Portfolio

Kevin Reed, head of wealth management for Janney Montgomery Scott, explains how the firm is shifting its focus to meet the needs of a "new breed of FA."

As additional regulations are anticipated this year, the industry is beginning to aggressively seek to defragment the technology, data and services most critical to improving business performance and reducing operational and reputational risk.

Municipal bond defaults, which increased to record levels last year as Detroit's bankruptcy boosted the total, may remain elevated this year.

The IRS has made some changes to its forms this tax season and introduced some new ones as a result of the Affordable Care Act.

Dimensional is among a small group of managers toppling the dominance of firms such as Fidelity Investments and Capital Group, which have built their reputations on picking individual stocks. Among the fastest-growing U.S. mutual fund firms after assets surged almost six-fold in the past decade, Dimensional attracted almost $28 billion in new money in 2014.

Many IRA investors make the mistake of having an extreme stock-and-bond allocation; Plus, the better way to plan retirement withdrawals.

'Financial advisors' insights are critical in helping the family offices evaluate and execute their next steps,' says Julia Cloud, national managing partner, private wealth, for Deloitte.

Even the wealthiest clients are happy when their advisors uncover extra cash for them. Here’s how to do it.

Eric R. Ervin didn't take long to make a decision to leave Morgan Stanley and co-found San Diego, Calif.,-based ETF provider Reality Shares. Ervin recounts some of the challenges that he faced from the beginning of the venture and how he was able to overcome his self-doubts.

In laying out exam priorities for 2015, regulators cite mounting complexity of products and services in the retirement space.