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Financial markets are too complicated to navigate without an advisor, say the vast majority of affluent investors.

Working with clients can be difficult. You need to balance rational tasks of navigating capital markets with non-rational challenges of managing client emotions. In many ways, navigating client behavior is more complicated than navigating capital markets, since human emotions can swing wildly and less predictably. Check out some helpful ways to stay ahead of the curve.

More than 80% of people who do not work with a financial advisor only plan their finances for the short term, according to a new global survey by deVere Group, the world’s largest independent international financial consultancy group.

Increasing emphasis on client satisfaction may be changing the way wealth managers get paid and how they are evaluated.

In his 19 years in the industry, Ken Wren has seen young bank advisors repeating some of the same mistakes. Here are three career tips to help keep them on track.

A new FINRA rule aims to make information on brokers’ disciplinary actions more available and searchable.

A pair of Supreme Court rulings Wednesday will bring major changes for advisors who work with same-sex couples. What will this mean for your practice?

Summer is an opportunity to soak up the sun, spend time with friends and family, and enjoy the little things in life. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get ahead. Check out 20 books that could give you an edge on the competition.

51% of American adults would switch advisors or begin working with one for the first time if provided with a written retirement income strategy for them.

Claiming the next generation of clients and standing out from the crowd are very much on advisors’ minds, but they’re still grappling with how to deal with those two critical issues.