Portfolio

Clients who want to consult after retirement should first tell hiring managers at their own companies that they will be available for such a work arrangement; Plus, when retired clients should consider renting.

An online presence can help build an advisory firm but can hurt a reputation if overused.

Undaunted by the failure of a rider to the federal budget bill, the new legislative initiatives will try to once again strangle the Labor Department fiduciary proposal.

Advisory firms must be ready to deal with commonplace snafus as well as major disruptions.

Fired adviser Johnny Burris complained the firm forced him to sell unsuitable products to clients, long before it acknowledged to the SEC it “violated the federal securities laws.”

Since its launch two years ago, Harvest Exchange has signed up 200,000 investors, nearly 25,000 advisors and over 7,000 investment firms.

The fraudster swindled nine Fidelity customers out of more than $1 million over a seven-year period.

Plan sponsors need to be aware of what will happen to 401(k) plan loans now that rates have gone up.

Avenue Credit Strategies Fund, a high-yield fund run by Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital Management, put about 45% of its portfolio into cash earlier this week.

Higher interest rates will be a welcome relief for retirees who live on income from bonds, CDs and money market funds; Plus, clients should not assume their former employers will manage their 401(k) assets after they resign.