Portfolio

Brash and bumbling? Or genuinely caring? Truth and fiction are blurred in depictions of planners in movies and TV shows.

“Ozark,” “Ballers,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Trading Places” are fun to watch, but they bear nearly no resemblance to the day-to-day work of financial advisors.

The seven new hires joined both the independent and employee channels.

A relatively new approach for measuring savers’ progress toward goals is gaining steam, but it’s not without its imperfections.

Sponsors can bill the products however they’d like, but the bar to proving they work as advertised is high.

Comparing trading prices alone may not be enough.

Investing fees have fallen for the past few years and there may be no end in sight.

Lagging rival broker dealers, the firm recruited the president of RIA firm Priority Financial Group to lead the financial institutions division.

Some brokerage firms are concerned that the tax overhaul could spur their employee advisors to set up their own shops or switch firms to lower their tax bills.

In a concession to the advisor, he can still respond to client emails and calls, even though he may not initiate contact.