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The OZ tax benefit for capital gains will still apply in 2027, but the original rule has an advantage worth weighing.

From building trust early to having the toughest conversation to what comes after a loss, advisors share how they keep widowed clients from walking away.

SER Summit co-founders Vanessa Martinez and Ana Trujillo Limón preview the professional development and networking in store for attendees next week in Denver.

Some financial advisors are becoming enrolled agents in order to provide tax advice, helping to enhance relationships with clients.

Industry experts say custodial firms' services have largely become "commoditized." The acquisition of Altruist opens the door for Vanguard to have cutting-edge services related to tax planning, cash sorting and more.

More than half of the independent brokerages participating in this year's IBD Elite study declined to disclose the share of women among financial advisors at their firms. Those that did provide data have done more to advance women than many of their rivals in the independent brokerage channel of wealth management.

The purchase will give Vanguard access to Altruist's custody platform and wealth management technology.

Young financial planners weaned on sports betting and prediction markets must lose their quick-reward mindset to build long-term financial plans, says a professor at Rutgers Business School.

With its Digital Managed Solutions robo advisory service, Edward Jones is moving into territory already occupied by Fidelity and Vanguard. But it's building the offering on one of its greatest strengths: its network of branch advisors.

Cogent Bank has tapped an industry veteran to lead a new unit focused on ensuring high-net-worth clients can smoothly transfer assets to their heirs.