wealth in equities, said pension funds won't meet their liabilities unless they put more money in stocks.

For United Capital's newest advisor, it was the tools that closed the deal.