Portfolio

Wes Long, executive vice president and head of the private client services group at Wedbush Securities discusses his 23 years in the securities business.

The tax-advantaged plan was supposed to help average Americans save for their children's college education. Today, advisors are increasingly recommending them as an estate planning tool for the wealthy.

Readings show a modest lift in client optimism but a drop in retirement activity.

The FPA's president says advisors of all ages should be thinking about the next chapter of their careers.

Lenox Wealth Management thrives on its strong ties to Procter & Gamble's top management.

Rather than chasing company payouts, get better tax advantages with a strategy based on stock buybacks.

Issuers kept busy in the first part of the year, but mainly by changing existing products.

Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds are both pooled investment solutions that can successfully offer an advisor's strategies to a larger group of investors. The two types of funds share many similarities, but are also different in numerous ways. Advisors need to understand the nuances of both to choose the right investment vehicle to meet their goals.

Broadridge Financial Solutions has agreed to acquire Bonaire Software Solutions, a provider of fee calculation, billing, and revenue and expense management solutions for asset managers including institutional asset managers, wealth managers, mutual funds, bank trusts, hedge funds and capital markets firms.

By now, the Securities and Exchange Commission's newly-minted Chair Mary Jo White must be inundated with advice on how to succeed at her job from sources near and far.